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The Seymour Performers Workshop announces its youth production for 2019 will be You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. This Tony-award winning musical is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. The production will be staged at the Schoolhouse Theatre in Seymour over the April School Holidays. Producer
Volunteers are responding to a call-out of a fire at Dom Dom Saddle, Maroondah Hwy, Fernshaw Emergency Victoria advised of the fire at 11am.
Alexandra Fire Brigade is urging the community to be prepared as forest and farmland across Murrindindi has dried and the weather predictions are for hot, dry days with some periods of high winds. “Being prepared means understanding your risks, preparing your property to minimise the impact of fire and having plans to leave early or
An electricity company crew is on its way to Alexandra to attend to a situation where power lines are reportedly touching. The crew is expected to arrive at the Maroondah Hwy, Wharegarwen, scene by 7.20am. The scene is apparently between Grannies Lane and Whanregarwen Rd. Whanregarwen CFA volunteers are on the scene.
$50,000 funding for the Greyhound Adoption Centre in Seymour, has been announced by State Agriculture Minister, Jaclyn Symes. Ms Symes was in Seymour to announce the grant which will see the centre completely refurbished, which will help the organisation continue to deliver its work as it grows to meet the increasing demand for greyhounds as
Local Paper Editor Ash Long has been contributing a series of special features over the summer period. In the week of Australia Day 2019, Ash Long files this ‘Something Personal’ feature, with a story from 130 years ago. It is the story of his own grandmother, Althea Long, and an unanswered question about Australian aboriginality.
The Local Paper has 6 double passes to giveaway to Muriel’s Wedding The Musical. Here’s a sneak peek at the entry form that will be running in our February 6, 13 and 20 issues. If you’d like to get in early with an entry, send us an email to editor@LocalPaper.com.au editor@LocalPaper.com.au. Stalls tickets for the
Welcome to Dindi Daily for Thursday, January 24. Friday’s weather and fire danger conditions will be very similar to Black Saturday, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. The Bureau expects temperatures as high as 45 degrees in the Mangalore-Euroa area, and 44 at Seymour. FGriday is a day of Total Fire Ban across the state.
7.35pm Wednesday. A building fire has been reported at Simpson Rd, Christmas Hills. Five units are attending the scene.
Authorities are providing an update on heat health alerts and the increased fire risk in Victoria over the next few days.
