VISITORS to Yea over the Easter weekend took advantage of the good weather to spend time outdoors, with three groups hiring the bowls club facilities to play some social bowls at Yea Bowls Club on Easter Saturday. One group of friends, who met in Yea, took the opportunity to hire the green and enjoy playing […]
Month: April 2026
Alexandra Squash Club pennant for term one concludes
PENNANT for the term at Alexandra Squash Club has come to a close and there were two teams that stood the test of time to win their night. The winning teams were Pelicans on Monday nights and Kenworths on Wednesday nights. Great work…
Tough going at Seville for Rebels
THE Alexandra Rebels kicked off one of the toughest assignments travelling to play one of this years flag favourites in both seniors and reserves, Seville at Seville. Full on bleak winters conditions was not going to help the cause. THE Alexandra Rebels kicked off one of the toughest assignments travelling to play one of this […]
Night Strike exercise in Koriella
THE Koriella Fire Brigade, located at 10 Stoney Creek Road in Fawcett, is to conduct another night training exercise as part of the Koriella Fire Brigade’s annual series of Night Strike training exercises on Friday evening, May 8. The exercise will include local brigades from within the Alexandra Group and a task force coming up […]
Varroa mite detected in shire
THE varroa mite, which has decimated beehives around Australia since it arrived on our shores in June 2022, has been detected in Murrindindi Shire. Two locations in the Whanregarwen Road area, and a locations in the Killingworth Road area and Marysville area have been impacted. Treatments are available, but people with hives will need to […]
The plan to draw cyclists to Murrindindi Shire
CYCLING is a major drawcard for the Murrindindi area, with extensive trails and majestic scenery such as Lake Eildon, the Cathedral Ranges and the Great Victorian Rail Trail. Ride High Country is Tourism North East’s cycling brand, designed to highlight and inform cycling tourists about the available networks and features on offer. Tourism North East […]
Bob Gillespie: Changing times in a musical world
NINETY-one year old Bob Gillespie will be playing The Last Post at this year’s Alexandra Anzac Day service, a role he first took on aged eleven. He explained that he started playing in a brass band aged nine. His mother was a music teacher before she married, teaching piano and violin, so there was already […]
The new Senior Sergeant based in Alexandra
ACTING Senior Sergeant Adam Foley, based out of Alexandra Police Station, has taken over the management of the Murrindindi East Cluster, which includes Alexandra, Eildon and Marysville. He’s been working in the area since October 2025. He initially commenced at Seymour Police Station before taking on the Acting Senior Sergeant role, first out of Yea […]
Andrew Bohn wins Barry Moore Trophy
SUNSHINE and a gentle breeze made last Saturday nearly the perfect weather for golf at Yea Golf Club. With the course in excellent condition, 20 men lined up to contest the second round of the annual Barry Moore Trophy. The winner of the daily event was Greg Clements (18) with a great round of 38 […]
UGLN building nesting boxes post-fire
THE Upper Goulburn Landcare Network ran a nesting box building workshop last Friday with students from Sacred Heart Primary School in Yea, to support the fire affected local wildlife community. The small group of children, including a couple from directly fire-impacted families, built eight nesting boxes designed for small marsupials and birds. These will be […]
