Incorporating the Nagambie Times and Violet Town Sentinel
AVENEL - EUROA - LONGWOOD - NAGAMBIE - STRATHBOGIE - VIOLET TOWN Wednesday, March 5, 2025
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Veterans fall short
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There is always a reason Cemetery Trust umbrage at community ‘not understanding’
KEEPING PACE
VANESSA Selleck from Winkel Park leads ‘Myona Lily’, an 18-month-old Charolais heifer, at the weekend’s Euroa Autumn Beef Cattle Show to win first place in the Sires Progeny Class.
By ANDY WILSON
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A LENGTHY dry start to the year and the logistics of a trust-run graveyard have forced the managers of the Euroa Cemetery and Lawn Cemetery to take measures to protect the public and maintain graves. Cemetery Trust chairperson Marc Stevens has defended recent criticism of the cemetery’s management as published in The Euroa Gazette recently, by reminding the community that the cemetery is operated by a trust and not the shire council. “Some of the criticisms being raised are things we actually don’t want to be in place, but we put them into action for a reason,” Mr Stevens said. “There’s always a reason.” The cemetery is funded entirely by income from selling grave sites, and caretaker Michael Keeley is paid 15 hours per week for its upkeep. Mr Keeley said the relatively new, state-of-the-art watering system has had several malfunctions over summer due to its battery power source but was recently repaired. “One of the biggest problems at the moment is our lovely weather and our grass being a bit on the brown side,” Mr Keeley said. “Five weeks ago, that cemetery was bright green but five weeks of 30-degree weather obviously puts a bit of pressure on it. “Everything comes down to costs and sometimes you’ve got to cut back a little.” Mr Keeley said vandalism was taking up much of his time and as a consequence the cemetery toilets were only unlocked for burials due to extensive overnight vandalism and theft. ■ Continued page 2
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