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Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor Leigh Dunscombe was pleased to receive Deon Scheepers’ Australian citizenship pledge and congratulated our newest resident at the first Australian citizenship ceremony for 2020 held in the Yea Council Chambers this week. Australian citizen Deon Scheepers and is pictured with Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor Leigh Dunscombe at the ceremony.
McEwen MHR Rob Mitchell (Labor) says that the people his electorate deserves better than the “rorts” with which he accuses Senator Bridget McKenzie (Nationals) of being involved in. Mr Mitchell slammed the Morrison Government for the damning information uncovered in the Australian National Audit Office report released this week into the Community Sport Infrastructure grants
Murrindindi Shire Council CEO Craig Lloyd used his private summer holiday time to study at the Country Music Association of Australian Academy held at Tamworth. At the graduation ceremony, Craig performed an original song co-written with Lachlan Bryan. The performance was captured on video. Go to the 49:00 mark: https://www.facebook.com/CMAAAcademyOfCountryMusic/videos/2811114642260755/?t=3093
David Littleproud, Minister for Drought and Rural Finance, has announced the new Regional Investment Corporation loan for farm-dependent small businesses will be available from Monday (Jan. 20). “As drought continues to hit small businesses across rural Australia, the RIC’s AgBiz Drought Loans will offer financial relief,” Mr Littleproud said. “Small businesses are the lifeblood of
The New Daily reports the Labor Party insisting that local Senator Bridget McKenzie quit. The online news source reports, in association with AAP: Cabinet minister Bridget McKenzie has refused to apologise for dishing out a $100 million fund to electorates the coalition wanted to win. The deputy Nationals leader is facing calls to resign over her handling
Local Paper readers will know that our son-in-law, Paul Bryant (ex-Eildon and ex-Alexandra High School) is a volunteer RFS captain in NSW. He will hate us drawing attention to his own selfless work (and that of his teams), over the past two months. But the community needs the opportunity to applaud and salute these incredible
Tania Maxwell, MLC for Northern Victoria, has called on the State Government to review its requirement on CFA volunteer brigades to fundraise for their own equipment, calling it “unfair and a disadvantage to regional communities”. Volunteer brigades are currently required to contribute $1 for every $2 of funding from the State Government. Ms Maxwell said
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing woman Chantelle Choueiri. The 26-year-old was last seen at a hospital in Epping about 11am on Tuesday morning (Jan. 14). Police and family have concerns for Chantelle’s welfare due to a medical condition that requires medication. Chantelle is described as Caucasian with long blonde hair
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Doreen teen Jacob Zeini. The 16-year-old was last seen at the Watsonia Railway Station about 3.30pm on Thursday, January 9. Jacob is described as approximately 165cm tall, brown hair with a thin build. He is known to frequent the Doreen, Craigieburn and Watsonia areas. Police
Reporter Lexie Jeuniewic (9 News Border North East) filed this report from Alexandra, on the funeral service of Mat Kavanagh.
