April 22, 2023
Heathcote in the 1880s
THE 1880s were a time of immense prosperity and growth for the young colony of Victoria. Melbourne’s population grew from 280,000 to 445,000 over the...
April 21, 2023
Care villa vision about to become a reality
COUNTLESS hours of work by the Heathcote Dementia Alliance are set to be rewarded when a prototype care villa, Costerfield House, is delivered at...
April 21, 2023
Heathcote digs deep for the kids
HEATHCOTE’S tally for this year’s Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal reached twelve thousand, eight hundred dollars. Lions Club member and local appeal co-ordinator Greg...
April 21, 2023
Employment expo highlights local jobs
THE Heathcote and district employment expo on Tuesday, 2 May is aiming to give job seekers, career changers, and employers the chance to connect. Heathcote...
April 21, 2023
Help offered to get power saving bonus
ANOTHER round of the State Government’s Power Saving Bonus opened on 24 March and the two-hundred-and-fifty-dollar payment is available to all Victorian residential electricity...
April 15, 2023
Heathcote in the 1870s
As the McIvor Times entered its second decade it became Heathcote’s paper of record, and its pages were filled with court reports, council meeting...
April 15, 2023
Ned Kelly connections
THE exploits of the Kelly gang were regularly recounted in the pages of the McIvor Times in the late 1870s. The Jerilderie raid is one...
April 14, 2023
World wide open for young receiver
GABE Bradshaw hasn’t been playing American football for long, but he’s already grabbed the attention of state selectors. He’ll be lining up with the under...
April 14, 2023
Community bank seeks new directors
HEATHCOTE & District Financial Services are looking for new directors after the recent resignations of two board members. HDFS is a franchisee of Bendigo Bank...
April 14, 2023
Gathering links old school ties
THE recent Hickson family reunion at Toolleen saw a teacher reconnect with some of his students from the 1960s. Bill Ovenden taught at a one-room...
April 8, 2023
Human nature, 1860s style
THE McIvor goldfields were home to an estimated thirty-five to forty thousand people during the first gold rush of the early 1850s, but those...
April 7, 2023
Latest fashions shown off
THE recent Country Women’s Association fashion parade has been hailed as a great success by organisers. Heathcote CWA president Marj Harris said more than 40...
April 6, 2023
Local heroes celebrated
THE district’s outstanding local heroes were acknowledged at the recent Advance Heathcote annual general meeting. There were organisation-wide awards for Heathcote’s health and emergency services,...
April 6, 2023
Entries sought for show sampler
COOKS, artists, and other craft specialists are invited to enter a micro competition at the Heathcote showgrounds on Saturday, 22 April. There are 29 classes,...
April 6, 2023
Easter get-together builds community bonds
LAST week’s Costerfield Easter community barbecue combined sausages and chocolate eggs with neighbourhood spirit when a small but appreciative crowd assembled for a seasonal...
April 6, 2023
Old-fashioned fun brings schools together
STUDENTS from Heathcote, Holy Rosary and Tooborac primary schools gathered at Barrack Reserve last Friday for the McIvor Old-Fashioned Games. Competitors tried their hands at...
April 3, 2023
Rockin rollin bus tour showcases region
THE Stars and Bars festival is returning to Heathcote on Saturday, 22 April. The one-day bus tour takes in breweries and wineries across the district...
April 1, 2023
Scholarship recipient to get a head start
ABIGAIL-ELISE Lazenby is the winner of the Bendigo Bank Nagambie’s 2023 tertiary scholarship. Ms Lazenby recently enrolled in a Bachelor of Biomedicine at La Trobe...
March 31, 2023
Employment Expo to showcase local jobs
THE region’s jobseekers will be given a helping hand at the upcoming Heathcote Employment Expo. GROW Bendigo, the City of Greater Bendigo, Jobs Victoria, Workforce...
March 31, 2023
Gender Equality head visits Heathcote Health
PUBLIC Sector Gender Equality Commissioner, Dr Niki Vincent, visited Heathcote Health on Wednesday. Dr Vincent said the trip was one of a series of meetings...
March 31, 2023
Tooborac mural showcases region
A COLOURFUL new mural has transformed the toilet block at the Tooborac Recreation Reserve. The public artwork features a kangaroo, an eastern rosella and a...
March 31, 2023
StoryWalks exercise the body and the brain
HEATHCOTE’S StoryWalk was officially launched on Tuesday and students from Heathcote and Holy Rosary primary schools, Shine Bright Kindergarten and Jenny’s ELC came along...
March 31, 2023
Poetry month more than just time to rhyme
APRIL is International Poetry Month and Heathcote wordsmiths are getting ready to celebrate with a full calendar of events and workshops. Local poet and program...
March 31, 2023
Council support behind McIvor Times original launch
IN late 2022, the McIvor Times entered a new era when it was purchased by the Times News Group. Just shy of its 160th birthday,...
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