Month: October 2024

ON Saturday, October 19, president Peter Weeks and treasurer Judy Blakeney from UGFM Radio attended the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) awards night on the Gold Coast, following the annual conference. Peter was inducted into the Community Broadcasting Honour Roll at the event. Peter said that the award was “a complete surprise.” The committee, […]

LAST week Murrindindi East U3A members shared five days of free activities and events with other seniors in our community. This was part of the 2024 Victorian Seniors Festival, the theme was ‘Explore, Engage, Evolve’. Events were held in Alexandra township and also out of town. The Eildon U3A community hosted a learn-to-play Mahjong, followed […]

THE Rotary Club of Yea is part of both District 9790 and an international network of clubs who all work towards achieving common goals with the motto, ‘Service Above Self’. Last Wednesday, October 16, District Governor Stephen O’Connell OAM and his wife Carol, met with members and partners of the six clubs that make up […]

ON Monday, October 7, 18 bowlers took to the rinks at Yea Bowls Club. It was a keenly contested affair. Every team won at least one game and there were no three game winners. The inclement weather was very timely as it rained just after the second game finished and during lunch, before clearing up […]

THE first round of the Goulburn Valley Playing Area Saturday Pennant was completed in the best of conditions. Alexandra Bowling Club’s division four and division six were pleased to host their opposition. Division four played Dookie and division six played Shepparton Park. All games are now 21 ends instead of 25 ends. The division four […]

THIS year’s World Mental Health day, held on October 10, is themed ‘It’s Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace.’ The need for mental health services is well known, with over 10 per cent of Murrindindi Shire residents currently experiencing a mental health condition. Alexandra District Health (ADH) has a small mental health team […]

PAMELA Thompson visited the Alexandra Library last week to celebrate the publication of her first children’s picture book, ‘The Art of Body Bits’. A crowd gathered to see her new book, and Pamela talked about the road to publication, which was quite a challenge, and thanked everyone for coming. Tea and snacks were served for […]

ON Monday, February 2, 1874, the brigade conducted its first monthly meeting with Captain Radford Huddle as officer in charge, in excess of 20 members attended. To this day, the Alexandra Urban Fire Brigade still conducts its meetings on the same day each month, the first Monday, with monthly meetings having been conducted continuously since […]

THE Queen Alexandra statue, also known as the Princess Alexandra statue, in Alexandra’s Jack Shiel Gardens has been restored after extensive work that involved the sculpting of a new marble head by a stone mason with the expertise in the style of the original. The statue’s head was removed in an act of vandalism earlier […]

THE Alexandra Heritage Machinery Festival took place on Saturday, October 5. There was a variety of old machinery on display, and the steam train was taking people for rides. A decent crowd attended. Peter Aumann, vice-president of the Alexandra Timber Tramway, spoke about the event. “The steam train is a 1909 Fowlers steam train. We […]