THIRTEEN years ago, the Black Saturday bushfires swept through much of Victoria, destroying lives and homes. 173 people died in the fires, 414 people were injured, 2000 homes were lost, around 450,000 hectares of land was burnt, and countless animals died. It was one of the worst disasters that Victoria has ever experienced. Our thoughts […]
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Fatal collision near Yea
Police Media have advised that Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision south of Yea this afternoon. “It is believed two cars collided on Melba Highway around 5pm. “Sadly, the driver of one of the vehicles, a woman who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene. […]
Huge increase in case numbers due to RAT tests not being recorded
A huge jump in total Murrindindi Shire case numbers occurred in yesterday’s numbers. Although there were only seven new cases, the number of active cases increased from 30 the day prior, to 101. Most concerningly, the total number of cases since the pandemic began increased by 443 cases to 997 cases. The Victorian Department of […]
Murrindindi case numbers – February 1
MURRINDINDI Shire had recorded three new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. One was located in postcode 3714 (Alexandra area) and two in postcode 3763 (Kinglake area). There are currently 25 active cases of COVID-19 in Murrindindi Shire. Victoria recorded 11,311 new cases in the last 24 hours, and tragically 34 more lives […]
Murrindindi case numbers on the way down
ONLY two new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Murrindindi Shire in the 24 hours to noon on January 27, with 55 active cases. The number of active cases is well down on the 136 active cases recorded last Friday, January 21, a day when there were 41 cases. 517 cases of COVID-19 have […]
Murrindindi COVID-19 cases for Friday, January 21
There have been 41 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Murrindindi in the 24 hours to noon on Friday, January 21. There are 136 active cases in the shire. Today’s new cases include: – Postcode 3714 (Alexandra area) 13 new, 44 active cases – Postcode 3717 (Yea area) 14 new, 29 active cases – Postcode 3718 […]
Prize-winning rodeo photos
We are delighted to announce that Anne Richey from the Alexandra Standard has won the 2021 VCPA Award for the Best Photographic Study. The images were from the Alexandra Pro Rodeo, held in March this year, between COVID-19 lockdowns.
Telstra outages 6-10 December for up to 8 hours per day
Telstra were contacted about the Telstra outage on Monday, November 22. Telstra Regional General Manager Jenny Gray said, “We are upgrading our mobile base station at Alexandra to deliver more capacity and faster data speeds to the town and other nearby communities. This will allow faster downloads as well as better streaming, video calls, gaming […]
What are your thoughts on the new Public Health and Wellbeing Bill?
THE Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) have expressed their concerns about the Public Health and Wellbeing (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 in a position paper released on November 10. They state that while they support the objectives of the bill, LIV “does not support the bill in its current form.” The bill is expected to be […]
Lake Eildon’s blue-green algae warning removed
Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) has removed the blue-green algae warning for Lake Eildon following a significant decline in blue-green algae levels. GMW Water Quality co-ordinator Bianca Atley said the lake was a popular spot for visitors and the local community and it was great it would be safe for everyone to enjoy ahead of the Melbourne […]
