Reception

THE tender process for the 99 year lease on operating Lake Mountain and/or Lake Baw Baw closed on Friday, February 7. Alpine Resorts Victoria (ARV) was asked how many tenders were received, and how the community will be consulted over the tenders. They were also asked what will happen to the mountain if no suitable […]

IN December 2024, it was announced that Foundation Murrindindi’s Murrindindi Community Food Share was a recipient of a $32,000 grant from the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing’s Community Food Relief. The grant funding has been put to good use, with the Food Share shed now insulated. There are also ceiling fans installed and […]

LAST Saturday golfers played for one of the most sought after trophies of the year, the Liesfield Trophy. Sadly, James and Matthew Liesfield and their mother lost their lives in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. The boys had that morning played in the monthly medal event at the club and were aspiring and talented young […]

YOUNG Castella local Brody Hull became a national champion in basketball on Sunday, February 2, winning gold in the under 20s category in Ballarat. Brody received a last-minute call-up to the second Victorian team, considered by some to be the underdog team and the development team, to play in the National Basketball Championships. While the […]

PAM Coulson from Alexandra Tyrepower was asked whether their business has seen an increase in the number of vehicles requiring new tyres as a result of pothole damage. She said, “We would have someone come in probably nearly every day with blown tyres or racked rims. Huge amount of people… Sometimes even have to get […]

ON Thursday, January 16, young Ella Buick from Cathkin cut all her hair off after growing it for seven years to donate her hair to be made into wigs for children battling childhood cancer. Local hairdresser Sue Dundas donated her time to cutting Ella’s beautiful locks for the occasion. Since the time of writing Ella’s […]

DALE McKeon is the mastermind behind the ever-popular Yea Cruise Night that fills the main street of Yea with classic cars once a month, bringing shiny fenders and the rumble of engines to Murrindindi Shire. Famous around town for his toreador red 1958 Plymouth Belvedere and photography skills, this masthead sat down with Dale to […]

LOCAL athlete Levi Campbell has returned home after an action packed time at the Colgate Games held in Hawke Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. The prestigious event ran from Friday, January 10, through Sunday, January 12, bringing together budding track and field youth stars from across New Zealand as well as other countries. Levi […]

THE Yea Races were on again last Saturday, this time for the Nutrien Ag Solutions Yea Cup, with warm conditions and large crowds in attendance. Newly elected Yea Racing President Alister Tait, who took up the position at the end of last year, spoke positively about the meeting. “It was one of our better cup […]

AS outlined in the last edition of 2024, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request was submitted to the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) on August 15. It sought to find out the total annual spend on road repairs and maintenance in Murrindindi Shire across each of the past 10 financial (or calendar) years. After […]