A fire has destroyed a weatherboard rental home in the Upper Yarra with the property described by a firefighter as ablaze from “end to end”. Luckily no one was injured but the woman’s pets were not so lucky.
Gyms in Melbourne’s outer east are feeling the pinch, with several closing under the strain of lockdown restrictions. And another is $200,000 in rental debt – a figure which could rise by another $100,000 if it is not able to open for another two months.
With Victoria’s festive plans in disarray because of COVID, everyone wants to know whether Yarra Valley’s favourite Santa is planning a trip to Chirnside Park again this year. So we asked the jolly man in a suit himself if he was planning on the trip — and how his visit might look.
There have been no new coronavirus infections on the Mornington Peninsula for 14 days, yet the region is still trapped by Melbourne’s draconian lockdown and curfew. A letter to Premier Daniel Andrews has finally revealed why.
A Lilydale food company has been fined $80,000 after a horrific a 500kg corn milling machine fell on to a worker, leaving them with “life-changing” injuries including a punctured lung and fractured ribs, leg, ankle and lower back.
Smoke was seen billowing from the roof and flames from outside the front door as firefighters responded to a fire at Lilydale KFC. But it was brave actions from staff which have been praised.
A pair in a BMW have been arrested after allegedly ramming a police car in Marysville. It was what happened after that got the pair stuck.
If COVID has caused you to be seriously cash-strapped, you’re not alone. Yarra Ranges ratepayers needing financial help has soared since lockdown. Here’s how you can get help.
A man has been charged after an alleged sex assault on a primary school-aged child near a popular Ferntree Gully trail. And it’s interesting where police arrested the man.
Hundreds have backed a call for rural Yarra Valley towns to be excluded from Stage 4 restrictions. Here’s what the State Government has said.
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