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The Rotary Club of Yea’s Art and Craft Show continues at the Yea Shire Hall until 3pm Monday (Jan. 28). Glenda Woods spoke of the success of the Show: The annual Rotary Club of Yea Art and Craft Show opened Thursday evening with a sizeable number of the crowd wearing something linked to the theme
We hear that talented local journalist Holly Tregenza has won a new job at the Shepparton Newspapers group, with a focus on the Kyabram Free Press/Tatuta Guardian region. Ms Tregenza, 22, has worked over the past year on the Alexandra Standard and Yea Chronicle newspapers. She followed on from Jackson Russell, Jessica Rusic, Elle Shaw and Robyn Antanovskii, who have all moved on from
Emergency units are making their way to the Goulburn River area of McMartins Rd, off Goulburn Valley Hwy (Alexandra-Thornton section). There has been a rescue request, advises Emergency Victoria.
Welcome to Dindi Daily – with our local review of Australia Day. Australia Day celebrations were held by community volunteers across the region at locations including Yea, Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville, Kinglake, Flowerdale, Strath Creek and Flowerdale. Matthew Noonan was named as Murrindindi Shire’s Citizen of the Year at Yea. Norma Hodson of Kanumbra was named
Welcome to Dindi Daily – for Australia Day – Saturday, January 26. Former Murrindindi Shire Chief Commissioner Ailsa Fox OAM is recognised in today’s Australia Day honours. Mark Squirrel is honoured for his service to the international community through humanitarian aid. Don Jago, well known for his strong links to Rotary clubs in Alexandra and
Firefighters are being kept busy at four fires reported in the Hoqua region. Six CFA vehicles, with units including Mansfield and Merrijig, are at Mansfield-Woods Point Rd, Howqua Inlet. Other fires are reported at:• Howqua,• north-east of Howqua, and• Dungeon Gully Track, Howqua Hills.
There is a big agenda of Australia Day events to be celebrated on Saturday (Jan. 26). 8am. Australia Day Celebrations. Alexandra. Conducted by members of Alexandra Rotary, and Lions. Free breakfast. 8.30am. Free children’s entertainment, and Alexandra Brass Band concert. 9.10am. Official proceedings. At Rotary Park, Alexandra. 8am. Australia Day Celebrations. Eildon. Free breakfast. 9am.
Aerial crew members are fighting a Friday afternoon forest fire in steep country near Nicholls Lookout, 3 kms SSE of Marysville on the Woods Point Rd on the way to Lake Mountain. Forest Fire Management personnel, supported by at least 14 CFA vehicles, are on scene, reports Peter Rice of Radio UGFM. Some smoke is
4.50pm Friday: The Yea-Kinglake district has been hit with an electricity outage. Some 2354 properties are affected in these area: Flowerdale, Ghin Ghin, Glenburn, Hazeldene, Homewood, Kerrisdale, Killingworth, Kinglake West, Limestone, Molesworth, Murrindindi, Seymour, Strath Creek, Tallarook, Tarcombe, Trawool, Whiteheads Creek, Yea. AusNet advises that estimated restoration time is 10.30pm Friday. The following areas are
Today – Friday, January 25 – is a day of Total Fire Ban across Victoria. Did you have trouble sleeping o vernight? Temperatures varied from 30.6° at midnight, and then actually rising through the night. The region is expecting temperatures of up to 45 degrees today. The Bureau predicts 45 – that’s 113 degrees in
