Art trio showcase our natural beauty
Artwork born from the ashes of the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires will be on public display in Corryong during the upcoming bush festival ... three local artists - Gayle Lee, Gillian Fahle and Ronda Teakel ... All three artists live and work on their cattle farms, which were severely affected by the bushfires.
Rural lifestyle attracted new doctor
Corryong Health announced the appointment of Dr Catherine Porter as a permanent General Practitioner (GP) at the service. Dr Porter is a UK-trained GP qualifying in 2023 ... In 2018, Dr Porter moved to Australia to gain further experience in emergency medicine and rural general practice ...
Priority burns planned locally
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) intends to take advantage of favourable weather and forest conditions across the state to reduce the risk of bushfires on the community and environment ... This year 111 planned burns covering an area of 56,486 hectares are prepared and ready for ignition in north east Victoria.
Haines pushes priority budget projects
Independent Member for Indi, Helen Haines, has made the case for significant investment in projects that benefit communities in the electorate in her submission to the federal government ahead of the May budget. The key themes of Dr Haines’ Indi Budget Submission reflect the widespread concerns of the electorate right now including increasing regional housing supply, providing cost-of-living relief and improving health outcomes.
Girl power carried the day
Last Friday was International Women’s Day and the spirit of the event carried over to the Towong race meeting the next day when two female jockeys and a trainer made their mark while two sisters and their cousin celebrated a home-town victory in the Cup. After finishing second last year, classy seven-year-old mare Euphemia made amends with a 3 1/2 length victory in a course record ...
Aerial checks start this week
A Transgrid helicopter will take to the skies across the Riverina-Murray, Sunraysia and Far West regions from this week to inspect high-voltage electricity transmission lines for the network’s annual bushfire prevention program.
Tilley will see out term
The Member for Benambra, Bill Tilley, says an ongoing cancer battle has forced his decision to quit politics when his current parliamentary term expires in 2026, for what will be 20 years of service to the electorate. Mr Tilley was diagnosed with leukemia late last year and he continues to be treated for the cancer that, while incurable, can be managed with specialist medical care.
