Rotary to the rescue: Decapitated deer buried
By Grace FrostContent warning: The photographs and descriptions in the following article may be disturbing to some readers.The Rotary Club of Whittlesea stepped in to help an elderly woman in palliative care bury a...
Mitchell Shire Council’s ‘lapse’ in resident complaint system
By Grace FrostMitchell Shire Council chief executive officer Brett Luxford has admitted to a ‘lapse’ in council’s resident complaints system, which resulted in multiple reports going unseen and unresponded to.The ‘Report It’ tool is...
Council under fire for Hidden Valley permit
Neighbours of a Hidden Valley property that was given Mitchell Shire Council’s approval for an outbuilding continue to fight the development, citing drainage and development precedent among concerns.Residents have engaged a civil engineer to...
End of an era for Kilmore icon
Mitchell Shire Council has ordered the crumbling lion statue at the top of the Red Lion Hotel be removed for safety reasons.With the rear of the Red Lion statute already fallen away, the council...
Gendered abuse: When is it time to leave?
#16DaysOfActivismBy Grace FrostMia* is one of the millions of Australian adults who have suffered abuse from a partner – and one of the millions who have doubted when it is ‘justified’ to leave. After surviving...
Seymour Blasters secure semi-finals spot in CBL
Seymour Blasters’ men’s side finished the regular Country Basketball Season, CBL, with a 19-point home game victory over Albury Cougars to secure a spot in the semi-finals.Seymour started the game strong, taking a seven-point...
Wallan Panthers women’s CBL season over
By Jordyn GrubisicWallan Panthers women finished the regular Country Basketball League season with a 15-point loss to Shepparton Gators on Saturday.At the end of the first quarter the Panthers trailed by seven points before...
Kilmore Primary School’s Tilly Rose releases original song
By Grace FrostKilmore Primary School’s Tilly Bosworth has a powerful message to share in her debut single ‘Backup Dancers’, which was released on Friday.Known as ‘Tilly Rose’, the grade six student has taken to...
Eagles sink their claws into Pyalong in SDCA action
Eastern Hill came out on top against Pyalong in round six of the A Grade matches in the Seymour District Cricket Association, SDCA.Playing in Seymour, the game was moved from main ground at King’s...
Beehives and big voices at BATS
By Grace FrostStars in the Broadford Amateur Theatrical Society, BATS, hit the stage over the weekend with big voices, big songs and big hair for their latest production, ‘Beehive’.BATS is a not-for-profit theatre group...