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The historic ‘Free Press’ newspaper name has been discontinued after 152 years by its publishers, the North Central Review group controlled by publisher Celina Mott. The Free Press had a print circulation of just 1000 copies in the Romsey and Lancefield areas in the Macedon Ranges Shire. The newspaper was once Kilmore’s major weekly newspaper.
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate Jonathan Herbert. The 34-year-old is wanted on warrant for breaching a court order, theft of motor vehicle and assault-related offences. Herbert is known to frequent the Thornbury and Werribee areas. He is described as being Maori in appearance, about 180cm tall with a medium build, black hair
Nillumbik Council has adopted a management plan for the Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park. An endorsed concept for the park was pared back by the Council and replaced by a draft management plan. Purpose of the management plan is to provide a practical road map for maintaining and enhancing the existing functions and character of
A mass vaccination hub has returned to the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre in South Morang to support the effort to deliver thousands of third doses in coming weeks. Northern Health is again partnering with the City of Whittlesea to run the clinic in the Eucalyptus Room at PRACC as well as a specialised
Mitchell Shire Council is hosting two virtual environmental workshops in February. The online educational sessions are free, and will help improve environmental expertise from home. The first workshop is ‘All you need to know about solar and batteries’ and will be held on Wednesday, February 2, between 6.30pm and 8pm. Run in conjunction with the
Yarra Ranges Shire Council has waived food and health registration renewal fees for nearly 1500 businesse for 2022, as part of a temporary COVID relief measure. The Council has waived new applications for footpath trading to support businesses operating in a COVIDSafe environment temporarily, until September. This is in recognition that many of businesses in
A six-year-old girl died in hospital on Friday morning (Jan. 14) following an incident in Mill Park. Emergency services were called to an address in Kellaway Crescent about 7.50pm after reports of a stabbing. On arrival Police located a man, woman and a girl with critical injuries. The 39-year-old woman died at the scene and
Kelly Angus’s Texas Powerply bull has been found at a local Murrindindi property, just 3km away. How Powerplay got there remains a mystery, as he would have needed to get through five fences, walk through a paddock of yearling bulls, and swim the Yea River. “It is just unexplainable because he is a quiet bull,
Weekly print and online editions of The Local Paper return on Wednesday, Frebruary 2. As is the annual custom, editions are not published in January to allow our team to take annual leave. The office re-opens on Monday, January 24. A full coverage of Australia Day events and honours will be included in the first
Police are investigating a fatal house fire in Benalla early Saturday morning (Jan. 15). Emergency services were called after a passer-by noticed smoke coming from a home on Smythe St around 4.30am. Firefighters located the body of a person in the extensively damaged home. At this stage, it is not believed anyone else was inside
