ON Easter Sunday from 10am to 3pm head to Rotary Park in Alexandra and enjoy the annual Easter Fair. Entry is $2 at the gate, which can be paid using either cash or card. Organiser Andrew Embling said the event is very important fundraising for the functioning of the Alexandra Visitor Information Centre. “The Easter […]
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Tight competition in bowls championships
RECENTLY, both ladies’ and men’s singles and pairs Club Championships for the 2023/2024 competition at the Yea Bowls Club were completed. The format for the singles championships was the first to reach the score of 25 shots. The pairs championship was played over 18 ends. The ladies’ singles championship final was played between Angela Finn […]
Lake Mountain GM explains the changes
DEAN de Santis, general manager at Lake Mountain, has been in the role since October 2023, and some significant changes are currently occurring under his watch. Asked to explain the changes at Lake Mountain and the reasons behind them, Dean said, “Alpine Resorts Victoria’s (ARV) priority has always been to keep Lake Mountain open and […]
Murrindindi’s Blue Tree
LAST Friday, March 15, in the shadows of the evening sun, the last licks of paint were applied to Murrindindi’s first Blue Tree. Goulburn Valley Suicide Awareness Group (GVSAG) volunteers were joined by others from across the shire and helped along by people from Neffy’s We Listen based in Shepparton. Painting the Blue Tree celebrates […]
Why do doctors just want the fax?
PEOPLE visiting doctors are often asked to fax their information, which seems odd in this day and age. Few people have access to faxes anymore, and there are increasingly few publicly accessible fax machines, so why do doctors keep insisting on it? Dr Steven Kaye, Deputy Chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners […]
Squash pennant results
Thursday, March 14 competition Lamington v Pavlova SAM v Travis (fill in): Two well matched opponents going point for point. Going back and forth it was anyone’s game. Sam pulled ahead in the last game to win the match 68 to 65. Lucas v Jodie: Jodie is strong and played well on the night. Lucas […]
Alexandra Cup stars shine
Image : The first race was full of action. The winner was The Oyster. JENNI of Avalon won the Cathedral Invitational 2024 Alexandra Cup and was the biggest star in a star studded day. Rider Dylan Dean won the Cup for owner and trainer Paul Worthington. The Cathedral Invitational is held in early December at […]
Sandy Wilson Memorial Bowl played at Marysville
Image : Winners of the Marysville Bowl, Heather Jenkins, Bev Bellman and Jody Doran. THERE were two busy days last week at the Marysville Golf Club with the Sandy Wilson Memorial Ladies Bowl on Thursday and the Lakeside Challenge on Saturday. On Thursday a field of 48 ladies from throughout the Dalhousie District and neighbouring […]
Eighth Cycle Dindi rolls through the shire
Image : Warren and Cath Medcalf with Robert Medcalf at the Cheviot Tunnel. THE eighth Cycle Dindi in nine years was held on Saturday, March 16, and the weather was perfect. There were about 150 riders, a similar number to last year. Participants came from across Victoria, including Wodonga, Ocean Grove, Traralgon, Bendigo, Sheppparton and […]
VicForests to be felled on June 30
IN the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 13, lawyers for VicForests announced that VicForests would be wound up by June 30. It was a surprising way for the information to become public. The Victorian Government was asked what options are being offered to staff, what proportion of staff are expected to transfer to DEECA, the […]
