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Past players and spectators from the Waranga North East Football League are invited to a Reunion to be held from 11.30am-4pm on Monday, February 12. Yea Football Netball Club stalwart Glen McMaster says the popular function will be held at the Commercial Hotel, Mansfield. A bus will run from Broadford, and pick-up at Seymour, Yea,
2018 FIXTURES DIVISION 2 Round 1 Saturday, April 21 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Seville Thornton-Eildon v Kinglake Yarra Junction v Powelltown Alexandra v Yea Yarra Glen: Bye Round 2 Saturday, April 28 Seville v Powelltown Yarra Glen v Alexandra Yea v Thornton-Eildon Gembrook-Cockatoo v Yarra Junc. Kinglake: Bye Round 3 Saturday, May 5 Kinglake v Gembrook-Cockatoo Yarra
A-Grade Saturday saw Yea away against fellow top four side Avenel in the first day of a two-day match. On a scorching afternoon Yea was happy to win the toss and elect to bat first on a good pitch. After losing an early wicket Yea built steadily and through some excellent batting from Corey Malcolm(36)
The East Central District Rifle Association Inc shoot this week was conducted under good conditions, on the Violet Town Range before the day got too hot. I say good conditions because the light was clear and the wind was gentle, however you never know on the Violet Town Range as the wind can trick shoots
BARCLAY SHIELD Lower Eltham 67 DA Campbell 6/22 MJ Hansen 2/17 def by Diamond Creek 2/96 TN McLean 68*. North Eltham Wanderers 3/74 SJ Noble 2/21 drew Montmorency 140 J Clark 44 C Wright 28 CJ O’Leary 3/27 JC Young 2/25 TL Baker 2/46. Riverside 7/157(cc) E Smale 47* TJ Knox 29* R Wise 3/15 def Macleod 123 J Chiminello 26 A Villani
Kinglake cricketers lost to Preston Baseballers 3rd XI on the second day of the latest round: Preston Footballers 2nd XI 110 def by Bundoora Park 3rd XI 124. J Drakopoulos 2/21. Strathewen 2nd XI 8/237(dec) drew Holy Trinity 3rd XI 6/149. Preston Druids 3rd XI 175 S Farooqui 2/7 def by North Brunswick/Rosebank 4th XI 2/201. Preston Baseballers 3rd XI 1/177(dec) def
Alexandra SES have provided this information about today’s (Sat.) road rescue at Merton: Alexandra SES were put to the test in scorching temperatures today following an emergency call for help after a car crashed into a tree near Merton just before 10.30am. Our volunteer team was joined by Merton CFA, paramedics and Alexandra police who
Emergency Victoria says a road rescue incident at Merton today (Sat.) is “complete”. The authority’s online map pinpointed the incident to near the corner of Maroondah Hwy and Growlers Gully Rd.
A special twilight market will be held at Yea Railway Park on Australia Day (Fri., Jan. 26). Jacqueline Downing advises that the market will run from 3.30pm until 8.30 pm. Live music will be provided by Chris Vassos. Organisers promise favourite stalls and some special new ones.
Next month (February 2018) sees the nine-year anniversary of the Black Saturday fires, in which 173 lives were lost at the time. For some years, Murrindindi Shire Council has been discussing bushfire memorials to be erected across the municipality. The discussions have included public meetings, special websites, and the employment of consultants. The agenda for
