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Murrindindi Shire Council has inserted itself as a key player in the dispute over the future of Kellock Lodge residential aged care facility at Alexandra. This follows last month’s public meeting where more than 370 people voted to reject Anglican Bishop John Parkes’s bid to merge Kellock Lodge with St John’s Village, Wangaratta. The Council

Sir, This letter from three of the eight directors of Kellock Lodge is to outline why we will not support the merging of Kellock Lodge with St John’s Village Wangaratta and why its administration should remain locally controlled. The three directors signed below felt that they were supporting the majority view of the Alexandra community

UPDATE: A four-page special report will be published in The Local Paper on Wednesday (June 27). You can have a preview look at the report at: https://issuu.com/mediaflash/docs/lpy_kellockreport   EARLIER REPORT: A meeting of the Kellock Lodge Board was attempted on Saturday morning. Three members – Rod Sloan John Sharwood and Mike Manning – were present,

A crowd of 378 people today (Fri.) rejected Anglican Bishop John Parkes proposal to merge Alexandra’s Kellock Lodge aged care facility with his troubled St John’s Village at Wangaratta. Alexandra locals attended a standing-room-only meeting at the Shire Hall to clearly show their opposition to the Bishop’s plans to amalgamate the Alexandra-funded facility with the

A PUBLIC MEETING over the future of Kellock Lodge is to be held at the Alexandra Shire Hall this Friday (June 22) at 11am. Local organisers say that the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta wants to take over Kellock Lodge – and its cash reserves of about $6 million. At the centre of the fight is

Dr Katrina Seethaler of Taggerty, John Sharwood of Alexandra, and Neil Beer of Yea, have been listed in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Dr Seethaler, OAM, was cited “for services to steelband music, and to the community”. Mr Sharwood, OAM, was recognised “for services to the community through a range of roles”. Mr Beer has

AFL YARRA RANGES DIVISION 1 SCOREBOARD SENIORS • Results. Round 6. Saturday, June 2. Emerald 17.20 (122) d Belgrave 12.10 (82). Mount Evelyn 22.13 (145) d Warburton-Millgrove 4.5 (29). Monbulk 15.10 (100) d Upwey-Tecoma 11.10 (76). Olinda-Ferny Creek 14.16 (100) d Wandin 9.7 (61). Healesville v Woori Yallock. RESERVES • Results. Round 6. Saturday, June

Murrindindi Shire Council, Y Water Discovery Centre Inc and Taungurung Clans Aboriginal Corporation came together in Yea last week to celebrate Reconciliation Week. More than 75 people – including 35 students from Yea’s Sacred Heart Primary School – attended the event which focussed on recognising local indigenous history and culture. Mayor of Murrindindi Shire Council,

The statewide implementation of Return of the Firestick will train and employ up to 40 indigenous fire practitioners. ‘Cool’ low-intensity burns would promote healthy landscapes and boost biodiversity. “We can learn a lot from the way our landscapes were managed in the past to restore health to our local bushland and reduce fire risk in

NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD DIVISION 1 • Seniors. Results. Round 5. Saturday, May 12. Macleod 9.6 (60) d Northcote Park 5.1 (31). Greensborough 18.13 (121) d Whittlesea 1.8 (14). Montmorency 8.11 (59) d West Preston-Lakeside 8.6 (54). Bundoora 10.17 (77) d North Heidelberg 10.4 (64). Hurstbridge 10.12 (72) d Heidelberg 8.11 (59). • Ladder.