Alexandra Newspapers

TWO occupational therapy students from Australian Catholic University, Jade and Tully, have recently completed their clinical placement at Yea United Early Learning Centre. Their placement was part of the Yea and District Memorial Hospital’s (YDMH) Innovative Model of Care Project, which aims to enhance the delivery of allied health services in early childhood settings. During […]

ALEXANDRA District Health (ADH) is delighted to announce that they will be offering oncology services. Dr Yang Wang commenced at ADH on Thursday, July 31, and spoke to our newspaper on the same day. Dr Wang has been based at Eastern Health for the past six months, and has previously worked at different health networks, […]

A NEW local mental health service was launched at the Yea Shire Hall on Tuesday, July 29. The service will help connect people living in Mitchell and Murrindindi local government areas with mental health clinicians based in Yea, Alexandra, Seymour and Kilmore. Elizabeth Sinclair, Yea and District Memorial Hospital CEO, welcomed the audience and acknowledged […]

AT Easter in 2008, Warren Meyer disappeared from the Dom Dom Saddle area of the Black Spur. Over the years, there have been a huge number of theories around his disappearance, including that he may have stumbled across an illegal marijuana plantation, encountered criminals or illegal shooters (or all of the above) or an escaped […]

ON Thursday, July 24 the Neighbourhood Policing Forum was held online. The forum covers the Benalla Police Service Area (PSA), which includes the Benalla, Mansfield, and Murrindindi Shire and discussed current crime trends, crime preventions, young people, family violence, road policing, drugs and drug related crime. Discussions were led by Superintendent Brett Kahan and Acting […]

AUSTRALIAN racer from Flowerdale, Tayla Street, travelled all the way to Croatia in July as she was selected to represent Australia at the 2025 FIM Women’s Speedway Gold Trophy at the FIM speedway academy. The three day event consisted of the first two days training with elite coaches Greg Hancock, who is a full-time speedway […]

Thornton/Eildon 1.2-8 defeated by Wandin 9.8-62 IN the final round of the home and away season Thornton/Eildon played host to Wandin. The day was to be a special one where the club would host golden ticket round. The game celebrated players and an inspiring person that has impacted their football journey. It was also a […]

STRATH Creek’s Pioneer Reserve, on Ferguson Street near the CFA, was a bustling hive of activity on Sunday, July 20 as scores of cars unloaded hundreds of people wearing coats and beanies intent on exploring the market, grabbing a coffee and a bite to eat, and chatting while browsing for quality home-made wares and locally […]

The Invasive Species Council provided data from a 2022 report by Frontier Economics. It stated that over the next 30 years, feral deer in Victoria would cost farmers between $245 million to $350 million due to avoided grazing on farming land by feral deer, and between $106 million to $144 million due to avoided time […]

ON a cold winter’s day, spirits were high at Alexandra Secondary College (ASC) as students gathered to watch the staff plunge into the icy waters for a good cause, combatting Motor Neurone Disease (MND). On Friday, July 25, an inflatable slide was installed at the school for the event. In the week prior, students donated […]