Community News

The Alexandra Football-Netball Club commenced an aluminium can recycling project in late 2015. Key aim of the project is to reduce the amount of material going into landfill as well as providing some income for the Club. The project has collected over 3700 kilograms of aluminium cans that have been recycled which means the project

A north-east Victorian small business located in the bushfire area has had its bank account emptied this month by the Australian Taxation Office, despite promises by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that automatic payment deferrals would be granted to all taxpayers in bushfire affected postcodes. The Government’s move on the small business’s bank account means that

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

News Corp and the Murdoch family will give $5 million to help those affected by the Australian bushfire crisis. This comes after the announcement that the company will dedicate the paper sales and advertisement dollars from January 21 to bushfire relief. The donation will go to charitable organisations helping local firefighters, providing emergency services to

The Lake Eildon Tourism group says that the fires in north-east Victoria have meant a serious downturn in visitor numbers to local businesses. James Anderson issued a statement today (Tues.) reminding people that the Lake Eildon area is open for business. “The devastating bushfires across Victoria has taken its toll on many local communities, and

A Victorian Bushfire Appeal Event evening is being held at Fawcett Hall on Thursday,. February 6 from 7pm. The event is through the efforts of Cinamon Cunningham, a local business owner and Fawcett Hall Committee. She has been deeply affected by the fires over the last few months, herself an active volunteer firefighter Cinamon developed

Strict compliance with safeguards for children is being publicised by the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance at Tarrawarra Abbey in the Yarra Valley. The order of monks took the unusual step on Monday (Jan. 13) of releasing a media statement about Catholic Professional Standards Limited published the safeguarding audit report for the Cistercian Order

An open invitation is extended to all attend the Opening Night of the 35th Yea Rotary Art Show on Friday January 24 in the Yea Shire Hall. Doors open at 7.30pm and those attending will be given the opportunity to be the first to view and purchase from the magnificent artworks on show. There will

Authorities have confirmed that Mat Kavanagh, of Alexandra, lost his life in the bushfire-related motor vehicle accident at Thornton last Friday (Jan. 3). Mr Kavanagh, 43, died Mat Kavanagh, 43, died in a two-car crash at Thornton. The dad of two had ­extinguished seven unattended campfires before the crash on the Goulburn Valley Hwy. Mr