IN light of the news that Victoria Police will no longer be employing external contractors for garden maintenance and lawn mowing at any of their stations, Police Media were contacted for further information. Unless police do the gardening work themselves, then the gardens and lawns are likely to become overgrown and unsightly. Victoria Police responded, […]
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Merton cricket report
MERTON cricketer’s travelled to Beechworth for the first game of the 2025-26 Wangaratta District Cricket Association (WDCA) cricket season and returned victors. Beechworth batting first made 9/114, an excellent result considering they were 5/9 at one point with Merton’s opening bowlers destroying the top order. Brandon Fitzpatrick steadied things for the home side with 40 along […]
Bowls season in full swing for Alexandra Bowls Club
ALEXANDRA Bowls Club has three sides in the Goulburn Murray Region 2025-26 Pennant Season which began with last Saturday’s division five having a good win over Rushworth. Alexandra was promoted to division three after winning the division four grand final last season and travelled to Eildon. Midweek pennant played Shepparton Park. The club has been […]
Solar farm project proposed for Rubicon
RESIDENTS close to the corner of Rubicon Road and Taggerty-Thornton Road in Rubicon have recently received a letter from Samsung C&T SREA regarding a proposed solar farm. SREA is a wholly owned company of Samsung C&T Corporation in Korea. According to the map, the solar farm is proposed for the area immediately to the right […]
Zoe Tapply pens children’s book
ZOE Tapply, well-known in Alexandra as one of the lollipop ladies at the primary schools, has written a brand-new book for children, Poetry for Littlies: Imagination + Reading are Precious Things. She explained, “I’ve always loved drawing. Always been able to write poetry at the drop of the hat. Somebody gives me something and I’ll […]
Murrindindi criminal incidents down 10.2 per cent
VICTORIA’S Crime Data has been released for the past financial year, and it shows that Murrindindi’s overall crime rate is trending downwards. Criminal incidents were down by 10.2 per cent, with 493 recorded this financial year and 549 recorded in the previous year. The criminal incident rate per 100,000 population was 3141 for Murrindindi, while […]
Hunting wild aurochs
WHERE do cows come from? It seems like a strange question, but what were the ancestors of today’s bovines? The answer is the wild auroch, a species which existed from the Middle Pleistocene (774,100 years ago to 129,000 years ago) through to the year 1627AD, when the last known auroch died from natural causes in […]
A holistic view of ‘the good life’
PHILIP Lobley explained that the winery, Philip Lobley Wines, started as “a pipe dream.” He had been working in the wine industry in the Yarra Valley for De Bortolis, and had travelled overseas prior to that for a couple of years on an agricultural exchange program to the United States. On the program, he worked […]
Kinglake Pub going from strength to strength
DARREN Cooper purchased the Kinglake Pub on February 17, taking over from John and Helen. While it would be a huge learning curve for many, Darren comes from a hospitality background, having previously worked in pubs and bottle shops around the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He also used to own a pizza shop in Boronia. […]
Annual camp for Alexandra and District Pony Club
THE Alexandra and District Pony Club held its much-anticipated annual camp on September 21 and 22 with riders, families, and horses gathering at the club’s home grounds for a weekend of activities, laughter, and learning. Saturday afternoon saw children jump straight into mounted games led by instructors Nicky Embling and Sally Hill. With a mix […]
