ALEXANDRA Fire Brigade is one of many CFA brigades facing up to a challenging month, with members taking part in a variety of fundraising and awareness tasks for the annual Movember campaign for men’s health. Volunteers from the brigade will enter November with a clean face, after shaving down at the end of October to […]
Month: November 2022
An amazing effort by local SES volunteers
THE October floods saw the biggest campaign for Alexandra SES volunteers since the 2009 fires with 11 rescues including seven via boat, 37 tonnes of sandbags being laid in Thornton, a further 15,000 sandbags distributed to residents with the help of Murrindindi Shire Council, and a $1400 fuel bill. With Lake Eildon in the response […]
Forestry injunction details
ON Friday, November 11, the Supreme Court of Victoria announced the details of the injunction on logging in Gippsland and the Central Highlands. It was determined that surveys must be carried out to detect any greater gliders and yellow-bellied gliders that may be present in forests scheduled for logging, excluding coupes that have been clear-felled […]
Final orders on logging permanent injunction expected tomorrow
ON the morning of Friday, November 11, a hearing will take place in the Supreme Court of Victoria regarding a permanent injunction on forestry operations in East Gippsland and the Central Highlands. The hearing can be viewed live at vimeo.com/event/2587481. No password is required. It is not known at this stage whether the judge will […]
COVID-19 outbreak at Kellock Lodge
KELLOCK Lodge is currently dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, with 16 out of its 45 residents struck down with the disease, along with 13 of its 65 staff. Many of the staff at the facility are part time employees. The early cases are now on day seven, so improvement is expected moving forward. Of the […]
Break O’Day Road bridge replacement delayed until next year
ON Thursday, October 27 at 4pm, Murrindindi Shire Council held a meeting at Glenburn Hall with residents concerned about the upcoming replacement of the bridge on Break O’Day Road in Glenburn, 400 metres west of the Melba Highway. It was estimated that over 100 people attended, a large number given the time and the short […]
