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Book on Mrs Kelly ● Cindy McLeish ■ Local MP, Cindy McLeish, showed the value of persistence, when official news came through that electronic 40kmh speed signs will be installed in front of Yea Primary School. It follows her twoyear campaign to improve road safety. "I am delighted that the campaign to improve safety in Yea has been recognised by the Victorian Government," Ms McLeish said. Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Luke Donnellan, has indicated that the new speed signs will be installed soon.
School ignored
■ "VicRoads have considered the circumstances of the location and in recognition of the traffic volume on the (Melba) highway, the often inclement weather and the presence of the flagged crossing, will be installing electronic speed signs to enhance the prominence of the school speed zone,” Mr Donnellan said. Ms McLeish said that in spite of the good news, action should have been taken earlier. "For some time, the school had been trying to deal with VicRoads on this matter, with little success. Representatives of the school
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felt like they were being ignored,” Ms McLeish said. "On numerous occasions I have asked the government to commit to improving safety for students and residents in our region and have organised a petition calling for action." "At every turn the Government has been obstinate and has refused to listen. This is a great breakthrough for our community," Ms McLeish said.
Rakali spotted
■ Nearly a dozen people ventured out on a warm autumn evening (Friday) for the annual Yea Wetlands Platypus and Rakali (Water Rat)
count. Organisers say that as per last yea,r the platypus was a 'no show'. However, five rakali were seen.
Kinglake festival
■ A book about the mother of Ned Kelly will be promoted at Eltham Library at 6.30pm for 7pm tomorrow (Thurs., Mar. 9). Author Grantlee Kieza has assembled a book that looks into the wild family in struggling colonial days. A fee of $45 covers light refreshments and a signed copy of the book. Pre-paid bokings can be made with Eltham Nokshop, phone 9439 8700.
Memorial incident ■ The inaugural Festival Amongst The Falls, to be held over the Labor Day long weekend at Kinglake, features a Community Challenge and a display of AFL 9s. The exhibition matches, at the Kinglake Memorial Reserve, Extons Rd, from 11am-1pm, will feature the AFL 9s where there is no full body tackling. Women are strongly encouraged to play.
Birthday party continues
Local Phone Numbers FIRE BRIGADES (fire only) ............ 000 Local Brigades ............................... 000 POLICE (emergencies only) ............ 000 Kinglake ............................... 5786 1333 Seymour ............................... 5735 0200 Whittlesea ............................ 9716 2102 Yea ....................................... 5 7 9 7 26 30 263 57 AMBULANCE .................................... 000 Alexandra Hospital ............. 5772 0900 Northern Hospital, Epping .. 8405 8000 Seymour Hospital ................ 5793 6100 Yea Hospital ........................... 5 7 36 0400 57 S TATE EMERGENC Y SER VICE ......... 000 EMERGENCY SERVICE ■ Lifeline ........................................ 13 11 14 Nursing Mothers Helpline .... 9885 0653 Poisons Info. (24 Hours) .......... 13 11 26 RACV Roadside Assistance ........ 13 1111 RSPCA ................................... 9224 2222
A Clash of the Clans competition, including a tug-o’-war, will be accompanied by some three-legged and sack races.
■ Steel uprights for the Black Saturday Bushfire Memorial signs in Bald Spur Rd, St Andrews have been stolen. Thieves would have needed equipment to remove the metal uprights which appear to have been cut off close to the base.
Caught short ■ Male patrons at the Alexandra Race Club meeting on Saturday voiced their disgust when one man used the wash basin as a urinal late on Saturday afternoon. Out came a number of mobile phones to take photos to shame the over-refreshed racegoer.
Grand gesture
● What a big weekend it was in Alexandra ... and there is more to come over the Saturday-Monday ‘Labor Day Weekend’ to celebrate the district’s 150th anniversary. Locals say they can remember when the memorial was moved from Grant St to Leckie Park. Photo: ‘Rose Series’
■ Yea’s Grand Caledonian Hotel publican Colin Crowe is raffling a collage, to be drawn on ANZAC Day. Returned man Ken Howson says all proceeds will be going to the Yea-Kinglake RSL Sub-Branch.
Editor’s Diary From Our Files - 30 Years Ago Tuesday, March 10, 1987
Public appeal opens
■ The public appeal to raise $70,000 for the Yea Community Centre was launched. The local paper reported that there was a total of $38,000 already raised, with $1000 per week needed to reach the target.
CEACA chase
■ CEACA - the Continuing Education and Arts Centre of Alexandra - appealed for 800 participants to donate, to meet a shortfall in government funding. Chair Virginia Linton-Smith said a well attended Committee of Management meeting decided to go to the people for sipport. “What is principally needed immediately is the interest and participation of all members of CEACA. If funds are not found to bridge the gap this year, a severe curtailment of activities may have to be considered.”
Rodney’s record
■ Yea swimmer Rodney Lawson broke new Australian national record time for the 50mtre breast-stroke sprint in Perth. Rodney, of Francis St, Yea, was competing in teh Australian Swimming Championships at Beattie Park, against Olympic swimmer Peter Evans. Rodney shaved 1½ seconds off his contestant’s time to swim the distance in 29.47 seconds. His world ranking became ninth fastest, following the extraordinary swim.
Strath Ck sports
■ The Railway Hotel team from Yea won the Strath Creek tug-o’-war competition. The four successful members were Laurence Coonan, Gavan Coonan, Andrew Bowe and Joseph McCarthy. Other competitors were Daryl Skinner’s Yea team, the Roughriders (who defeated B. Sloan’s team). Norm Thompson’s team were successful against Webbie’s Whirlwinds and Ian Clark’s Freudian Slip who beat Dave Stewart’s team in the first round. The woodchop was won by Kevin Harris, followed by Gordon Buckland and Dennis McMahon Jnr.
Hotel changes
■ Yvonne and Malcolm Sissins announced their takeover of the Glenburn Hotel. Jacobs Creek Wines were priced at $4.99; Great Western Champagne was listed at $4.49; and Ben Ean Moselle was on special for $2.99 per bottle. ■ Our advertisement for the Maindample Hotel listed CUB bottles at $17.95 per carton; with stubbies at $19.70 per carton. Cans were priced at $19.95 per carton.
Call to ‘resign’
■ Yea district identity Don Lawson called on the Yea and District Memorial Hospital Board to resign, after it lost community support and confidence. A Health Department master plan signalled Yea Hospital to become a geriuatric centre, Alexandra to be a surgical hospital, and Eildon to be an obstetric facility. Mr Lawson said specialist hospitals made sense in large cities, but had no place locally.
300 years for roads
■ “At the current rate, it would be approximately 300 years before all the roads within the shire were sealed,” the Kilmore Free Press reported its local Shire Engineer to say. That Council constructed only about one kilometre of rural gravel roads per year.
Fire at Toolangi
■ Murrindindi CFA were called to investigate a report of smoke near the Toolangi State Forest, 30 years ago. The report came from the observation post at Mount Despair.