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Saleyard fees New fees apply at Yea Saleyards this year. Murrindindi Shire Council has approved the new scale of charges: • A $2 increase to existing yard fees, to include the weighing of all cattle, commencing January 1, resulting in the following updated fee schedule: • Cattle, $12 per head, inclusive GST • Cow and
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A great finish to 2017 and a fantastic beginning to 2018, reports East Central District Rifle Association correspondent: Robert Chaffe: The rush of Christmas 2017 including the hospitalisation of your correspondent really was a good example of what is known as the silly season but not for the East Central District Rifle Association. David Wallace
This weekend saw Yea take on Nagambie in A-Grade; the match was played as a one-day fixture after the first week of the match was called off due to heat the week before. Nagambie won the toss and elected to bowl on a slightly damp pitch. Yea made a slow but steady start to their
The first day of a two-day round (Round 9) was played by the Diamond Valley Cricket Association today (Sat., Jan. 13). BARCLAY SHIELD Riverside v Macleod 4/37 N Gedge 2/7 NJ Austin 2/16. Bundoora 2/34 v Rosanna. Lower Eltham 4/33 DA Campbell 3/16 v Diamond Creek. North Eltham Wanderers v Montmorency 3/30, Old Paradians 1/94 JD
Kinglake Cricket Club opened today (Sat., Jan. 13) with 6/49 in a two-day match that continues on Saturday (Jan. 20). Sault Shield results: Preston Baseballers 3rd XI v Kinglake 6/49. Preston Druids 3rd XI 4/42 v North Brunswick/Rosebank 4th XI. Preston Footballers 2nd XI v Bundoora Park 3rd XI. Strathewen 2nd XI 1/37 v
Facebook is about to deliver a severe blow to the social media operations of Murrindindi Shire Council, and the Alexandra Standard and Yea Chronicle newspapers. The organisations’ online audiences will shrink dramatically under the sweeping changes announced this week by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook is now to give substantially less priority to posts made by organisations such as
A person was today (Thurs., Jan. 11) airlifted from a property near Maroondah Hwy, Koriella, after a farm accident. More details to come.
John ‘Jack’ Russell of Yea has filed Supreme Court action against retiring Murrindindi Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Margaret Abbey, and the Council. Mt Russell has issued an ‘Originating Motion for Judicial Review’. He asks that an order, banning him from more than 40 Murrindindi Shire premises, be set aside. He asks for “unfettered use”
McCormack Funerals advise that a service celebrating the life of Elma ‘Rae’ Devine (nee Whitfield) will be held at the Murrindindi Chapel, Alexandra, at 11.30am on Thursday (Jan. 11). Mrs Devine passed away peacefully on January 4. She was wife of Philip, mother of Christine, James and Douglas; grandmother of Nicole, Nynke, Andrew, Toni (dec.
