Anne Richey

THE first Maysville BookNest Writing Competition will be held from September 26 to November 22 with a chance for writers and poets throughout the Murrindindi Shire to win great prizes. Entry is free and open to those who have a residence, live, work or study in the Murrindindi Shire. The theme is open. It’s up […]

KELLOCK Lodge has announced the appointment of a new CEO. Robert Jarman will start in the role on September 19, replacing Linda Dover. For the past 20 years, Mr Jarman has been the CEO of Kerang District Health, including Glenarm Nursing Home, a 30 bed residential facility. A highlight of Mr Jarman’s career was the […]

IT seems like each week there is a new scam to watch out for, whether it’s in your emails, social media, bank accounts or general door knocking. Scamwatch is urging the public to be wary of the new ‘Hi Mum’ scam. So far more than 1150 Australians have fallen victim to the ‘Hi Mum’ scam […]

AROUND 600 firefighters and emergency service personnel across Australia stormed up the stairway of Crown Metropol Hotel on Saturday, September 10 to raise funds and awareness for mental health. Local firefighters, Josh Palmer, Brenton Doyle-Smith and Kent Robertson were among them. This year’s Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb challenge was held as an in-person event for […]

MURRINDINDI Shire Council were contacted to confirm whether the disabled parking spots in Murrindindi meet the Australian standards. The issue was raised by Ian Kendrick in his letter to the editor. Vito Albicini, Director Assets and Development at council said, “When installing or constructing new infrastructure or facilities, council has a sign-off process to confirm […]

THE Victorian Government has announced a $780 million investment to rebuild, repair and resurface more than 1500 kilometres of roads across the regional Victoria across the next eight months. More than 1300 individual projects are planned across some of Victoria’s busiest and most important transport and travel routes, including the Western Highway, Hume Freeway, Murray […]

THE new manager of the Community Bank Yea and District, Michael Nardella, comes to the job with a wide range of experience in both property and community involvement. The community bank provides Bendigo banking services to the people of the district. Mr Nardella has real estate experience of over 30 years as the owner and […]

THE Yarck Rural Fire Brigade has been an integral part of the Yarck and surrounding community since 1939. Prior to this, it operated as a locally run brigade from the early 1900s. Since its creation, it has been a consistent and effective fire fighting unit, providing expertise and resources to the control of bushfires and […]

WINTER may nearly be over, but the colds, flu and viruses are not fading just yet. We have all been advised to watch out for COVID-19, influenza, and the common cold, but a very common virus that is on the rise this winter in Victoria is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV, although not a new […]

THE Goulburn Valley Suicide Awareness Group will be running their second Goulburn Valley Suicide Awareness Walk on Sunday, September 11 starting at Yea Railway Station at 9.30am. Walk organiser Jacky Gilbee said they are hoping to see an increase of participants this year of 150 or more. “This year we have asked the participants of […]