ALEXANDRA Rotary is providing vouchers for local suppliers to anyone impacted by the fire. They are encouraged to drop in to the Alexandra Community Shed / Eildon and District Woodworkers Guild (also known as the Woodies) to pick some up. They are located in the meeting space rather than the workshop area, with plenty of […]
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Terip Terip Fire Brigade endured burnovers in fire fight
SHANNON Roach, Captain of the Terip Terip Fire Brigade, spoke about the experiences of the brigade during the recent fire event. She explained, “The Terip Fire Brigade turned out to the initial ‘Make Takers 20’ on Wednesday at the Longwood Fire.” From that time, “We had essentially manned the truck pretty much the whole way […]
An incredible and welcome delivery
THANK you to Need for Feed Australia and all who were involved in the delivery of hay, fodder and silage to Alexandra on Sunday, January 25. There were 76 trucks and another 20 smaller vehicles, incuding utes and trailers. There were so many that at one stage the lead truck was in Molesworth while the […]
Ruffy: A community decimated but surviving
THE community has suffered an immense tragedy in the past two weeks, with so many small towns decimated by the Longwood bushfire. Houses have been lost, sheds full of assets, livestock, fencing, tractors. Ruffy is among them. The Ruffy Recreation Reserve and the old school are gone. The fields are black, and the sides of […]
Fawcett Hall becomes a vital connection point after being saved
SAM Hicks from Fawcett Hall has been posting very effectively about the situation in the Fawcett and Koriella area both during and after the fires. She was interviewed last week about the situation in their area, and about the saving of Fawcett Hall, built in 1882. She said, “Our little valley was impacted on that […]
UGFM provided vital service under challenging circumstances
RADIO station UGFM was a lifeline for many people in Murrindindi Shire during the fire emergency, providing essential and timely information to people. This was particularly important when power, phone and internet connections were interrupted. Peter Weeks from UGFM said on Thursday, “We basically held up fairly well. We had all our generators kick in […]
Kellock Lodge takes fire in their stride
KELLOCK Lodge CEO Tania Hunter and board chair Ian Gibb spoke about the actions that the Alexandra aged care facility undertook when the fire was approaching. Tania said, “As soon as we heard there was a catastrophic day forecast, Kellock Lodge put their bushfire preparedness plan into place. We contacted our resident families, saying that […]
Alexandra Fire Brigade: Facing a monster
ALEXANDRA Fire Brigade Captain, Chris Lynch, has done an amazing job, protecting Alexandra from the monster fire. The whole community is very proud of everything that the CFA did during the fire, across the region. He said, “Saving Alexandra was the priority. Unfortunately, anything outside of that we had to deal with after. Unfortunately, we […]
Rotary Club working towards long term support
DARRYL King, president of the Rotary Club of Yea, spoke last week about the club’s immediate response to the fire emergency. He said, “We responded quickly to Yea Community House where they needed cash in their bank account urgently for medical supplies to get up to the people at Highlands. So straight off a quick […]
Murrindindi Mobile Health Van lauched and deployed
THE Murrindindi Mobile Health Van was deployed to Rotary Park last week, providing timely mental health support for members of the community, following its launch at the Yea Saleyards on Wednesday, January 7. The van is an Alexandra Events initiative funded by local community groups, individuals, and Jayco Australia, being a purpose-built outreach vehicle designed […]
