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The Alexandra District Health Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, November 22, at the Alexandra Golf Club. Moira Kelly of the Children First Foundation was this year’s guest speaker. Moira shared stories about her work with children and their families from developing countries and her work in bringing them to Australia for life changing surgery.
Luke McMaster and mum Vicky McMaster were on duty in the summer conditions on Saturday at Yea CFA headquarters.
Son-and-father team John Roycroft and Ross Roycroft were in charge of one of their popular ‘Blokey’ auctions at the Hall complex on Saturday.
Working hard on Saturday to promote local Labor candidate for the Federal seat of indi, Eric Kerr, were Alan Griffiths (especially well known in Kinglake and Yea) and Alan Daniel (especially well known in Buxton and Alexandra).
Helen Carter caught up with old Alex. identities Alby Moss and Corry Moss (now of Maryborough, Vic.) at the Alexandra Market. Alby is particularly praiseworthy about the condition of the Alex. Bowls Club green.
Kinglake was defeated by Preston YCW on the second day of Round 5 of the Northern Metro Manion Shield. Kinglake travels next Saturday (Dec. 15) to the I.W. Dole Reserve for a one-day match with the same opponents. Kinglake 137 SV Andrews 28* N Luke 3/27 M Aitken 2/20 A Macarthur 2/31 def by Preston
From Editor Ash Long In the coming year, 2019, I will celebrate 50 years in newspapers. As the 2018 publishing year draws to a close, I want to say a sincere thanks to the thousands of people who have helped along the way. Last week, as an example, I photographed 110 people for our Local
In the World War II years of 1941 and 1942, the boys from Ivanhoe Grammar School evacuated to Yea. ‘Beaufort House’ became their home, their classrooms included the Yea Recreation Reserve grandstand, and their Sunday worship was at ‘St Luke’s Church of England’. The Church, currently celebrating its 150th anniversary year, is looking to rise
One of the local region’s best-kept secrets is the Alexandra Christmas Tree Festival. Marysville’s Lynn Rogerson and Alex.’s Dawn Jack were at the Alex. Shire Hall today (Sat.) to inspect the many exhibits.
A beautiful setting was in place at the Acheron Mechanics Institute Hall today (Sat.) for the wedding of Tess McDonald and Ally Hutt.
