WE are in the thick of winter now, not an end in sight, just yet. Your mood may start to plummet with the lack of sunshine and living in a constant fog. This can be a real thing for some, its called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a mood disorder that has a seasonal […]
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Council defends farm rate rises
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has released information which they say highlights the ineffectiveness of the Victorian Government’s local government rate capping policy to protect farmers. They say that recently announced council budgets demonstrating farmers continue to get the raw end of the rating stick. Murrindindi Shire Council is included in the top 10 rate […]
NAIDOC week in the shire
ALEXANDRA District Health (ADH) held their NAIDOC week celebrations last Friday, with the presentation of a new commissioned artwork by Taungurung Elder, Aunty Joanne Honeysett. The artwork represents the ADH health service as the centre, with all the local communities surrounding it and the lines drawn between the circles showing their journey to get to […]
Strong wins for Yea junior netballers
Under 11 Division One Yea 17 defeated St Marys 13 by Jo Madden THE Yea Junior Netball Division One team faced a challenging week, being slightly undermanned with three regular players unavailable. However, the wonderful players from the Division Two team stepped up to fill the gaps and support their teammates. Ivy and Isla formed […]
Alexandra Squash Club term two pennant results
THE Alexandra Squash Club pennant ended and the results for term two are in. For Monday night matches, the Eels team took victory with a big lead, while Thursday night matches were won by the Cherry Ripe team. In Monday competition for term two, the Eels won with 1245 points for and 1099 against, the […]
Update on dog off leash areas
MURRINDINDI Shire Council was recently contacted about the council officer comment last August about their intention to develop plans in the next 12 months regarding dog play areas, including on leash and off leash, as well as dog free areas, as part of council’s Domestic Animal Management Plan. They responded, “Council has been exploring ways […]
Reaping what you sow in Eildon
ON Thursday July 4, Eildon Landcare invited people to participate in their tree planting event between the bridge and car park at the top of the Lower Pondage. There are seven members of the Eildon Landcare group with most present on the day, and even some visitors took part in the event during their school […]
Housing Support for eastern Alexandra
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. […]
Season changeover at Alexandra Bowls Club
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 […]
Winter chill for Polar Bear Cup
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 […]
