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Prime water playground for Wandiligong Primary School

Bright Lions Club to celebrate half-century of history

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Summer slide success for Bright Rotary Club

Rotarians and Friends raised close to $50,000 from Bright waterslide visitation boom.

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Become a Scout in 2026

Are you ready for a year of adventure, friendship and fresh air?

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Whips wow the crowd at Myrtleford Showgrounds

Whip-cracking returns to Myrtleford for eventful evening.

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Tommy Owen among the town's tots starting school this term

Multitudes of mini-scholars meet up in Myrtleford

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Environment

Delays, but Mt Buffalo Chalet will re-open to public this year

Cafe opening likely for late autumn, worker accommodation in late spring

Jeff Zeuschner

Delays, but Mt Buffalo Chalet will re-open to public this year

Business

Buyer being sought for Gapsted Estate

Receivers have started process, with business continuing to trade

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Free workshop focuses on suicide bereavement

Ways to support someone grieving

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Person Around Town - Bright - Mary Jeavons

Mary and her fellow cyclists stopped at a local café to enjoy a well-earned coffee

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Person Around Town - Myrtleford - AJ Buono

AJ has great taste in music: 'The Killers' were on the Myrtleford Bakehouse playlist last week.

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Class is in session

Myrtleford P-12 College makes new goals for 2026.

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Mount Beauty Secondary College sets off on new school year

Full-on schedule for secondary school students and staff in Mount Beauty.

Police and Courts

A gunshot in the hills: Police “strongly believe” Desmond 'Dezi' Freeman is dead in national park

Police hope crucial piece of evidence leads them to discovery of Dezi Freeman, dead or alive

Sport

Cricket

Through to the ‘keeper

WDCA will not contest VCCL Melbourne Country Week

Sport

Mansfield student joins 1000km charity ride

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All in the family

Ovens Valley United's Geeth, Thenuk and Linuk Alwis are making waves in the WDCA

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Delayed restart for Myrtleford bowlers

A cancelled round last week caused the season resumption to be later than normal

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Myrtleford Indoor Sporting Complex sees new surface installed

Local sports-lovers have had to make do with one court in recent weeks.

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Golf results

The weekly wrap up of golf results from around the region

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Politics and Government

Tobacco crackdown faces early scrutiny

Local MP slams “watered down” legislation as enforcement to smoke out illicit trade begins

Bailey Zimmermann

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Masses make way to Myrtleford's Australia Day breakfast

Before the morning's celebrations, Myrtleford Lions Club put on a perfect breakfast for all

Health

Stop work escalates health union bans to push for new EBA

Up to 50 elective surgeries cancelled or postponed at Northeast Health Wangaratta

Motorsport

Held together by sticky tape, Brock conquers the Saudi sands

Through countless trials and tribulations, Brock rallied to complete the Dakar Rally

Community

Local Red Cross trained volunteers give support during bushfires

Local Red Cross Emergency service team members help with community connection and support

Emergency Services

Fire truck time bomb: Local plea for inquiry into aging fleet

Community urged to support petition seeking a review of Country Fire Authority and emergency services funding.

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Bendigo Bank launches Victorian Bushfire Appeal

Post bushfire support for affected communities.

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Barbecue breakfast on Aussie menu in Mount Beauty

Fire up the barbeque!

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Summer holidays sees surge of tourist traffic through towns

All across the Alpine Shire, tourists are making the most of their Summer holidays.

Police and Courts

Wangaratta man leaves trail of theft following North East crime spree

Zachary Wileman was involved in a fatal collision before committing crimes in four local areas

Emergency Services

Community support boosts morale for volunteer firefighters

Community support appreciated by volunteer firefighters in brigades around the shire and beyond

Emergency Services

"We never rest": behind the lines of Wangaratta CFA's strike team response

Wangaratta and Moyhu group CFA strike teams expected to be scaled back in coming days

$\"We never rest\": behind the lines of Wangaratta CFA's strike team response$

Opinion

Treaty Bill raises concerns over accountability, equality

Letters to the Editor

Opinion

How can you be a part of festival future?

Time to ask how you can lend a hand to build local event.

Opinion

Latest pet tax hike bites Victorian families

Letters to the editor

Community

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Harrietville celebrated in style

Australia Day ceremony well attended in Pioneer Park on Monday

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Award recipients celebrated for diversity of achievements

Australia Day saw a series of Community Award honours bestowed upon Alpine Shire residents

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All set for Australia Day celebrations

Where will you celebrate Australia Day this year?

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$700k boost for North East food system growth

Bright Food Co-op involved in major regional boost to fresh produce distribution

Rural

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Haze unlikely to affect HPA hops crops this season

HPA have begun the countdown to harvest!

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Homecoming honour for alpine rodeo queen

Grace Griffith returned to the rodeo which started it all

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VFF activates Disaster Relief Fund to help devastated bushfire impacted farmers

Donations sought to help fire-affected farmers.

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