A freezing start to a glorious sunny day in the Hills today as we attended the Upwey Community Market. We spoke to locals and visitors to the area about how best to stay connected to Yarra Ranges Council and "Have your Say" on projects that matter to you. With lots of opportunities to share your feedback coming soon, signing up to Shaping Yarra Ranges makes sure you don't miss any.

Sarah from our Waste Resources team joined us today with details on a project roll out that aims to reduce landfill from street bins. These 10c container deposit bins attached to street bins will allow people to collect & recycle themselves to make $$

We posed the questions what do you love about Upwey and heard;

You LOVE the village feel, the trees and views. You feel safe here & appreciate its not over developed or too 'touristy'

You WISH the cockatoos (and the damage they cause) could be managed! You'd like to see infrastructure upgrades and more maintenance of reserves/roadsides.

You WONDER how we can balance increasing solar installations without the need for tree removal.