Back to basics budget

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October 1, 2017

MITCHELL Shire Council has released its draft budget that shows a return to the ‘three Rs’ – roads, rates and rubbish.

The draft budget provides for a much waited improvement in road and footpath maintenance and upgrades while keeping the rate rise within the mandatory State Government rate cap of two per cent.

The draft budget also reveals that council has achieved its goal set in 2016 to reduce net operating costs by $4 million over two years. $2 million in 2016/17 has been saved in the current year with a further $2 million budgeted in 2017/18.

The savings have been transferred to council’s capital works program.

Award for swim teacher

The North Central Review

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October 1, 2017

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Mitchell Shire Leisure swim teacher Jennifer Fuhrmeister has received the Victorian Teacher of Adults Award.
The award, one of eight categories presented each year, identifies and honours a swim teacher for their contributions to aquatic education and water safety for adults.

Ms Fuhrmeister, who has been with Council for almost 10 years, said it was very humbling to win the award.

“I’ve never won an award before so it was really special
It’s very nice to have won the award, but it really is a reflection on the entire place (Mitchell Shire Leisure Services), not just me.” Ms Fuhrmeister said

Boomer drops in

The North Central Review

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October 1, 2017

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FORMER AFL premiership player and North Melbourne legend, Brent “Boomer” Harvey was a well-received guest at Kilmore Toyota last week as part of the Toyota Good for Footy program.

The Toyota Good for Footy program is travelling across Victoria each week throughout the 2017 AFL Toyota Season to promote and support community football and the Good for Footy Raffle.

Since its establishment in 2005, the Good for Footy Raffle has raised over $2.9 million for grass roots football.

“It’s great to get out to these kind of events and see the kids. I can remember when I was young and how great it was to see and meet an AFL footballer,” Harvey said.

Junior stars shine

The North Central Review

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October 1, 2017

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KILMORE Junior Football Club celebrated season 2017 with two sides in Grand Final matches on Sunday, August 20.

Under 17’s Red Division Grand Final
Kilmore 8.16 (64) def
West Preston-Lakeside 8.4 (52)
Best (Kilmore): Treanor, Mc Queen, Topham, Rigoni, Fairweather, Parkinson, Taylor-Egan
Goals (Kilmore): Fairweather 3, Rigoni 2, Briffa, Kemp, Tudor.

Grand Finals are hard to win and as anticipated, today proved no exception against a classy West Preston outfit. Inaccurate kicking in the first half kept our opponents in the game and at half time the game was well and truly any ones to win. In the second half, every one our boys lifted and dug deep to find the necessary will to kick the vital goals that gave us the edge to run out worthy victors. Congratulations boys, your club, families, and community are extremely proud of your achievement. Well done to Bailey Taylor-Egan for being awarded man of the match. Thank you to all coaches, parents and supporters from all our junior teams in what has been a very successful first year in the NFL.

Under 14 Girls Red Division Grand Final
Kilmore 2.6 (20) def by
Diamond Creek 4.4 (28)
Goalkickers (Kilmore): B. Kinnear, H. Woodley
Best: H. Woodley , C. Watters, H. Vilinskis, G. Turner, E. Stewart, M.Tolson

Fantastic effort to come so far, keep your heads held high. We are all so proud of you, just wasn’t our day today.