Crops – fire warning
A safety reminder from the CFA to farmers during harvest to ensure machinery such as headers are regularly inspected and maintained, and moving parts such as bearings are cleaned of any material on hot engine components. After heavy rains, there is extra growth around that makes the chance of fires highly likely.
Exhibition with local connection
Here’s an interesting exhibition being held in Williamstown from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 December which will be of interest to people living in the local area: it’s a curated range of rare wallpapers from the personal collection of former Castlemaine resident Phyllis Murphy ... Some of the wallpapers date back to the mid-19th century.
Hat trick for Labor
Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards has been elected for a fourth term with a comfortable majority ... Back in 2010, when Ms Edwards was first elected, Bendigo West was considered to be a marginal seat. “It’s now one of the safest seats,” she said. “On Sunday morning, it was the ninth safest seat in Victoria; this figure may very well change as counting continues.”
Covid case stats
In the past three months, 3,200 Covid patients were hospitalised in Victoria. 41.9 per cent of those patients had not received their third vaccine dose. 961 (30 per cent) were unvaccinated; 27 had received one dose, 352 had two doses, 769 had received three doses, and 1,091 had received four doses.
Clean-up at Baringhup after the floods
“This is the worst flood I have encountered in the 10 years since I have been here. We experienced flooding in 2010, 2011 and this one which came into the house, the shop and other buildings for the first time. These buildings had remained flood-free for the past 100 years": Loddon House Caravan Park proprietor Robert Wilson.
2022 State election – Q&A
What do you think will be the three issues uppermost in people’s minds when they cast their vote this election? ... What can you and your party offer the voter that other parties can’t?
Victorian Goldfields Railway
2022 has been a busy year for the staff and volunteers of the Victorian Goldfields Railway. In addition to operating trains every Wednesday and Sunday throughout the year, 2022 has seen a very popular program of special trains operated, including Murder on the Orient Express Driver Experiences and the ever-popular Ales on Rails trains.
Roo Fest
Stephen Cranby. What is Roo Fest? Both Donna [Publican] and Mandy Connell [Organiser] agree. Roo Fest is about bringing artists together from around this region of Victoria to provide a venue for musicians who haven’t necessarily been heard or been up this way before.
