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Big Freeze warm hearts: Thornton fall to Seville but win big for MND research
THE scoreboard at the end of four quarters might have read a lopsided zero to 121 in favor of a dominant Seville, but the true victory of the day belonged to the community. The Thornton-Eildon District Football Netball Club (TEDFNC) turned their Round Nine clash into a powerhouse community hub, hosting a successful Big Freeze […]
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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...
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:...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...
Time to sign up for the cricket season
SCOTT Whitehead, president of the Alexandra Cricket Club, has been working hard to develop the new season of cricket in Alexandra. “Obviously there’s a new...
