Posts in Category: People and Lifestyle
Local filmmaker wins award at International Film Festival
FILMMAKER Grace Griffith, who hails from Wandiligong, has taken home a Gold Remi Award at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival for her WW1 period film,…
Former Olympian’s feats remembered
DICK Walpole was a teenager the first time he took a day trip to the snow, but the experience made an indelible impression which led…
New winery experiences take visitors beyond the cellar door
WINE lovers are being enticed to Victoria’s High Country with a series of new curated, private cellar door experiences and tours. Some of the High…
Kangaroo Hoppet attracts attention from overseas
FALLS Creek’s popular Kangaroo Hoppet will move online this year and event organisers are expecting it will attract international attention with participants able to be…
Time called on camping
THE illegal camping and dumping along the Ovens River needs to be resolved, according to Alpine Shire councillor Kitty Knappstein. Germantown and Freeburgh residents approached…
Brumby appeal rejected but war won
THE cattleman caught up in a legal battle with Parks Victoria to stop them ground-shooting brumbies in the Alpine National Park has admitted the latest…
Message of warning for others
A POREPUNKAH couple fell victim to a sophisticated phone scam last week which saw thousands removed from their savings. Roy and Yvonne Ward received a…
Hoppet cancelled for first time in 30 years
THE Kangaroo Hoppet, Australia’s premier long distance cross country ski race, will not be staged at Falls Creek in August, for the first time in…
Diners welcome as local cafes reopen
NOT even Monday’s miserable weather was enough to wipe the smile off local cafe owner Jess Robbins’ face, as she welcomed sit-down diners for the…
Bright SES keeps skills sharp
THE Bright State Emergency Services (SES) unit has resumed training after months of downtime. With the easing of restrictions, SES units across the state have…
It’s wine time for Alpine winter
THE humble cellar door was left off Premier Daniel Andrews’ list of restriction modifications on May 24 but on Friday Minister for Regional Development and…
Runners yearn for competition
HARRIETVILLE runners Robyn Downey and Joanne Parker were lining up to run the half-marathon events at Bright Fun Run and Mount Beauty Fun Run, until…
