Alexandra Newspapers

AN enthusiastic crowd was treated to a thrilling contest between Yea and Wandin’s Female Football sides, with Wandin emerging victorious, 5.9.39 to 0.7.7 to win over Yea Women’s Football Team in their first ever outing. With no sense of occasion, Wandin wasted no time in asserting their dominance, scoring 4.7.31 to 0.2.2 in the first […]

THE Melbourne Jeep Owners Club members were at Narbeview Wildlife Shelter over the weekend of March 29 and 30. Members volunteer twice a year helping Rod and Shelley with physical work at the shelter. Members and some locals arrived early on Saturday morning and after a briefing from Rod on what work was planned, one […]

EILDON Community Opportunity Shop Inc has funded and installed two more fully accessible defibrillators in strategic locations within the town. One is on the front wall of Nanny Jan’s Emporium on Main Street, the other is on the exterior wall of the kitchen in the rotunda at the Lions Leisure Park, overlooking the Pondage. The […]

BEYOND the Beats is happening on Sunday, April 13 from 2pm until 5.30pm at Pixies at the Billabong in Eildon. The event aims to showcase young, local talent, both on and off the stage. Three young people from across Murrindindi Shire have attended fortnightly planning workshops to design the all-ages live music event (Tarni, Issy […]

THE Emergency Services Volunteer Fund (ESVF) will replace the Fire Services Property Levy (FSPL) from July 1, 2025, with the legislation recently being tabled in Victorian Parliament. According to the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) website, the ESVF “will help support a broader range of emergency services and for the first time include VICSES, […]

IN 1975, the Arts Train came to Yea. The Arts Train was a regional service that showed different arts and crafts to local towns. Five local Yea women attended: Verity Scales, Virginia Hope, Isla Creed, Laurie Hatchell Brown and Margaret Mahon. After trying pottery on the ArtsTrain, they all wanted to explore and learn the […]

ON Saturday, March 29, Cycle Dindi was held again like a well-oiled machine thanks to local Rotary Clubs. The event covered the Great Victorian Rail Trail through the townships of Yea, Alexandra and Merton, with many exciting stops along the way. The weather was cooler than previous years but it didn’t stop 183 riders registering […]

A PARLIAMENTARY petition has highlighted concerns over the lack of standardisation in Australia’s driving system, addressing issues regarding varying regulations on the minimum driving age and licensing requirements. Spearheaded by Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad, the petition has called upon the State Government to lower Victoria’s minimum probationary drivers’ age from 18 to 17, […]

THE Rotary Club of Yea is one of many volunteer organisations within the broader Yea Community and the club often has speakers from local groups come and talk to Rotarians about the work their group does within our community. At a recent Rotary Club of Yea meeting, the Yea-Kinglake RSL Secretary, Jeffrey Swain, presented a […]

LEONARD Francis Sheahan is the seventh of seven children. The children were all born at the Wycheproof hospital as his parents engaged in broad acre farming near the town, focused on wheat and sheep. It was a hard way to make a living as it’s a dry area. Leonard commented that it was particularly difficult […]