Reception

THE weather at Yea for the Larkfield St Pats Cup was perfect on Sunday for picnic racing and a good crowd turned up for the traditional charity day at Yea, supporting the Sacred Heart canteen and bar and the local charity raffle. Fashions on the Field again proved popular as well as the free children’s […]

THE Alexandra Library is a well-loved institution in the town. It incorporates a historical building with a newer one, providing a range of interior spaces and services. The story of how the newer building came into existence is an interesting one. John Sharwood, one of the instigators of council purchasing the land for the new […]

VOLUNTEER drivers play a vital role in assisting the community’s vulnerable people with their transport needs. Community Accessibility is seeking volunteer drivers in the Yea and surrounds who are willing to get involved to help support the evolving transport needs of the community. Community Accessibility’s transport service is a volunteer-supported community service. They are committed […]

THE Alexandra Library is a well-loved institution in the town. It incorporates a historical building with a newer one, providing a range of interior spaces and services. The story of how the newer building came into existence is an interesting one. John Sharwood, one of the instigators of council purchasing the land for the new […]

Thursday, February 15 competition Cheesecake v Lamington ELI v Sam: Coming out strong, Sam took the first game with a good lead. Eli turned the tide to take the second game before Sam put his foot down to take the last two games and the victory 86 to 53. Kristelle v Lucas: A tight match. […]

A grade Pyalong 8/187 defeated Alexandra 10/105 SATURDAY, February 17 saw Alexandra A grade cricketers take the long drive to Pyalong for round 14. Pyalong won the toss and electing to bat. N Hendricks and W Ellis took the new ball for Alexandra, which saw W Ellis take first blood in the second over, with […]

JOAN May Coles was an amazing woman, larger than life, zany, colourful, kind, generous, intelligent, artistic, she had a wicked sense of humour and was a real dag who brightened everyone’s life with her laughter and exploits. This is to honour this wonderful woman with laughter, joy and great memories. Joan was born on October […]

EMERY McCarthy from the Yea Fire Brigade provided an update on their activities during the challenging weather on Tuesday, February 13, and the aftermath. Tuesday was a total fire ban day, so the station was staffed with firefighters from about 7am, throughout the day. Fortunately, there were no fires during the day, however at 4.50pm, […]

PETER Weeks, Alexandra SES Controller, was asked how busy the SES had been during last week and he responded with a laugh, “Very.” Two storm fronts came through on Tuesday afternoon. The first built up very quickly, across about an hour, so there was little warning. A lot of lightning was associated with the front, […]

THE staff at Yea and District Memorial Hospital (YDMH) want people to know that their health and safety is of YDMH’s utmost concern. It is for this reason that if you are to call with the complaint of chest pain, we will always advise that you hang up and ring 000. Immediate help is your […]