Australia Day

THE Kilmore Regional Busking Festival has been named Mitchell Shire Council’s Community Event of the Year, celebrating an event that has grown from a...

By Ashok VermaKNOWN among friends as Jumbo, Seymour’s Ken Hall has done mammoth work for a countless number of local organisations over the years.For...

REGINALD ‘Reg’ Cleland has been rewarded with the highest honour a volunteer can ever ask for, Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for...

By Ashok VermaYoung Citizen of the YearJoint winners Sam Quigg and Max ChetcutiSAM Quigg and Max Chetcuti last year answered a call for duty...

HELEN Mahoney’s extraordinary level of work within the Wallan Football Netball Club and the wider community has earned her the Sports Person of the...

PAULINE Taylor is the Mitchell Shire Artist of the Year, capping off a remarkable growth in her art career of which she has made...

MORE than a century of service has earned the 1st Broadford Scout Group a well-deserved moment in the spotlight, with Mitchell Shire Council naming...

THE Wandong Public Hall came alive on Australia Day 2026 as residents gathered for a community celebration marked by strong local pride and recognition...

SEYMOUR will host Mitchell Shire’s 2026 Australia Day Community Awards and Citizenship Ceremony, with the Rotary Club of Seymour confirmed as organiser.The decision was...

MITCHELL Shire Council has voted to restore the words ‘Australia Day’ to its annual community awards, reversing a decision made two years ago to...