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There will be two funding announcements by the Victorian State Government for Murrindindi Shire taking place on Thursday. • 9.30am. – Spring Valley Reserve Flowerdale • 11am. Garden in front of Yea Council Office and Library Jaclyn Symes, MLC for Northern Victoria, will be making the announcements. Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor Charlie Bisset, CEO Craig
Former Murrindindi Shire councillor Chris Healy was today (wed.) convicted on five charges of misuse of position. Magistrate John Murphy handed down his decision at Shepparton Magistrates Court, convicting Mr Healy on all five charges and ordering him to pay a $10,000 fine and $20,000 in prosecution legal costs. As a former councillor, on five
Mansfield Highway Patrol members are investigating after a speeding motorcyclist refused to pull over in Victoria’s north-east on Saturday (Oct. 6) morning. Police clocked the green and white motorcycle travelling at 90kmh in a 60kmh zone on the Maroondah Highway in Buxton about 11.30am, said a Victoria Police news release. They have caught up with
Mick Cummins had a long career with Victoria Police, with postings at local stations including Alexandra, Yea and Mansfield. In 2018, he is working to bring some change into the way police, paramedics and firefighters (first responders) are treated when they lodge a claim for a mental health injury. Mick is heavily involved in a
WITH JUST 6½-weeks to the State Election, Murrindindi Shire Councillors and officers have joined unanimously to pressure election candidates on important local mental health issues. “As we head towards the Victorian State Election in November, Murrindindi Shire Councillors and Chief Executive Officer call on all political parties standing for election to urgently fix the significant
Murrindindi Shire Council is putting a renewed emphasis on the ‘Kinglake Ranges’. The Council believes this will ensure the area is meeting the changing needs of local communities, and for a thriving and prosperous future for the Ranges. Craig Lloyd, Murrindindi Shire Council Chief Executive Office, said he was keen to advance the work which
Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish (Lib.) says that it has taken the Andrews Government more than two years to respond to her call in June 2016 for powerlines to be put underground at the entrance to the houseboat building industry. “My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Regional Development in the other place, and the
“Eildon has a local labour force of 280 people and this project is forecast to create 20 more jobs, which means an increase of seven per cent,” Murrindindi Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset said at Friday’s announcement at Eildon. Cr Bisset said this $½-million investment will enable the houseboat industry to further capitalise on local, national
Victoria’s premier destination for house-boating just got even better, says the Andrews Labor Government, announcing funding for the local industry at Lake Eildon. Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford made the $500,000 announcement at Lake Eildon today (Fri.), which will expand the local houseboat manufacturing industry creating 20 new jobs. The media statement said: At
Victorians will get a better insight into the health of the state’s waterways and native fish numbers following the launch of the Native Fish Report Card, funded by the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Water Lisa Neville and Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford released the Native Fish Report Card today (Friday) which aims to keep
