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Housing strategy no quick fix

IT will take years to develop a housing strategy for Alpine Shire, according to Mayor John Forsyth. He said housing availability and affordability issues need more than a short-term approach.“We have designed a pipeline of strategic work to help...

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28 Jul 2021

Community

Food for thought: Are free meals really needed in Myrtleford

IS THERE enough vulnerable people in need of regular nutritious food for a free service offering hot meals in Myrtleford?That’s the burning question for Steven Cale and his wife Cass. The couple founded the Myrtleford Food Movement almost two...

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28 Jul 2021

Emergency Services

Fatal fire threat prompts smoke alarm warning

AN increase in the number of house fire fatalities in 2020 has prompted the senior local Country Fire Authority (CFA) officer to urge residents in install smoke alarms or ensure existing ones are working. CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria data reveals 22...

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28 Jul 2021

Community

Look out Mount Beauty, Richie’s cruisin’!

MOUNT Beauty’s Richie Kruezer is a true Aussie larrikin – a bloke with a heart of gold. One of the longest serving members of North East Water’s operations team in Mount Beauty, Mr Kruezer retired recently after more than four decades looking...

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28 Jul 2021

Community

Myrtleford’s mosaic is taking shape

TILE by tiny tile, Myrtleford’s ‘Tree of Life’ is growing, much like the confidence of the two women who are painstakingly nurturing it. The much anticipated, 21-square metre interactive mosaic of a river red gum that’s to be installed on the...

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21 Jul 2021

Business

Show us the money now!

KIEWA Valley businesses are pinning their hopes of survival on a quick end to the current winter COVID lockdown and rapid access to promised State Government financial support. Mount Beauty Chamber of Commerce president Glenys Peacock wants to know...

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21 Jul 2021

Community

Our Splash Park a step closer

JIM Van Geet is as happy as a platypus in water. The Myrtleford splash park that the town’s chamber of commerce president has championed has reached a major milestone with the unveiling of the park’s design concepts. The $50,000 to develop the...

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21 Jul 2021

Community

Splish, spash - just need the cash

WHILE Myrtleford’s splash park is a step closer following the release of design concepts, Alpine Shire Council has warned the project may take ‘a number of years’ to achieve. The park will join other key community projects to be considered by...

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21 Jul 2021

Community

Bogong: the ageing beauty with no suitors

WHAT do you do with an ageing alpine village that’s past its use-by date?That’s the problem its owner AGL Hydro is grappling with as it tries to offload Bogong Village to a government department or commercial entity willing to take it on. Located...

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21 Jul 2021

Community

Tesla: To be or not EV

MANY might baulk at the idea of owning an electric-powered vehicle (EV) in a regional area like the Alpine Shire. If the $75,000 price doesn’t put you off, the idea of the battery running out of ‘juice’ for want of a charging station in the...

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21 Jul 2021