Month: September 2024

THE annual event for primary school children, Kids Teaching Kids, took place in perfect weather at the Yea Wetlands on Tuesday, September 3. Organiser Zanni Waldstein explained that each school picks a different topic to focus on and that follows their own interests or priorities, or what is relevant in their area, and they work […]

GOULBURN Valley Suicide Awareness Group (GVSAG) held their fourth annual suicide walk for people affected by suicide. Yea Rotary Member David Anderson emceed the event, Aunty Angela Ten Buuren spoke of the smoking ceremony that was to take place before the walk commenced. She spoke of how smoking ceremonies are cleansing and have healing properties. […]

FRIDAY, September 6 saw large crowds and a decent amount of cattle at the Yea Saleyards as a result of the warm spring sunshine. There were 3300 cattle yarded, with barely any empty stalls during the sale. Elders and Nutrien Ag Solutions were the agents for the day. In terms of the market trends, Will […]

SEPTEMBER was a fantastic month for the Alexandra Pony Club, with an action-packed rally that left everyone smiling. Riders had a blast with lessons from both Louise Bayly-Jones and Nicky Embling. Nicky led some fun jumping lessons, setting up an intricate and challenging set of exercises that was perfect for all horse and rider combinations. […]

THE Grand Ponderosa Training Day on Eildon Pondage was held by the Lake Eildon Rowing Club for the first time in its short history on last Saturday, August 31. Thirty-four scullers from rowing clubs in Melbourne made the trip with many staying overnight on Friday and some on Saturday night also. The course was a […]

JOHN Sinclair first came to Molesworth in 1968. He explained, “My father started me on 500 acres. Dad wasn’t a farmer, he was a doctor. I batted away here for a while and then I finished up going to Roseworthy College and did an agriculture course there for three years. I came home in 1961 […]

THIS Sunday, September 8, will see the fourth annual Suicide Awareness Walk commence at the Yea Railway Park. People attend from far and wide, including many from beyond the shire, and are registering to walk at 8.30am or have already registered online. Founder of the walk, Jacky Gilbee said the walk “is a great opportunity […]

LAST Sunday the Goulburn Murray Junior League held its presentation function in Shepparton for all grades of junior football and netball across the Seymour and Shepparton junior competitions. A number of Alexandra players were invited to attend the event, and the club achieved the following outcomes: Under 11 Netball Zoe Coller:  Runners Up Best and […]

A STRONG paced weekend saw a podium finish in the final on the second step at Rya Roberts’s first attempt at the red plate titles in Numurkah on the weekend. With what started off with an average qualifying of fourth, he managed to not steer away from that lucky number four all weekend. It was […]