News
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Former shire CEO fronts court
Former Central Goldfields Shire CEO Mark Johnston has been convicted and fined $26,000 after he pleaded guilty at the Maryborough Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning to five rolled-up charges in relation to misuse of a council issued credit card.
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Vandals blow-up letterbox in Clunes
Police are appealing for information after vandals have blown-up a number of letterboxes in Clunes, Ballarat and Creswick with an unknown device.
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Truck rollover closes road
A man has had a lucky escape after his truck rolled over in Craigie on Tuesday, causing a major clean-up operation which lasted several hours.
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Six-year-old Ayla braves the razor
Six-year-old Ayla Bennett has taken the plunge and shaved her hair as part of the Worldʼs Greatest Shave, raising nearly $700 so far for the cause.
Sport
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Golfers take to 72-hole course for Cancer Council’s Longest Day challenge
Starting at dawn this Saturday, six of Avoca’s keenest golfers will don the ugliest shirts in their closet and tee off on a mission to play 72 holes of golf to raise money for a worthy cause.
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Colts out to finish 2018 undefeated
After keeping last season’s two-day premiers, Maryborough, to 183 runs at the weekend, Colts Phelans will now take to the pitch with bat in hand this Saturday to see if it can finish 2018 completely undefeated.
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MKM and Imperials searching for success after lacklustre one-day season
Both MKM and the Creswick Imperials have a lot to prove this Saturday, as the sides gun for success in two-day cricket after a dismal one-day half.
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A reserve one-day runner-up Beaufort suffers first two-day loss
Round six of the Maryborough District Cricket Association’s 2018-19 season saw A reserve’s two-day matches get underway and B grade move past the half way mark in its one-day competition.
