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MURRINDINDI Shire Council was asked for an update regarding the Princess Alexandra statue. The statue, located in Jack Shiel Gardens, opposite the council chambers, was damaged in February. The head of the statue was removed and has not been located. Council advised that they are working with their insurer to facilitate the repairs to the […]

GLENN Ridge was the host of the quiz show, Sale of the Century, for 11 years and became well known as a media personality in Australia. Around 30 years ago, he bought a houseboat at Lake Eildon, and greatly enjoyed spending the ensuing years with his family on the lake. It instilled a love of […]

Image: The Rome 1960 Australian Equestrian Eventing Team members, Laurie Morgan, John Kelly (reserve), Neale Lavis, Bill Roycroft and Brian Crago. Lawrence Morgan BILL Roycroft’s childhood friend from Flowerdale, Lawrence Morgan (1915-1997), played football for Fitzroy Football Club as a young man. He started with the club in 1937, playing on the same side as […]

THE Buxton Country Fire Authority (CFA) Brigade will soon celebrate its 80th birthday, creating the perfect time for a look back at their past. The Buxton Fire Brigade formed in 1944, being mentioned in passing and an advert in the Alexandra and Yea Standard. “Buxton Bush Fire Brigade, requesting council to have fireplace at Cerberus […]

Netball Under 15 Alexandra Red defeated by Yea IT was a beautiful day in Alexandra for the first match of the 2024 season. The Yea under 15 netballers were excited to get back on the court with three new additions named in the playing group, Jemma, Lily and Hannah. The Yea Tigers came out strong […]

ON a warm sunny Saturday afternoon the Thornton Eildon women’s football club welcomed the Wandin Womens football club to the Thornton Recreation reserve for their first match of the 2024 season. After a three month pre season the girls were keen to finally put their skills to the test on game day. Numbers were amazing with 23 of […]

LOCAL Yea High School student Rya Roberts is on track for his first Nationals start next weekend at round two of the Australian Karting Championships at Eastern Lions Kart Club in Puckapunyal. With over 400 entries heading to the track, Rya will be amongst the 77 elite drivers competing in the KA3 Junior class from […]

RIDE Marysville, a group which formed out of the Marysville Community Planning initiative in 2019, has been actively pursuing the implementation of more mountain biking tracks in the Marysville area. Adam Johnston, co-ordinator of Ride Marysville, explained that they received some funding to develop the concept master plan. It was presented to the community and […]

WHILE the focus of Alexandra’s attention of late has been on Princess Alexandra’s missing head, much attention was given to the state of her knee in times past. So much so that a copycatting fashion trend developed, called the Alexandra Limp. In 1867, Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, gave birth to her third […]

THE Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA)’s technical assessment of Lake Eildon’s operating arrangements, conducted by Hydrology and Risk Consulting, has been released. The aim of the assessment was to find ways of reducing downstream flooding, and particularly referenced the October 2022 flood event. The technical assessment “does not identify any option at […]