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Murrindindi Shire Council has announce an ‘Amnesty Period”for burning off in all residential areas, in preparation for the upcoming 2017 – 18 fire season. From Sunday, October 1to midnight on Sunday, October 14, residents/landowners will be allowed to ‘burn off’ any vegetation material on their properties without obtaining a permit. If burning off within a
The Andrews Government should make Victoria’s kangaroo pet food scheme ongoing and extend it to include deer, Member for Euroa Steph Ryan said this week. Ms Ryan told Parliament that landholders in the Strathbogie Ranges had reported seeing deer on their properties. “Deer are a pest animal that do enormous damage to the environment,” Ms
Police are trying to find 36-year-old Brett Dean who is wanted on an outstanding warrant to arrest. He has previously lived in and around the Seymour area. If you see Brett, please call Triple Zero (000). If you have info regarding his whereabouts, please contact Seymour Police, phone 5735 0200, or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Wallan police seized two cars in the early hours o Sunday morning following reports of hoon driving. The cars were caught virtually in the act of doing burnouts along the Wallan-Whittlesea Road, near Upper Plenty, with smoke and the smell of burning rubber wafting through the air when the nightshift patrol arrived. The cars were
Highway Patrol officers in Victoria’s high country were left shaking their heads after a flurry of speeding incidents on Sunday (Sept. 17). Police intercepted a car on Mt. Buller Road in Merrijig after it was allegedly detected travelling at 164km/h in a 100 zone shortly after 10am. The driver, a 25-year-old man from the Docklands,
The Victorian State Government has stepped in to secure water and sewerage for the residents of Rubicon Village. Clare Kiely, Regional Director of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, says that the State Government will pay the $967 weekly payment necessary to start the service. When that time expires, the Owners Corporation at
Editor Ash Long previews this Wednesday’s issue of The Local Paper – available at more than 70 outlets in the North-East, online at www.LocalPaper.com.au, and also online at www.Dindi.com.au
Yea’s October Country Market has been the venue for Yea’s annual celebration of St Francis Day with a traditional Blessing of Pets Service. Sadly, the Market Committee has had to call a halt to the markets for 2017, and many may be wondering what this may mean for their pets. St Luke’s Anglican Parish is
The City of Whittlesea is seeking to appoint two highly motivated and appropriately experienced and qualified persons as independent external members to join its Audit and Risk Committee to help drive a bold and innovative service and infrastructure agenda to enhance the lives of people within the municipality. The appointments will be for a term
Covert surveillance, quick removal and technology catching people in the act have reduced graffiti by almost 60 per cent within the Nillumbik Shire, the lowest on record, according to a media release issued by the Council: Mayor Cr Peter Clarke said Council’s new approach is a clear example of a solution that works which could
