Lauren Duffy

By Pam Kiriakidis WANDONG’s Santino Brigante was crowned Australian Junior Boxing champion in his weight division at the 2023 Australian School Championships earlier this month. Santino, 15, travelled to Adelaide where he fought against Australia’s best young boxers in the 46kg division. The first competition was straightforward for Santino, winning all three rounds in a […]

ACK to semi Assumption First XVIII won its final home and away clash for 2023, defeating Mentone 9.13 (67) to 5.7 (37) on Saturday. The next match is at home for Saturday’s cut throat semi-final versus Ivanhoe. The Dark and Light Blues have had an even spread of good players all season, with area names […]

Mitchell Crime Investigation Unit detectives are seeking information into the final movements of Jodus Murphy. The 18-year-old went missing from Frankston on May 12 and investigators believe he made his way to Seymour shortly after. Jodus was located dead beside the Goulburn River on June 14. His death is not believed to be […]

A ruptured gas pipe in Station Street, Wallan East, prompted the evacuation of nearby residents early this morning. Emergency services earlier issued a warning to anyone located within Wallan East to move indoors, close windows and vents and follow instructions of police and emergency services at the scene. The warning has now been downgraded to […]

By Lauren Duffy A group of more than 70 members from across Country Fire Authority, CFA, District 12 have raised concerns about a lack of operational volunteers, limited training opportunities, ageing equipment, and increasing fuel loads ahead of the summer fire season. District 12 extends from Wallan and Kilmore in the south to Avenel and […]

Police are investigating a fatal crash on the Northern Highway at Moranding this afternoon.

Broadford Football Netball Club’s football department will go into recess in 2024. BFNC financial members voted at a special general meeting last night, Wednesday, that the football will go into recess next year, while the Roos’ netballers will explore their options to play in a winter competition in 2024. It is believed to be the […]

By Lauren Duffy At the ripe of age of 167 years, Kilmore’s famous Red Lion statue died on Thursday. Mr Lion faced ill-health for many years, slowly losing parts of his limbs, as he stood atop the Red Lion Hotel. The sights and sounds that Mr Lion would have witnessed in his lifetime made him […]

An emergency warning to evacuate has been issued for parts of Seymour due to flooding after Victoria was hit by widespread heavy rain overnight. There is flooding in most towns across the region, including Beveridge, Wallan, Kilmore, Broadford, Tallarook and Seymour, along with surrounding districts. Certain sections of the Hume Freeway are also impacted by […]

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