Month: April 2022

KAREN Stillman is busy getting ready for two big events, raising funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The first event is a burger-eating competition. It will be held at Kazza’s Diner, 1/46 Grant Street, Alexandra on Saturday, April 30, starting at 7pm. You can compete with others in the ‘bucking bull’ burger-eating competition. The […]

VICTORIA Police conducted a press conference in Seymour today regarding the missing 72 year old Strath Creek man, David. David was last seen on the evening of Tuesday, April 19. He is likely to be driving a dark grey 2006 Ford RTV ute with a distinctive canopy at the rear. The registration number is ULQ442. […]

The Victorian Government is supporting a further nine towns across Victoria to transition away from native timber harvesting, with targeted funding to develop new economic strategies and job opportunities. Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas was in Murrindindi Shire today to announce the latest recipients of the Labor Government’s Local Development Strategy grants program. Through the […]

HEALTH Minister Martin Foley announced in a press conference today that from 11.59pm on Friday, April 22: People won’t be required to have two vaccination doses or show their vaccination status before entering venues. Staff and patrons at venues no longer have to check-in using the Services Victoria app. Operators are not required to maintain […]

Police media have advised that Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 37-year-old Healesville woman following a collision on the Melba Highway on February 6. It is alleged two cars collided on the highway at Murrindindi around 5pm. A female driver died at the scene while the other driver was taken to hospital with […]

THE Department of Transport recently resurfaced a section of the Black Spur between Narbethong and Dom Dom Saddle. The crews will be returning to complete the maintenance works at Narbethong on Wednesday, April 27, requiring a full closure of the road from 9am to 3pm. The closure is to complete pavement works and line marking […]

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Strath Creek man, David. Police Media said, “The 72-year-old was last seen in Strath Creek about 8am on April 16. “Police and family have concerns for David as his disappearance is out of character. “He may be travelling in a grey Ford ute with registration […]

FOREST Fire Management Hume Region have advised that the following planned burns will be undertaken in Murrindindi on Friday, April 15 (Good Friday) subject to suitable weather conditions. New ignition of a 680 hectare Fuel Reduction Burn at Black Range – McDonald Break 7km south east of Limestone. Day 1 ignition 200 hectares. Continued ignition […]

A blackout is currently impacting a wide area of Murrindindi Shire, including Alexandra, Thornton, Acheron and Yarck. A representative from Ausnet has provided an update. They said that crews are heading out to the site now, to investigate the cause of the outage. They believe that an excavator, not associated with Ausnet, has done some […]

THE combined CFA Fire Brigades in the Triangle area (Buxton, Marysville, Narbethong and Taggerty) are currently recruiting for new operational members. A brigade membership information session will take place at the Buxton Memorial Hall on the morning of Sunday, April 24 from 10am to noon. Each brigade is currently in need of additional members. While […]