Posts in Category: Alpine
Alpine youth recognised at local awards night
THE talents, resilience and tenacity of local young people were cause for celebration last Friday, when more than 180 people gathered at the Alpine Shire…
Annual rally a huge success
LOCAL businesses and groups will prosper from a huge fundraising effort through the Myrtleford Alpine Rally which saw more than 300 riders flock the Barwidgee-Gapsted…
Mountain chain pain
THE Alpine resorts at Falls Creek and Mount Hotham are reportedly seeing an increase in snow-goers heading up the mountains without carrying snow chains, as…
One heck of a ride
Myrtleford Alpine Rally is about a fortnight away which means dirt bike enthusiasts need to get into gear and sign up fast. Established in 2011,…
A job well done
AFTER 22 years as captain of the Bright Fire Brigade, Paul Mansfield has hung up his red helmet.
Steady win for Bright
AFTER two rounds of tough football, Bright has steadied and won a solid match over Greta, keeping them a game clear in second place on…
Half a metre of snow for resorts
THE most powerful cold front of 2019 has surged through the nation’s south-east bringing bitterly cold winds and rain to Wangaratta and much of the…
Scholarship to help locals’ music education
THE results of the inaugural David Vigo Music Scholarship were announced at interval during the annual Mt Beauty & District Community Band recently. The scholarship…
Heartfelt day for two Bright war veterans
Back at the Bright RSL following the 11am service, enjoying a barbecue lunch and a catch up with mates was Derrick Rolland, one of two…
Police chief’s charity walk
THE chief commissioner of Victoria Police, Graham Ashton, has walked through the Alpine region over the past week, trekking down Mount Hotham to Harrietville and…
Jarmila sets world first
A BRIGHT nurse has become the first woman in the world to ‘everest’ a mountain on skis, doing so at Falls Creek.
Rotarians lend a hand
MEMBERS of The Rotary Club of Bright have recently returned from a 16-day working trip to Timor Leste.
