Eight seconds or less
By Jackson Russell
Three young Broadford men have taken up a hobby a little different to most, travelling across Victoria every weekend to compete on the rodeo circuit.
Corbin Mundy and brothers Kaya and Jake Burge...
Broadford looks back to its school days
A new exhibition depicting the life and times of Broadford Primary School will open on Australia Day.
For many visiting Broadford and District Historical Society’s exhibition on Sunday January 26, it will be a walk...
Former Kilmore teacher mourned
The Kilmore Primary School community is mourning the loss of former teacher Jess West, who died in a crash in western Victoria last month.
The crash on December 29 also claimed the life of Ms...
Running bins for farmers
By Jackson Russell
A young Hidden Valley resident has been doing his bit to help struggling farmers, raising nearly $1000 by running his neighbours’ bins.
Twelve-year-old Ethan Liddy has donated a total of $869.20 for Buy...
Smoky weather causes concern
By Evelyn Leckie
HAZARDOUS smoke that covered most of Victoria last week caused several services in the region to shut shop in order to protect residents’ health and safety.
As air quality levels dropped to the...
Veteran chef feeds army of volunteers
By Jackson Russell
One Kilmore veteran is part of a 94-strong group helping veterans affected by the bushfires that decimated East Gippsland.
Retired Sergeant Gary ‘Gazza’ Sturdy was a chef in the Australian Army for 22...
Study options open
TAFE courses in business, health and community services, hair and beauty and tourism will be study options available in Wallan for the first time this year.
The Wallan GOTAFE campus announced its course list last...
Roger Fletcher – a fine line of destiny
By Ian Blyth
THERE is a long standing myth about becoming a local in a country town – either your grandmother was born here or you have lived here for 30 years.
Roger Fletcher rewrote the...
Kilmore SES looks to the future
By Jackson Russell
Kilmore’s SES unit will soon be able start work on some much-needed upgrades as the title of the land on White Street has officially been transferred to Victoria State Emergency Service.
Once council...
BlazeAid starts rebuild after fires
BlazeAid volunteers are already out helping farmers affected by bushfires across the country.
BlazeAid founder Kevin Butler is currently in South Australia with volunteers starting on recovery efforts there before heading to New South Wales...