MARYSVILLE Triangle Business and Tourism (MTBT) are holding an AGM on September 24 at 4pm at MiRa. The meeting could have significant impacts on the future of tourism and the arts in the local area, and people with an interest are encouraged to attend. New office-holders will need to be elected, given the president and […]
Anne Richey
Local basketballers to visit USA for games
THREE local basketballers, two from Alexandra and one from Yarck, are soon to head off to the United States, and they need your support. Bowen McCarthy, Jesse King and Fletcher McCarthy all went to primary school and secondary college in Alexandra. The mother of two of the boys, Eliza McCarthy, explained that they all played […]
Trumpets sound as the Yea Wetlands re-open
AFTER some serious repairs and refurbishment, the Yea Wetlands have now reopened. The wetlands are a significant tourist destination for the Murrindindi region and an important asset to the local community. They were considerably impacted by the flood event in October 2022. Don Knight, chairperson of Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre, said it was disappointing to […]
Lake Eildon to be as full as possible in lead-up to spring
GOULBURN Murray Water, in partnership with the Bureau of Meteorology, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GBCMA) and Victoria State Emergency Service (SES) held a joint webinar to provide information regarding the upcoming forecast for the region, how Lake Eildon and Waranga Basin are managed, floodplain management plans and studies, the GBCMA flood portal, flood preparedness […]
Friday’s Black Spur filming
LOCAL residents driving on the Black Spur section of the Maroondah Highway on Friday, July 21 faced delays of up to 20 minutes while filming took place for a television series. There were concerns that drivers hadn’t been advised that delays were possible. Contacted about the issue, a Department of Transport and Planning spokesperson said, […]
How have the generations of aged care residents changed?
JO Forrest, Director of Nursing at Darlingford and Upper Goulburn Nursing Home, started working in the aged care industry in about 2010, not directly employed but as a lecturer in Nursing and took students into aged care facilities. As a result, she had a good knowledge of what was happening in aged care and the […]
Bilby craftsman Ernie hoping to pass the baton
AFTER a decade of crafting wooden bilbies to raise money for children being treated for cancer at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), Ernie Hunt needs to pass the baton. Mr Hunt is 84 and his eyesight is failing, so he needs someone to take over making the wooden toys, the sale of which has so […]
Native timber forestry to end January 1, 2024
THE Victorian Government has announced that native timber forestry will cease in Victoria on January 1, 2024, with additional transition support for timber workers, sawmill operators and their communities announced in the state budget. The additional $200 million in support for workers and their families to transition away from native timber logging brings the government’s total […]
Are there really big cats in Australia?
Photo: A black panther in India by David V Raju BIG cat researcher Bernard Mace from Toolangi became interested in whether big cats are in the Australian wilderness at a very young age. His father was a bomber command veteran from World War II and had witnessed pumas being brought into the country by US […]
When Jacko the lion escaped in Alexandra
LONGTIME locals may remember a very strange event which occurred on August 17, 1975. A lion escaped from a circus during a performance at the Alexandra Football Ground. Ray Mathieson was the acting police sergeant at the time, as the regular sergeant was on holidays. Ray recently explained the events which took place. The circus […]
