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MURRINDINDI Shire has been announced as one of the successful recipients of the Australian Government’s Housing Support Program and is set to receive $968,000 for their Alexandra East Development Plan. The funds will go towards the delivery of a development plan and service planning for a general residential zone on the eastern edge of Alexandra. […]

THE final club events on the Alexandra Bowling Club calendar finished up last weekend. The completion of these events concludes the 2023 to 2024 season. The winners were: 100Up Champion was David Nicklos; the President’s Handicap Champion was Graeme Matthews; Mixed Triples were won by Janice Dunston (Lead), Bob Mayfield and Greg Gilmore (Skip); Mixed […]

SIXTEEN members fronted up to contest a par event on Wednesday despite the frost, fog, and winter chill. Nine Ladies competed with Vicki Clements (26) registering minus three to take home top honours. Meryl Connell (25) and Cindy Armstrong (33) were next best with minus five. Seven men teed up in the inaugural Polar Bear […]

THE Probus Club of Yea held their July meeting last Thursday, on the exact day date when the Beatles arrived in Melbourne 60 years ago, July 4, 1964. Past president Gary Tuck, an avid Beatles fan, persuaded the club to celebrate the day with a Beatles theme. Nearly every member embraced the fun and dressed […]

NARBETHONG athlete Lachlan Nicholls has recently been selected to represent Australia as a Uniroo at the FISU Modern Pentathlon University world championships, being held in August in Kaunas Lithuania. Modern Pentathlon is an exciting multi sport consisting of epee fencing, swimming, showjumping, running and shooting. The world championships are featuring an exciting new format of […]

ALEXANDRA and district residents turned out in force to the Hands Off Alexandra Hospital meeting, held at the Alexandra Shire Hall on the morning of Saturday, June 29. The hall was filled to capacity, with some watching on from the foyer or listening in from outside. The meeting was also broadcast on UGFM. Andrew Embling […]

THE Yea Shire Hall played host to a number of interested locals for Murrindindi Shire Council’s ‘Let’s Talk: A Space for Men’ event last Thursday, June 20. The event included a panel of people well-versed in the field of men’s mental health. Several speakers came from outside the shire for the event, including Tarang Chawla, […]

TAHLIA McLeod, a student at Yea Primary School, is making the effort to grow her hair and then shave it all to raise money for cancer research. Tahlia is nine, and in grade four. Her mother, Angela McLeod, stepped up to the plate to speak about her daughter’s fundraising. Asked about how the idea came […]

YARCK Rural Fire Brigade celebrated their awards presentation event on Saturday, June 1 at the Yarck Hall. The Yarck Brigade has been officially serving the community for 122 Years and Service Awards and Medals were presented to volunteers in recognition of their commitment to the brigade. It has been over 10 years since the last […]

OVER 400 people braved the cold to attend the Save the Yea Hospital meeting at the Yea Shire Hall on the morning of Saturday, June 22. The hall filled up very quickly prior to the event, and 70 to 80 people had to stand outside the venue for the duration. One of the people who […]