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The Victorian Government’s Small Business Bus will be in Yea and Alexandra this week. The bus will be in Yea, in the median strip between the Royal Mail Hotel and the Yea Swimming Pool, from 10am-4pm on Wednesday, October 18. The bus will be in Alexandra, outside the old ANZ Bank in Grant St, from

Boomerang bags have become incredibly popular in places including Alexandra, Yea and Kinglake. The banning of plastic bags, packaging and microbeading is due to be discussed in State Parliament on Wednesday (Oct. 18). Plastic-free Victoria Alliance, a newly formed and rapidly growing collective of over 50 environmental, community and industry groups across Victoria, is calling

The second round of the Yea Golf Club Men’s Championships was held on Saturday and in all three grades the result is still in doubt. In A-Grade, Gary Pollard now holds a one-shot lead over Brian Simmons; Greg Clements leads B-Grade by five shots from Jonathan Fisher; and in C-Grade Malcom Bett leads Terry Chaplin

The weekend’s fine weather continued to attract large crowds to the Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival at Kinglake. Here is a preview of some of the photos to appear in this week’s issue of The Local Paper.

All-time best crowds have been recorded at the Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival at Kinglake. Pam Lawless and Vicky Dunelll were pictured at the Main Marquee on Saturday.

Vicki Ward, Eltham MLA said: “Today we announced that the Daniel Andrews Government has granted Eltham High School $3.37m to redevelop the oval, redo the tennis courts to include netball (the first netball courts in Eltham for decades!) as well as a building for changerooms and a kiosk. “This builds on the $1.5m announced in

Bridgette Tyrrell won first prize in the baking competition run by the Kinglake branch of the Country Women’s Association run in conjucntion with the Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival.

Kinglake country music duo Carter and Carter have taken out the Australian Independent Group/Duo of the Year title at the 2017 Southern Stars Awards at the Mildura Country Music Festival. The husband-and-wife team are one of Australia’s leading country music acts with numerous chart topping albums, awards and industry distinctions achieved over the past two

We don’t mind admitting there are more than 230 paid ads in this week’s Local Paper. Local businesses advertise in The Local Paper because they get results. They achieve results because The Local Paper is the largest circulation local newspaper in Murrindindi. The LocalPaper is an interest-packed 21st Century newspaper, that takes its readers seriously. Everything from Classified listings, to our popular

It’s our biggest issue ever! 72 pages. The latest issue of The Local Paper is available now at more than 70 outlets in the north-east. • Council snubs business groups over timber • $165.8 million lost on local pokies • Yea Cancer Charity success at Killingworth Hill • Ruby O’Dwyer’s 5/21 senior cricket debut • Tom’s two-bob