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Fire restrictions have ended in Hepburn and Mount Alexander Shire for 2024.
VIC Emergency Incidents and Warnings (statewide).
Register your burn by one of the methods here.
The FireReady App for smart phones and tablets has been updated and renamed VicEmergency: you MUST update it to continue to get warnings and information. The old FireReady App has been turned off. https://www.emv.vic.gov.au/news/new-vicemergency-app-launched If you don’t like the new app, Emergency AUS is … Continue reading
Update 12th December: Fire restrictions are now in force for Hepburn and Mt. Alexander Shires: http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-restrictions-map/ Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterPinterestemail … Continue reading
I bit the bullet. I forsook Telstra 4G and bought Starlink. I forsook the Telstra mobile account and took a 12-month pre-paid plan with Boost, $230, which includes all AU calls and 160GB data. Boost is the ONLY Telstra reseller … Continue reading
There’s a memorial to Peter Sergeant from St Francis Olive farm in Yandoit, on Saturday July 1st, at Yandoit Hall between 3-5pm. Friends, family and community are invited to gather and share memories and celebrate Peter’s life. Bring … Continue reading
Geographic Names Victoria has gazetted the renaming of Jim Crow Creek to Larni Barramal Yaluk in the Victoria Government Gazette. Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO Rodney Carter reiterated the importance of the name change. “This creek has an identity and has a spirit. We are at last affording it … Continue reading
Terra Nullius Breakfast- Daylesford When: Tuesday January 26th, 2021, 8am-10am Where: outside Daylesford Town Hall Join the fifth Terra Nullius brekky and stand with First Peoples on this sorry day. The Terra Nullius breakfast takes place each year on January … Continue reading
The Yandoit Bonfire, traditionally held around Guy Fawkes Day in November, is no more. Given the extending fire season, it is considered too much fire risk. Consequently, dumping of green waste at the Recreation Reserve is no longer permitted. Share … Continue reading
Hopefully the new Council will make a difference… Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterPinterestemail … Continue reading
Castlemaine author Trace Balla has been busy in isolation penning a work that addresses the very problem we face: “The Heart of the Bubble” Trace Balla is a prize-winning children’s author since 2015. The Heart of The Bubble https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace_Balla Share … Continue reading
Out now: Local government elections Snow! Fire Season and Indigenous Fire Management (book review) Seed libraries ABC Restoration Australia features Clydesdale Other local news https://www.yandoit.net/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Chronicle_Oct_2020.pdf Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterPinterestemail … Continue reading
Check out the devilishly handsome creative metalworker Andrew Kimpton of Yandoit, in the Castlemaine Mail… https://www.castlemainemail.com.au/off-to-market/ Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterPinterestemail … Continue reading
Local writer and researcher Ian White is releasing this significant work in early November. Stoneman’s in Castlemaine will be stocking it and are accepting orders. Locals may remember Ian as the banjo player at some of our musical get-togethers with … Continue reading
Here it is, the August Chronicle: Community Voice: ”The overall objective of Community Voice is to be a conduit between the Hepburn Shire community and its Council” Life in the time of lockdown, needs and deeds Orange Movement in support … Continue reading
Annual coffee morning and fundraiser Yandoit Hall 10am-12pm Wednesday March 11th Morning tea and musical entertainment Trading table (donations please), door prize, raffle. Share this…FacebookGoogle+TwitterPinterestemail … Continue reading
I had an ‘issue’ with my tank water quality after that big dust storm. It was very murky. I installed a two-stage water filter from Bunnings. Cost $102. Very successful. The standard unit is a 5 micron sediment filter followed … Continue reading
Lavender Harvest Festival, Sunday 12th January 2020 It’s going to be exciting. We’ve secured many local producers of art, craft and gourmet food. Click here to see more. Gates open 10 am. It’s still only $6 per adult / $2 per … Continue reading
The bureaucratic lunatics have taken over the asylum… “CONCERNS ABOUT HEPBURN SHIRE LOCAL LAWS More than 120 people attended a special Hepburn Shire council meeting before Christmas to present their concerns to councilors about Local Laws #2. The new local … Continue reading
The community is greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Amelia Delphina (“Millie”) Gervasoni (nee Sartori) on 25th November, at the grand age of 103. A Graveside Funeral Service to honour Millie’s wonderful life will be held at the Castlemaine … Continue reading
What: COMMUNITY BONFIRE Cancelled When: from 6.30pm, Saturday November 23rd Where: Yandoit Recreation Reserve What: COMMUNITY MEETING HEPBURN SHIRE LOCAL LAWS When: 6.30pm Tuesday December 3rd Where: Daylesford Town Hall What: YANDOIT PRIMARY SCHOOL CONCERT When: 6pm, Wednesday December 11 th … Continue reading
Both fire pumps just tested and still running, despite 6 months of neglect! You have to test the buggers! One needed a few pulls, the other needed its carbie drained. Now is the the time to test, not later! Share … Continue reading
I’m not here to advertise Telstra, but there are current mobile 4G offerings that in my opinion beat NBN satellite, depending, of course, on your current mobile phone coverage at home. If you have good mobile coverage at home, you … Continue reading