Reception

THE Inquiry into the 2022 Flood event in Victoria was tabled in Parliament on July 30 by the Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee. The report made 90 findings regarding the standard of emergency preparedness in Victoria prior to the October 2022 floods and 73 recommendations to the Victorian Government aimed at improving community readiness […]

Under 14 Yea 1.4 – 10 defeated by Seymour 8.9 – 57 by Tania Day THE last round of the season saw Yea at home against Seymour. After big numbers at training this week the coach and team were fired up to make the last game the best. Yea’s first quarter was their best of the […]

Football Reserves Alexandra 6.8 – 44 defeated Yarra Glen 5.9 – 39 ALEXANDRA returned to Rebel Park and hosted Yarra Glen last Saturday for round 16 of the Outer East League 2024 division one season, the Reserves welcoming Tyler Rice to play his first game with his father Jordan Rice. The weather was kind, albeit […]

SACRED Heart Primary School opened their new ninja playground last Wednesday, with the gathered students rocketing around the course. Leanne Jones gave a speech to the assembled students and staff, which included the visiting Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor, Damien Gallagher. In this speech, Leanne thanked the various parties that made the playground possible, including the […]

This week, local singer and songwriter Tayla Arnett is taking her music overseas for the very first time to represent Australia, performing the Australian Anthem at the 29th Annual Sage Fruit- Your Life Iowa Front Row Challenge on August 5 and the 2024 Knoxville Nationals Sprint Car Races from August 7 to August 10. This […]

AN information session about the Fera Seymour Wind Farm was held at the Alexandra Secondary College on the morning of Saturday, July 27. Project lead Andrew Lawson presented a Powerpoint presentation outlining the current state of the project and seeking to answer “every question” before the session ended. He spoke about the processes being undertaken […]

WE often hear of season ending injuries in the AFL, but not in lawn bowls. It was May 2023, and it was the usual Monday Social Bowls at Yea Bowl’s Club. Things were going well until 84 year old Leonard Sheahan lost balance as he turned and fell awkwardly on his left side. Leonard realised […]

LOCAL residents, Peter and Greta Vallance, along with Julie Kirby, are long-time enthusiasts of race walking events at the Olympic Games. Julie Kirby’s nephew, Jared Tallent OAM, is an Australian race walker and Olympic gold medalist. Jared clinched the gold for the 50km walk in London in 2012 and holds the current Olympic record in […]

by Ray Steyger Football Reserves Alexandra 0.1 – 1 was defeated by Belgrave 12.16 – 88 ALEXANDRA travelled to Belgrave last Saturday for round 15 of the Outer East League 2024 Division one season, the Reserves were undermanned with two on the bench, faced top of the table Magpies who showed their class with four […]

ERNIE Hunt is famous around Alexandra for his creation of wooden bilby figures that were sold in local shops to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital, but there is more to him than just that. He has been in the woodworking industry all his life, despite his dad being an engineer. “Dad was in […]