Community News

Seymour Railway Heritage Centre invites patrons on a special vintage diesel haul heritage train tour to Geelong on Saturday, February 23. Passengers can enjoy a family day out at Geelong’s annual Pako Festa, with complimentary Devonshire Tea. Pako Festa, is Geelong’s free, annual community street festival – the biggest of its kind in Australia. It

Fireworks conducted tonight (Sat.) at Molesworth have created ire amongst local residents. The fireworks organisers, apparently associated with the Seventh-Day Adventist conference, had successfully applied for a permit to conduct the display using devices containing gunpowder and other combustible chemicals which causes explosions when ignited. Local residents were sensitive to the fireworks, given that yesterday (Fri.)

UPDATE: There is a tree down across Melba Hwy, south of Glenburn, near the West Bridge Rd intersection. There are 69 properties in Glenburn without electricity, as at 7.25pm Friday (Jan. 4). Estimated restore time, according to Ausnet, is 9:30pm

The Local Paper has been again confirmed as the Number One website for local news in Murrindindi and the North-East. Even the erratic Kinglake Ranges News has published figures confirming the widening gap. The Local Paper had 29,682 page requests in November. Kinglake Ranges News admits its November figures were 20,625. The Local Paper had 30,652 page requests

“Businesses are not allowed to make statements that are incorrect or likely to create a false impression,” says the Australian Competition and Consumer Authority.   “If the overall impression left by a business’s advertisement, promotion, quotation, statement or other representation creates a misleading impression in your mind—such as to the price, value or the quality

Senator Bridget McKenzie may still contest the Federal lower house seat of Indi, according to Age journalist Fergus Hunter. “Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has ruled out a tilt at the regional Victorian seat of Mallee, set to be vacated by disgraced “sugar daddy” MP Andrew Broad at the upcoming federal election,” Mr Hunter says today

Temperatures exceeding 40° are expected when 3200 head are put up for auction from 10.30am on Friday (Jan. 4) at the ‘Upper Goulburn Rivers Classic’ Weaner Sale at the Yea Saleyards. Another Weaner Sale will be held at Yea by Elders on Friday, January 11. A Female Feature Sale will be conducted by Rodwells, Landmark

Local traffic chaos is predicted as Yan Yean Rd, Plenty, closes in both directions for works at the Diamond Creek Rd intersection, starting 6am Thursday Jan. 3). (REVISED STARTING TIME: `12.01am Thursday.) Both Yan Yean Road and Aqueduct Road will be closed until Thursday, January 24. Diamond Creek Rd will remain open during this time,

An invitation is being made to the public to attend a New Year Ceremony at the Bau Sen Buddha Ru Yi Temple, 210 Burtons Rd, Kinglake West. Master Ming Kuang will officiate at the ceremony to be held between 10am and 12 Noon. A special invitation is being extended to Scouts and Girl Guides

The historic Carter’s Store in High St, Yea, may be sold to interests associated with the Yea and District Historical Society. The iconic property, situated next to the Yea Shire Hall, was on the market through local real estate agent Deb Robinson, Expressions of interest were to be submitted to Ms Robinson by last Friday