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Bushfire funding to bring live music to shire

ALPINE Shire Council has awarded an $180,000 contract to Live Nation to organise a live music event in the shire before January 31, 2023. The funding for the event was money council had set aside from the $2.3 million it received from the State...

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13 Jul 2022

Environment

Landcare group getting Porepunkah school involved with restoration project

UPPER Ovens Valley Landcare Group (UOVLG) has planted almost 8000 trees through its Riparian restoration projects over the last four years, aided by intense weed control in conjunction with North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA). Around...

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06 Jul 2022

News

Population growth

MYRTLEFORD’S population has grown 2.3 per cent over the past five years, according to the 2021 Census figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The area’s population is now at 4745 compared to 4634 in 2016, with families...

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06 Jul 2022

Community

Saints, schools work together on mental health focus

MYRTLEFORD Football and Netball Club’s (MFNC) wellbeing team has joined forces with the town’s schools to develop a whole week of events during the club’s mental health round, which starts this Saturday. The week’s focus is to promote mental wellness...

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06 Jul 2022

Community

Wandi author tells story of adventurous ride

WANDI local and author Leonie Katekar will be visiting libraries across the Alpine region to talk about her popular book, ‘When We’re Not Afraid’. Ms Katekar’s book tells the story of her 12,000 km bike–packing journey across South America in...

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06 Jul 2022

Community

Fond memories of Kevin Pitts OAM

ONE of Myrtleford’s well–known volunteers is being fondly remembered following his passing at Alpine Health, with his family by his side, on Monday, June 27. Kevin Pitts was a tireless community servant and was last month awarded a Medal of the...

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06 Jul 2022

Business

Brewery apprentice gets silver in statewide comp

BRIGHT Brewery’s apprentice chef Tayah Jack has won a silver medal in Victoria’s Aus Tafe Commercial Cooking Championships. Tayah started her apprenticeship in 2019 after leaving school midway through year 11. “Initially this wasn’t the direction I...

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06 Jul 2022

Council

Pump track, community building top picks for scout hall site

AFTER months of community consultation and almost 300 people surveyed, Alpine Shire Council says it now has a clearer idea of what the Tawonga community wants in place of the former Tawonga Scout Hall. The survey presented four different options...

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06 Jul 2022

Football

Cappellari kicking goals as draft looms

THE dream for many young men and now women since the recent rise of AFLW is to reach the ultimate level of Australian Rules Football and make an AFL list with the hope you hear your name called during that particular day in November. The Alpine...

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29 Jun 2022

Community

Weather shines on farmer’s market

A COLD but sunny farmer’s market meant a wonderful morning for everyone coming out to pick up some fresh local produce in Myrtleford last Saturday. Myrtleford Farmers’ Market coordinator Louise Benini said everybody who did come along enjoyed the...

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29 Jun 2022