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Triangle recruits graduate as bushfire firefighters

Triangle recruits graduate as bushfire firefighters

CONGRATULATIONS to the newest bushfire firefighters who successfully completed their General Firefighter training course last Sunday. Five new firefighters for three of the Triangle brigades were assessed by two very experienced volunteer instructors, with the assistance of members of Marysville and Buxton Fire Brigades, over nearly eight hours of practical activities in the field. Over […]

How will AI impact upcoming elections, and what is being done?

How will AI impact upcoming elections, and what is being done? How will AI impact upcoming elections, and what is being done?

WITH artificial intelligence (AI) now able to show pretty much anyone doing and saying anything, what does this mean for our elections? How will people be able to tell fact from fiction. The Australian and Victorian Electoral Commissions were contacted to find out how they are tackling the issue. AUSTRALIAN ELECTORIAL COMMISSION THE inquiry into […]

Highlands Community Hall installs new screen doors

Highlands Community Hall installs new screen doors Highlands Community Hall installs new screen doors

THE Highlands Community Hall is pleased to present their new look security screen doors. These have been added to the front entry and rear doors. This will enhance comfort for all hall users on hot summer days and help with the hall’s security. The hall committee would like to thank the Victorian Government for their […]

Merton cricket report

Merton cricket report 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 […]

Solar farm project proposed for Rubicon

Solar farm project proposed for Rubicon 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 pens children’s book 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

Murrindindi criminal incidents down 10.2 per cent 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 […]

A holistic view of ‘the good life’

A holistic view of ‘the good life’ 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 […]

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