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Heathcote region to put best foot forward

HEATHCOTE on Show will once again bring wine tasting, gourmet food and music to more than twenty-five venues across the region during the upcoming...

Helpers thanked on special day

HEATHCOTE Health recently rewarded its volunteers with a morning tea to celebrate National Volunteers Week. Volunteer co-ordinator Michelle Chapman said all helpers made a positive...

Palling Bros gets another gong

hArt of Mitchell entries close soon

ENTRIES for the hArt of Mitchell 2023 close at 5pm this Sunday, 28 May. This exhibition showcases the work of artists aged 12 and over...

Heathcote in the 1920s

HEATHCOTE’S horizons expanded in the 1920s as film screenings became a regular feature on the town calendar, providing education and entertainment for all. In 1925,...

Allan Border’s maiden blend

FORMER Australian test captain Allan Border has put his name to his first blend, the Maiden Tonne Shiraz, produced in collaboration with Heathcote’s Sanguine...

New courts a winner at Pyalong

PYALONG’S new tennis and netball facilities were officially opened last week by the State Minister for Community Sport, Ros Spence, after a major upgrade. The...

Day honours local nursing heroes

HEATHCOTE Health celebrated International Nurses Day last Friday with pizza and massage vouchers for all nursing staff. Acute nurse unit manager Jade Davies said the...

Heathcote in the 1910s

TECHNOLOGY marked the decade, both locally and on a worldwide scale. In 1910 a young local engineer built and flew the first Australian-made aeroplane near...

Shire supports diversity cause

WEDNESDAY, 17 May is IDAHOBIT Day, an international event focused on eliminating homophobia, biphobia, interphobia and transphobia. Mitchell Shire Council has free community events to...

Local CFA heroes honoured

LAST Saturday, the Tooborac community gathered to celebrate its firefighters. In the first award ceremony since 2015, 58 certificates and medals were presented to past...

Tooborac Primary School turns 150

TOOBORAC Primary School has just turned one hundred and fifty and planning is now underway for a community celebration later this year. School business manager...

Local royalist lives through third coronation

DIEHARD royalist and Heathcote resident Rowena Bull has just clocked up her third British coronation. Although she was only a baby when King George VI...

MP praises local helpers

WITH National Volunteer Week just around the corner, Euroa MP Annabelle Cleeland met recently with members of the Heathcote Royal Flying Doctor Service community...

O’Keefe Challenge a win for Heathcote

THE 2023 O’Keefe Challenge transformed Barrack Reserve into a hive of activity last Saturday despite dark clouds and intermittent rain. Challenge president Kerstin Brauns said...

Volunteer grants up for grabs

EACH week hundreds of volunteers give up their time to support Mitchell Shire’s community groups and programs. This year Council is celebrating National Volunteer Week...

Heathcote in the 1900s

HEATHCOTE greeted the new century with a burst of patriotic fervour. Several local men had gone to fight in the Boer War in South Africa...

Heathcote in the 1890s

THE boom of the 1880s was followed by a sharp economic downturn as the 1890s dawned. Gross domestic product fell by 17 per cent over...

Competition winners head to next round

AFTER three years of agricultural show cancellations due to COVID and flooding, last Saturday’s micro art and craft competition at Heathcote Showground was a...

O’Keefe Challenge rides into town

THE annual O’Keefe Challenge is just around the corner with a night bike ride this Saturday, 29 April, before the main walking and running...

New parcel boxes ready for collections

HEATHCOTE Post Office now offers free parcel lockers that allow customers to both send and pick up packages at any time. Co-owner Bryan Linnell said...

Flood inquiry submission date extended

THE deadline for submissions to the Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event has been extended to Monday, 5 June and dates have now been...

Anzac Day a chance to reflect

ANZAC Day commemorations in Heathcote are an opportunity for the community to join together to remember the sacrifices made by service men and women. Heathcote...

Heathcote and District Anzac Day services

BENDIGO PRE-DAWN MARCH. 5.35am. March departs corner of Pall Mall and Bull Street. BENDIGO DAWN SERVICE. 6am. Soldiers Memorial Institute, 37-39 Pall Mall, Bendigo. HEATHCOTE DAWN...