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Check your smoke alarms

The Country Fire Authority is urging Victorians to check their smoke alarms are in working order. The CFA is concerned some households may not know if their smoke alarm would alert them in the event of a fire. The end of daylight saving is a great...

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Assistance is just the ticket

State Member for Euroa Steph Ryan has launched a new initiative to encourage people to look out for older and vulnerable community members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Ryan has developed a neighbourhood assistance card which she is encouraging...

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Awards set to recognise historians

Entries are now open for the 2020 Victorian Community History Awards. The awards are held annually to recognise the contributions made by Victorians in the preservation of the state’s history. Presented by Public Record Office Victoria and the...

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Chris chuffed by honour

Chris Raeburn is “chuffed” to be Honeysuckle Creek Ward’s new representative on Strathbogie Shire Council. The former railway worker and Port Melbourne municipality councillor received 53.29 per cent of the vote (599 first...

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Mary Greenshields turns 70

Mary Greenshields celebrated her 70th birthday on Monday. Mary taught for many years at Sacred Heart, which became St Mary’s College, until she retired, and has been a member of the Seymour Rotary Club for decades, including holding the role...

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How we can help each other

We are all anxious right now. A few months ago, none of us could’ve imagined a world in which eating dinner at a restaurant, playing a game of footy, or hugging a good friend would feel like an act from a previous life. There is so much today...

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Betta service in Seymour

The doors are wide open at Betta Home Living Seymour and owners Russell and Amanda Copland are seeing huge demand. Chest freezers, bread makers, vacuum seal machines, TVs and DVD players have been snapped up as people prepare for an extended stay...

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Home renos beat the isolation blues

People are jumping at the chance to get some long overdue DIY products completed while confined to their house. Seymour Timber and Hardware store manager Richard Morris said there was huge demand for garden equipment, plants and paint as people made...

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Jim Soul’s life behind the lens

By Jim Soul I have always been interested in photography and, with practice, I developed my skills to a reasonable standard while serving at Puckapunyal from 1958 to 1963. My wife Sadie encouraged me, and we hoped to become partners in portrait and...

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Call for relief

State Member for Euroa Steph Ryan is calling for rate relief from the Victorian Government as the impact of action to prevent the spread of coronavirus bites across the north-east and central Victoria. Twelve councils from the Hume Local Government...

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It’s story time online

The Seymour, Avenel and Nagambie Uniting Church will be offering several online events for as long as COVID-19 has people staying at home. Church community outreach worker Michael Easton will be live streaming a story time session on Thursday from...

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Rates relief

Strathbogie Shire Council has announced measures designed to assist ratepayers who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiatives include an extension of the due date of the fourth instalment of council rates from May 31 to...

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Rates options are available

Mitchell ratepayers are also encouraged to sign up for online rates notices. Making the switch can be done online with the rates notice reference number at mitchellshire. vic. gov. au

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Lotto win sparks some joy in Nagambie

A Nagambie pensioner got the thrill of his lefe when he found he had won more than half-a-million dollars in Saturday night’s Tattslotto draw. Luckily, he was sitting down when when he checked his phone app on Sunday to find that he had scooped...

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Speed a factor in fatal train derailment at Wallan

A train that derailed near Wallan, killing its driver and pilot, entered a section of track at more than 100 km/h, despite a limit of 15 km/h.

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Focus firmly on locals

Avenel Meats owner Scott Reid was forced to take his phone off the hook when COVID-19 panic set in. Scott and his wife Neisha could not keep up with demand as locals and people from across Victoria attempted to secure hundreds of kilos of meat.

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New chief executive at Seymour Health

Ward Steet is the new chief executive at Seymour Health. Mr Steet has worked in health for more than 30 years, with the past 22 years in senior and executive level positions

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Salvos still serving in Seymour

Even though The Salvation Army thrift shop is closed, and many other programs have stopped, we are still providing assistance to Seymour and district. Just in a different way. In Seymour we are still finding inventive ways to assist people. From the...

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Greater Shepparton’s first coronavirus case had travelled overseas

Greater Shepparton has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. The News understands the person was tested at Goulburn Valley Health. Another person has tested positive for the virus in Gannawarr...

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GV Health COVID-19 patient dies

GV Health have confirmed that a person being treated for COVID-19 at the hospital has died.

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Second coronavirus case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its second confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. Goulburn Valley Health have confirmed that a second person who tested positive for COVID-19 recently returned from overseas.

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Third case of coronavirus incorrectly confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a third confirmed case of COVID-19.

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