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IN the Grand Final, Yea Bowls Club went down by just three shots overall in a tight tussle against Kyabram on Saturday. With the game allocated to start at 10.30am, Yea had an early start to get to Shepparton in time for a practice at 9.30am. In beautiful conditions, the game was tight from the […]

ALEXANDRA Bowls Club travelled to Tatura Hilltop Bowls Club for the Pennant Grand Final. Their opponents Euroa had defeated Shepparton Park in the preliminary final. It had been a close game in the first final against Euroa with Alexandra winning by 10 shots over the 84 ends. The Alexandra side repeated that win and brought […]

FEDERAL MP Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Member for Higgins, visited Yea and District Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, February 26. She explained in an interview that she visited in her capacity as a member of the Parliamentary Health Committee, a committee which is interested in all aspects of health and wellbeing, and the services that provide that […]

SOME members of the Jameson family were reunited last Sunday at the family home in Oliver Street, Yea, for their ninth annual Jameson cousin’s reunion. The family have a long and proud history that includes much association with the Yea township, with the reunion for the descendants of Michael Jameson, the fifth son of Hugh […]

A SEMI-MATURE tree has been destroyed in Rotary Park, Alexandra. The tree was planted approximately two years ago. The project to plant trees in Alexandra was initiated by Alexandra and District Open Gardens Inc, who heard that grant monies were available for projects commemorating Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee. The organisation was successful in obtaining […]

LAST Wednesday various community organisations and members came together to celebrate Alexandra Community Hub’s new L2P car. The new car, a silver MG sports utility vehicle (SUV) adorned with the branding of Alexandra Community Hub (ACH) as well as the various organisations who supported the purchase, will provide learner drivers in Murrindindi Shire with an […]

LAST Saturday Marysville hosted the fourth and final round of the 2024/5 FoodWorks Murrindindi Masters. The 80 players enjoyed perfect conditions for golf and some obviously played some perfect golf. The title of Murrindindi Master is given to the man and lady who has accumulated the most stableford points over three of the four rounds. […]

WITH just under six weeks until the start of the senior season, preparations are well underway, and there’s plenty happening around the Alexandra Football Netball Club. The senior footballers attended a football camp on Friday, February 21 to Sunday, February 23, which was run by seniors coach Nick Wall and Matt Dundas. The club gives […]

THE final meeting of the 2024-25 Yea Racing season took place last Sunday, with the Sister Olive St Pats Cup attended by over 700 people. There were two millimetres of rain overnight on the Saturday, though it didn’t affect the track on race day. Eight Shout’s was the winning horse for the 3000-metre race, ridden […]

FORMER test-cricketer Ian Callen’s story is a loop, which begins at the Yarck Primary School, and loops back around to Yarck now in the form of the book he has written about playing cricket in the country. Ian originally attended Yarck Primary School for the first several years of his education, before his parents moved […]