LAST Sunday the Alexandra Football Netball Club teams played in the grand final round in the Goulburn Murray Junior League, with finals played at Kings Park in Seymour. Football Under 12 Alexandra 2.0 – 12 defeated by Wandong 4.9 – 33 The club says well done to coach Ben Broadway, support staff, players, parents and […]
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Buxton speed limit survey
THE Buxton Progress Association (BPA) are conducting a survey to help assess local support for moving the 60km/h signs on Maroondah Highway, at the northern end of the township, further north. The township has grown to the north and there are now driveways and two other intersections outside the current 60km/h zone. Concerns have been raised […]
New Senior Sergeant for Murrindindi Shire
NOELLA Bannon is the new Senior Sergeant (officer in charge) for Murrindindi, and will also be undertaking the Municipal Emergency Response Coordinator (MERC) role. Noella grew up in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and has had property in Murrindindi Shire for about 15 years. She’s been a member for Victoria Police for almost 33 years, […]
How can you help our ambulance service?
MURRINDINDI’S acting Paramedic Community Support Coordinator, Craig Beamish, spoke about some of the challenges faced by local paramedics in providing support to the Murrindindi community, as well as ways that we can all help. In the Hume area in the first quarter of this year, there have been 5623 code one (emergency) callouts. Across the […]
Celebrating 10 years of the Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre
THE Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre celebrated its 10th year of operation on Wednesday, August 14 at a function at the centre. Over 60 attendees including representatives from Murrindindi Shire Council led by Mayor Damian Gallagher and attended by many of the Volunteers who have strongly supported the mantra of providing friendly knowledgeable tourism information covering […]
Eildon raises $14,400 for breast cancer
THREE extraordinarily successful fundraising events, most recently last Friday night’s inaugural Pink @ Pixies, have raised more than $14,400 in Eildon to aid the work of the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). The first High Tea at Morning Mist contributed $2200, the Biggest Morning Tea in June added more than $6200, and Pink @ Pixies […]
Golfing in the rain at Marysville
THE weather forecast suggested that it would be a wet day for golf on Saturday but the misty rain in Marysville didn’t progress to the predicted heavy rain and golfers were able to complete the 18 holes in fairly comfortable conditions. The ladies played stableford and the winner was Gail Leigh (10) with 34 points. […]
An inspiring young athlete
WHILE Olympians often capture our imagination, it’s local athletes like Levi Campbell who truly inspire us. At the recent Little Athletics Victoria State Championships Cross Country event, Levi, competing in the first age group of the day, gave it his all and finished an impressive 12th. The Murrindindi Little Athletics club extends its congratulations to […]
Why should lead bullets be banned for deer hunters?
IN the proposed Wildlife (Game) Regulations 2024, one of the key reforms is the phasing out of lead-based ammunitions in game hunting. According to the Engage Victoria website, this reform is “to mitigate environmental impacts by phasing out toxic lead ammunition from all game hunting.” A study from 2022 titled ‘Highlighting the risk of environmental […]
Backflip on hospital amalgamations
IN July 2023, the Victorian Department of Health commissioned an Expert Advisory Committee to examine the design and governance of Victoria’s health services system. Over 10 months, they explored many of the challenges experienced by patients, communities and our health workforce within the system. The committee have now developed the Health Services Plan which provides […]
