Posts in Category: People and Lifestyle
Locals Buddy Up to get through
IN current uncertain times, Australian’s have brought the best and worst out in each other but a simple thought bubble from a couple in Bright…
Resilience, in a beer
BRIGHT Brewery has joined more than 200 breweries around the world to launch Resilience Pale Ale, a global collaborative brew to raise funds for bushfire-affected…
Major festival boost
HOP Products Australia (HPA) has continued their strong loyalty and support for the local community with a generous last-minute Myrtleford Festival sponsorship. The company has…
Matilda recognised for being an “outstanding role model”
MATILDA Manning of Porepunkah has been named the Local Achiever of Bright and District for 2020 in the Alpine Shire’s Australia Day honours, sharing the…
Alpine wine producers coming up trumps
WINERIES from the Alpine Valleys have been recognised as some of the best in the region at the North East Victorian Wine Challenge (NEVWC) held…
Men’s Shed set for expansion
MEMBERS of Mount Beauty’s Men’s Shed will have their hands full next year when they begin works on the expansion of their Tennis Court Avenue…
Change accepted
DESPITE one driver ignoring staff and the new vehicle entry charges at Mystic Park on the weekend, all other users were “understanding and accepting” according…
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…
