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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...