Month: March 2022

by Shane Bellingham KEVIN Lansley Bellingham was born on April 1, 1945, in Armidale, Victoria. He was the middle child of three siblings, with an older and a younger sister. Kevin attended Armidale Primary School, and as a youngster, he was an avid piano accordion player. In 1956 was awarded a Certificate of Merit from […]

THE Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is undertaking works to improve safety for visitors and emergency service personnel accessing Lady Talbot Drive and adjoining roads and tracks. The $3.325 million project, funded by the Victorian Government, will address the risks of hazardous trees in the popular tourist area which was impacted significantly […]

FOREST Fire Management have provided a summary of planned burns to be undertaken within Hume Region for today, Friday, March 11, subject to suitable weather conditions. Two burns will be undertaken in Murrindindi District today. There will be a 121 hectare fuel reduction burn 6km west of Flowerdale township, along Flowerdale Road. Day one ignition […]

VICTORIAN women who had their children taken from them under heartbreaking historic forced adoption practices will receive redress, counselling and formal apologies from the Victorian Government. The government is investing more than $4 million in response to last year’s Parliamentary Inquiry into Historical Forced Adoption in Victoria, including a plan to design and establish Australia’s […]

A Department of Health spokesperson has advised that a man aged in his 60s from Northern Victoria died from Japanese encephalitis on February 28. They added, “We strongly advise people take steps to limit their exposure to mosquitoes and avoid mosquito habitats such as stagnant water.” An autopsy revealed that he died from JEV with further […]

THE autumn Firewood Collection Season for 2022 will started across Victoria on Tuesday, March 1 and will close on Tuesday, June 30, but this year it will be different. Visitors from the Hume region and other parts of Victoria will no longer be able to access domestic firewood from state forests in Central Victoria, with […]

THOUSANDS of Victorians are sitting on a surprise windfall, with the Victorian Government calling on potential beneficiaries to check if they can lay claim to a share of millions of dollars in unclaimed cash. The State Revenue Office (SRO) is holding $111 million in unclaimed money that belongs to people of all ages from across […]