Posts in Category: People and Lifestyle
Local firies home safe
LOCAL District 24 firefighters deployed to NSW have faced catastrophic fire conditions this week with the whole state under a total fire ban on Monday…
Rod Run changes gear
WHETHER it was the wet weather or the dry streets, Bright’s Iconic Rod Run was a slightly different affair to last year with mixed reports…
Bright appoints coaches
BRIGHT’S senior football coach Tom Mullane-Grant will be joined by new assistant coach Paul Harrison next season, who returns to the club after a year…
Battlefield to the farm
GENERATIONS of Whorouly residents present and past gathered by the town’s recreation reserve on Wednesday to commemorate 100 years since the soldier settlement scheme brought…
Mountain man hits halfway mark
WITH 20 days complete, 59-year-old John Salton is halfway through his epic challenge. He’s running up and down Mount Buffalo’s Big Walk twice a day…
Mountain of trash
A GROUP of rubbish-clearing volunteers has returned to the Great Alpine Road up Mount Hotham, and in two days picked up 500 pieces of rubbish…
Siblings ‘Cap’ off great season
IN his first full season back in Myrtleford, Connor Caponecchia was the runaway winner of the Savoys’ senior best and fairest on Saturday. The 21-year-old…
Dawson’s dream alive
IT was all smiles when Myrtleford’s prized recruit Dawson Simpson stepped foot on McNamara Reserve for the first time last week. The towering ruckman, 30,…
Bag a bargain at car boot sale
AS the New Year approaches, preparations are getting underway for the 2020 Myrtleford Festival with organisers launching a new fundraising initiative. Much like a garage…
Alcohol ban remains
AN attempt to overturn the ban on public consumption of alcohol at this year’s Bright Iconic Rod Run has been turned down by council this…
Stadium’s green light
THE much sought-after certificate of occupancy for Myrtleford’s multi-million dollar indoor sports stadium was handed over on Monday, just in time for the first tip…
Show revs up and shines
REVHEADS horse-powered their way into Myrtleford on Saturday for a spectacular display of custom and vintage cars at the fourth Show ‘n’ Shine and Swap…
