News
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Lexton’s Optus tower officially switched on
After four years of waiting, Lexton’s Optus tower has officially been switched on, set to provide some relief for the region after years of unreliable or non existent mobile service.
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MDHS to be involved in family violence prevention and response pilot program
As reports of family violence incidents increase during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Maryborough residents are set to receive extra support thanks to a more than $1 million pilot program.
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Further easing of restrictions announced as stay at home message is updated to ‘stay safe’
The Victorian Government has announced more coronavirus restrictions will be lifted in the coming weeks, changing their official message to residents from “stay home” to “stay safe”.
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School zone reminder as students return
Drivers are being warned to stay on the look out for 40 km/h school zones and school crossings which will reopen across the shire this week as students return to on site learning.
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Fox baits planted in regional forests
Residents are being urged to keep their dogs on a leash when walking in state forests over the coming weeks as around 50 fox baits were temporarily planted in the Maryborough region last week.
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Maryborough’s Target Country to close
Maryborough’s Target Country store will close next year as the retailer undergoes a reduction in size, leaving another High Street building empty.
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State’s unemployment rate set to spike
Victoria’s unemployment rate could peak as high as 11 percent before the end of the year due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus, new government modelling has found.
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Council to conduct virtual listening post this week
The Central Goldfields Shire Council’s quarterly listening posts are set to go ahead in a digital format this week, with community members invited to take part.
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Red Shield Appeal goes digital to raise vital funds
Maryborough’s Salvation Army branch is asking the community to donate to its Red Shield Appeal with a click instead of a knock as the fundraiser gets underway this month in a unique format.
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Jess sets task to walk 400 kilometres in four weeks
Jess Burbidge has laced up her runners for a mammoth challenge this month, aiming to walk 400 kilometres in four weeks in honour of one very special person in her life — her nan, Lynette Paris.
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Local division one Tatts winner found
Maryborough’s mystery division one TattsLotto winner has been found, realising he’d won $410,000 in the weekend’s draw after reading about it in the paper on Tuesday.
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Volunteers celebrated as part of national week
Before the sun had a chance to rise on Wear Orange Wednesday, a day of national thanks for SES volunteers, local members were already hard at work removing fallen trees from local roads in Lexton.