Local People

Dear Ash, My name is Sam Johnson, I am a retired builder and moved to Flowerdale from Melbourne two years ago, purchased a block of land and built a home on it. I have found the Local Paper to be the best “Local Paper” I have come across in three States, I really like the

It’s official: Cindy McLeish has been returned as MLA for the State Seat of Eildon. Rechecked first preference votes: • McLeish, Cindy. Liberal. 18,705. (48.35 per cent) • Brennan, Sally. Australian Labor Party. 13,842 (35.78 per cent) • Deacon, Ken. Australian Greens. 4031. (10.42 per cent) • Dunscombe, Michelle. 2111. (5.46 per cent) Results after

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Trent Ross, who has links to the Thornton area. The 37-year-old was last seen at his Euroa home about 9am on Saturday (Dec. 1) Police and family members hold concerns for Trent’s welfare due to a condition that requires medication. An image of Trent have been

I like being in the company of Billy Price. We are both the same age. Bill grew up in Preston; I grew up in Reservoir. He went to Preston East State School (Sylvester Grove); I went to Reservoir East State School (Boldrewood Pde). We both lived in Flowerdale; Bill still does. Bill is a Socialist;

The name Maygar is honoured at Ruffy and Terip Terip. The Ruffy Recreation Reserve oval is named after the Boer War soldier’s family. Lieutenant Leslie Maygar (pictured) was educated at a number of locations including Alexandra. He farmed at Euroa, and his memory is honoured with the Maygar’s Hill winery at Longwood. In November 1901,

Yea couple Howard and Bev Purcell were at a reunion from the ‘Buckley’ and ‘Brown’ days at Ivanhoe Grammar School on Thursday (Nov. 29). The ‘Buckley’ era refers to the headmastership of the Rev. Sydney Buckley from 1915 to 1947, which included a two-year stint when the Ivanhoe school moved to Beaufort House, Yea, during

The beautiful Spring weekend weather encouraged local people to be out-and-about at Murrindindi events. The Local Paper was at events at Alexandra, Yarck, Cheviot, Yea and Kinglake over the weekend. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the many photos to be published in this Wednesday’s issue.

There will be a graveside remembrance for Russell Stacpool this Sunday (Oct. 7) from 12 Noon. It will be one year since Russell died. “There will be a esky of Coronas waiting for anyone that wants to have a drink with Russell and me at the Yea Cemetery,” says Jacky Gilbee (Stac-pool), mother of Russell.

Despite an incorrect date being published in other local newspapers (not us!), the Yarck Country Market proceeded well on Saturday (Sept. 15). Pictured are Yarck CWA volunteers Tina Williams and Faye Green.

Several hundred people attended the funeral service on Saturday (Sept. 15) for Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Frederick Philpott at the Murrindindi-Woodbourne Community Hub. Local people remembered the former Murrindindi CFA captain, who was one of the first to notify of the local Black Saturday outbreak in 2009, which were found later by authorities to have been caused