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Gayle Cole, rep-resentative of the Nillumbik Friends of The Great Forest, tells of the Fairy And The Goblin talk to take place at Library at 7pm-8.30pm on Tuesday, December 11. Guest speaker Ken Kwak will tell the story of Leadbeater’s ‘Fairy’ Possum, and one of Australia’s rarest insects, the Goblin Flea. Ken grew up in
Indpendent Eildon candidate Michelle Dunscombe has been praised in Federal Parliament by Indi MHR Cathy McGowan. Ms McGowan congratulated the independent candidates who stood for local seats in last week’s State Election. Watch Ms McGowan’s speech: http://www.cathymcgowan.com.au/north_east_victorian_election_candidates?fbclid=IwAR2LWFN8TlGiti3sym0kRxalgrUMpj6kN61hdXIH_gfekdbs4v5vaCdaw3k As at Wednesday (Nov. 28), Ms Dunscombe had secured 1942 first preference votes (5.42 per cent) of the 35,799
The local business community has given its tick of approval to The Local Paper – yet again. As at November 28, forward orders for 39 full-page ads every issue for all of 2019 have already been placed with The Local Paper, about to enter its fourth year of publication. Ads create local business and local
Ahead of its centenary year in 2019, Whittlesea Lodge will be holding a Christmas night on Wednesday (Dec. 5). Members will gather for Christmas cheer, and host visitors from throughout the district, including a visit from the Fairfield Lodge. The Whittlesea Lodge is part of Freemasons Victoria, a charitable fraternity with more than 8000 members
The Local Paper has the region’s biggest internet audience of any local media outlet. We have had 87,784 requests in August, September, October and November (to date). That’s 731.5 per day. Or 5120.5 per week. Source: Analog Stats Add the 3675 print copies of The Local Paper each week. With the industry-accepted readership of 2.4 people per
Northern Victorian MLC Jaclyn Symes, if elected to her Upper House seat, will be appointed to State Cabinet. “Today my colleagues have delivered something that has never been achieved in the history of our state – 50 per cent of cabinet are women,” Premier Daniel Andrews said. The Age reports: “Ms Symes remains in a
The Local Paper’s cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson has won the prestigious Stanley Award. Matt was at the Cartoonists Association convention in Canberra, and took the Stanley Award for Animator Cartoonist 2018, for his animation Mysterical Planet. Matt is pleased and excited with his second Stanley Award. His first was in 2015.
We are just putting the finishing touches to this week’s 92-page issue of The Local Paper. There is plenty of news and photos: • Vote summary from every booth in the Eildon electorate • Yea $80 million estate might be nipped in the bud • Double-page Yea show photo spread • The story of this area’s
Cindy McLeish defied the statewide trend against the Liberals-Nationals coalition inl ast Saturday’s Victorian elections. Premier Daniel Andrews’s team was convincingly returned to government for another four-year term, gaining seats in the Lower House. Final voting figures are still being assembled for the Upper House. Ms McLeish was cautious about claiming victory on Saturday night.
The Local Paper team called in at most polling booths across Murrindindi on Saturday (Nov. 24). More photos in Wednesday’s Local Paper.
