Community News

10.50PM WED.: Emergency crews are attending to reports of trees down on the Goulburn Valley Hwy, east of Trawool, and on the Upper Goulburn Rd near Tallarook. The Goulburn Valley Hwy incident is near the large bridge across the Goulburn River, between Trawool and Seymour. Emergency Victoria offer the location as ‘Whiteheads Creek’. The Upper

Welcome to Dindi Daily, for Thursday, January 31. Lightning strikes in the north-east caused fires north-east of Merton, Mansfield, Longwood, Maindample and Woods Point throughout Wednesday, and last night’s thunderstorms caused hundreds of reports to Emergency V ictoria. Trauma expert Dr Rob Gordon and community recovery expert Anne Leadbeater will offer advice to those who

Welcome to Dindi Daily, for Wednesday, January 30. A new exhibition, Living With Fire, will open at the Kinglake Heritage Centre this Sunday. It looks at the history of bushfires – including the 1929 and 2009 fires – since early settlement. Yea River has reverted to Muddy Creek. Environmentalist Russell Wealands said he retrieved an

Following the inspirational report last week of the wonderful donation by the Alexandra Uniting Church, the Friends of Kellock Fundraising Committee has met to review the situation and plan the program for 2019. Maurie Pawsey reports: “The up-to-date report on donations received at date of the meeting was similar to last week, as follows: Cash

Welcome to Dindi Daily, for Tuesday, January 29. Kids are back at school this week, and 40 kilometre per hour speed limits will apply. Woods Point and Reefton CFA crews rushed to the Mt Gregory area on Monday night after an aircraft, reportedly the Helitak 341 water bomber, went down. The crew escaped from the

Yea and District Historical Society is on a race against time to raise $300,000 to purchase the iconic Carter’s Milk Bar building for a museum. There is an April 2 deadline to pay the full purchase price for the property that operated as the Palais Cafe and milk bar in High St, most recently by

Cr Bill Chisholm, Mitchell Shire Mayor, has announced Australia Day weekend citizen award winners: Citizen of the Year – Pat Coffey Pat is a dedicated volunteer who has been involved in many different groups and events. She has been recognised for her contributions in and around Seymour. Young Citizen of the Year – Maxwell Hooper

Welcome to Dindi Daily – for the public holiday, Monday, January 28. The Nicholson clan were at the Yea Cup race meeting yesterday for the memorial to life member Lyle Nicholson, who was curator for 46 years. Lesley Porter has been presented with the Yarra Ranges Shire Citizen of the Year award by Mayor Tony

The Murrindindi Business Awards are on their way for 2019. Murrindindi Inc Chair, Mike Dalmau, told The Local Paper that the awards will celebrate local business excellence. “Local businesses welcomed the return of the much anticipated Murrindindi Business Awards two years ago,” Mr Dalmau said. “The Awards Program falls under the leadership of Murrindindi Incorporated

Members of the Albert Edward Lodge will hold a Cheese and Port Tasting Night on Thursday, February 21 at the Alexandra Masonic Centre. Ladies are welcome to the Tasting Night component of the evening Rehearsals will take place two nights earlier for the March meeting.