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Welcome to Dindi Daily for Monday, February 11. “We all stand together on the other side of February 7,” says Murrindindi Mayor Cr McAulay. The Mayor has congratulated the organisers of all the commemoration events and activities held around the Shire. Dr Beth Williams advises of ‘Be Well in the Ranges’,a new free counselling and
State Governor Linda Dessau and her partner Anthony Howard visited Kinglake Cricket Club at the Memorial Reserve today (Sat.). Ms Dessau and Mr Howard have been discreetly visiting venues in the bushfire region over past weeks. Ms Dessau happly posed for photos with the team, and also with jumpers to be worn at the Black
Kinglake blogger Ashley Geelan has been again caught telling ‘porkies’. Geelan, a disturbed 40-year-old who desperately wants to be a journalist, went on the internet this week, claiming Leader newspaperman Peter Xeni had described Geelan in 1994 as the “best work experience student we’ve ever had”. Xeni says this is not true. Xeni did not
The Maroondah Hwy is closed on Black’s Spur’ between Healesville and Narbethong, due to a truck rollover, according to Crime Watch Victoria. Police detours are in place; long delays are expected, the page says.
Police were at the scene of a single vehicle crash in Castella last night. It is believed a car has struck a tree on Gordons Bridge Rd just after 11.30pm (Tues.). The yet to be formally identified driver, and only occupant, died at the scene.
KELLOCK LODGE APPEAL CONTINUES – CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEXANDRA & DISTRICT When this town and district voted to pay – from Kellock Lodge funds – $3.5 million, to buy back Kellock Lodge, nearly 400 residents put their hands up to support the decision. Thank you to those who have already donated to provide Kellock with some
We are working on our Commemorative Edition of The Local Paper ahead of the 10th Anniversary of the Black Saturday fires on Thursday (Feb. 7). The Local Paper circulates in the centre of the bushfire area: communities such as Kinglake, Marysville, Flowerdale, Yarra Glen, Murrindindi, Yea, Alexandra, the Diamond Valley, Yarra Glen, Healesville and surrounds.
The State Government will create a new bushfire museum and education centre to raise awareness of the history, stories and lessons of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires as well as other fires. Location of the museum will be the subject of public consultation. The Bushfire Anniversary Advisory Group has recommended creating a bushfire museum with a
11AM FRI.: A one-hectare fire, 8-kms north-east of Lake Mountain, in the Rubicon region, has been described by Emergency Victoria as “safe”.
Welcome to Dindi Daily, for Friday, February 1. On Thursday, the Ruffy-Caveat-Terip Terip fires were described by the CFA as “contained. The blaze is in the Boathole Bridge Rd area, south of the Ruffy township, is urrounded by a graded earth firebreak Most firefighters returned home to rest, returning at first light Friday. Firefighting aircraft
