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There has been a call for Murrindindi Shire to give greater recognition to pioneer resident Sir John Gellibrand. Sir John held the ‘Balaclava’ property, with a homestead alongside the Murrindindi River. After his death in 1945, his remains were buried at the Yea Cemetery. Major General Sir John Gellibrand, KCB, DSO and Bar was a
A planning permit for a cemetery at Kinglake was passed on a narrow 4-3 vote at last week’s Murrindindi Shire Council. Mayor Cr Leigh Dunscombe, Cr Eric Lording and Cr Charlie Bisset voted against the controversial application. In favour of the motion were Crs Jackie Ashe, Bec Bowles, Sandice McAulay and Margaret Rae. At one
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MURRINDINDI Shire CEO Craig Lloyd is to become the new Chief Executive Officer at Whittlesea City Council. Announcements were made by Murrindindi and Whittlesea Councils on Monday afternoon. Lydia Wilson, Chair of the Panel of Administrators at Whittlesea described Mr Lloyd as a “highly skilled, talented and community-driven CEO”. Ms Wilson said Mr Lloyd’s community-focused
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 13-year-old Elizabeth Chapman. Elizabeth was last seen at a home in Keilor Park on Wednesday (Sept. 2) about 9.45pm. Police are concerned for Elizabeth’s welfare due to her age. Elizabeth is described as Caucasian, about 169cm tall, with an average build, and has brown hair.
A man and a woman have been arrested following a pursuit in Epping on Friday night. Local units were assisted by the Dog Squad and Air Wing who tracked a stolen Holden Colorado ute for over half an hour. Police deployed a tyre deflation device, but the driver reportedly continued on a rim. The driver
Former Nillumbik Mayor Cr Peter Clarke has announced that he will be not be re-standing at next month’s municipal elections. “I will not be seeking re-election in Nillumbik at this year’s October elections and I encourage the next Wingrove Councillor to plan for our future, care for the environment and our residents in an economically
Eltham MLA Vicki Ward has told of the heartbreak of losing her mother-in-law in COVID-19 times. “My mother-in-law battled motor neurone disease for 20 years, and she lost her battle with motor neurone disease in June,” Ms Ward said. “We had the funeral at St Mary’s in Greensborough. We were not able to have a
Ivanhoe MLA Anthony Carbines told State Parliament of the things that local people want to do most as the COVID-19 recovery takes place. “I know in my own community the very significant work being done in aged-care services to provide opportunities for families to be able to reconnect, to make ways for families to be
Perce The Proofreader was using COVID-19 downtime to check his old video collection and came across an episode of the Homicide TV program from December 1968. Perce reckons the boy is the late Rodney Crawford, then of Mendip Rd, Reservoir, and later of St Andrews. The episode was entitled The Four Wise Men.
