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Sunspot Truck Stop

While normally packed with cars, the Mellool Street carpark was packed with bums on seats last week as residents queued up for a free skin check. Driving force behind Australian Skin Cancer Foundation, the organisations CEO Jay Allen OAM was himself...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

19 Dec 2024

News

Twilight Market This Friday

With the absence of a local market, the Bundarra Deli is hosting an evening of local produce this Friday. “We had a really nice response from our first open day. We thought Lake Meran Brewery, some farmers and other producers should do that...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

19 Dec 2024

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A home on wheels for the O’Neill’s

As Victoria faced some of the harshest and certainly longest lockdowns in the world, one former local and his family found a new life in a home on wheels. Richard and Rachael, with kids McKenzie, 6, Cooper, 5 and Ziggy, 2, have seen some amazing...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

19 Dec 2024

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Faultless Day at Moulamein Races

Around 900 people attended the 143rd Moulamein Races on Saturday, December 14. The friendly and joyful crowd made the most of the six-race meet in the warm summer sun. This year marked the loss of the historic bar after the structure was removed due...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

19 Dec 2024

News

From the editor’s desk

From the Editors desk. It’s like I blinked, and 2024 passed me by. 50 deadlines, close to 1,000 pages of local stories, photos and community contributions. Here we are, the last paper for 2024. The last edition of the year always seems like a wily...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

19 Dec 2024

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Bell Shakespeare

Year 7-11 students from Barham High School had a taste of the theatre, acting and stepping out of their comfort zone with the Bell Shakespeare artist in residence program. Working with the famous Australian national touring Theatre Company Bell...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

12 Dec 2024