Council seeks flood mapping funding
Mitchell Shire Council will seek financial and resource assistance from the Department of Transport and Planning, DTP, to implement planning scheme changes recommended by recent flood studies.Currently no flood planning controls exist for Kilmore...
Fencing causes kangaroo bone-deep injury
By Grace FrostA kangaroo’s horrific bone-deep injury has highlighted the importance of community members refraining from cutting wildlife free from entanglement in wire fences.Wildlife rescuer Krysti Severi was called to a property in Eden...
Mitchell’s trees to be ‘yarn bombed’
The Zonta Club of Mitchell is gearing up to ‘yarn bomb’ the region as part of its activism efforts against family violence.Trees in Wallan, Broadford, Kilmore and Seymour will be wrapped in orange woollen...
Fire danger period to begin
The fire danger period in the Mitchell Shire will begin at 1am on November 27.Several other municipalities, including Macedon, Murrindindi and Strathbogie shires, will also enter the fire danger period on the same date.The...
Snake spotted in overgrown Mill Park nature strip
MILL Park residents are concerned about the maintenance of an overgrown median strip near a medical clinic on Childs Road, where a snake was spotted in the grass.Nearby residents Fiona and Indigo were crossing...
Get a head start during National Recycling Week
By Pam KiriakidisEPPING’s resource recovery business Repurpose It is helping residents across Melbourne’s north to get on top of recycling in time for National Recycling Week.Repurpose It, a company that collects recovered resources from...
Elderly woman finds decapitated deer at her Whittlesea property
Content warning: The photographs and descriptions in the following article may be disturbing to some readers.By Grace FrostAn elderly woman in palliative care has been afraid after finding a decapitated deer on her Whittlesea...
Mulholland hosts duck hunting forum
Liberal Member for Northern Metropolitan Region Evan Mulholland hosted a forum for more than 400 attendees trying to keep ducks on the table in the face of a potential duck hunting ban.Nationals Victorian deputy...
Region acknowledges one year since major flood event
Mitchell Shire residents reflected on 12 months since the October 2022 floods at a community day event at Seymour Recovery Hub on October 14.The event included a community champions ceremony, recognising the 138 individuals...
Awards acknowledge the region’s leaders in sustainability
A ROMSEY waste facility and a youth leader in the City of Whittlesea are winners in their categories at this year’s Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns and Cities Sustainability Awards.The awards, which celebrate...