General News
10 April, 2023
The Addy Looks Back - April 2023
During April... 10 YEARS AGO 2013 $295,000 of funding was announced that will see Maryborough’s Station Domain sheltered by some serious shade sail. Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott visited Avoca and Talbot as part of the 2013 Pollie Pedal...
During April...
10 YEARS AGO
2013
$295,000 of funding was announced that will see Maryborough’s Station Domain sheltered by some serious shade sail.
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott visited Avoca and Talbot as part of the 2013 Pollie Pedal, a fundraising cycling event.
The 143rd Rheola Charity Carnival was celebrated in style with a record gate taking of $11,029.60, which suggested a crowd of 5000 attended the day.
Maryborough Football Netball Club was not able to field an under 18 football side in the upcoming Bendigo Football Netball League season.
Art Central was launched at 172 High Street, Maryborough and set to run over three years.
The fourth annual Relay For Life was held starting early Friday evening and continuing for 18 hours, raising $77,000.
The former Wareek Primary School was put up for auction.
Former AFL footy player, Anthony Koutoufides, played for Carisbrook in the season MCDFNL opener against Navarre.
The Anzac spirit was alive and well in Maryborough and surrounding towns, with large crowds attending services.
20 YEARSAGO
2003
Maryborough Regional College student Brad Saul plays the bagpipes at Rod Laver Arena in front of 10,000 people at the prestigious Joining The Chorus concert.
Neighbours stars Ian Smith (Harold Bishop) and Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) appear at the local Staying Alive festival, participating in activities and signing autographs.
Maryborough continued its dominance in the Maryborough and District Cricket Association by taking out its third consecutive A grade premiership.
The Governor of Victoria, John Landy, spends two days touring Maryborough and district, visiting schools, factories and businesses.
Concept plans for Maryborough’s skatepark on Majorca Road, including a barbecue area, BMX dirt bike jumps, skating facilities and enhanced garden area were unveiled.
A site inspection attended by objectors and councillors in Potts Lane, Carisbrook failed to win over support for a proposed chicken broiler farm development.
Sewerage was connected to Maryborough’s drive-in industrial estate, giving the green light for businesses such as Lyal Eales Stores to establish a warehouse and distribution facility.
50 YEARS AGO
1973
Dunolly were the premiers in A grade tennis, defeating Talbot 4-1.
Maryborough’s new motel, the Dorojon, situated in Primrose Street, opened its doors to guests. The motel had a dining room with BYO licence, and for the first time in Maryborough, guests will have their own swimming pool.
The 103rd Rheola Carnival was held on Easter Monday, once again featuring the traditional well balanced mixed sports program, including woodchopping, skilled horsemen taking part in a polocross exhibition, footrunning, novelty events and entertainment.
Tektites dominated the local basketball scene winning five premierships in nine grades.
Mr N. C. Kerr is to retire from the Maryborough Technical College in April. He retires after a lifelong service as a teacher and as apprentice instructor.
Stopwork action continues at the Maryborough High School — 19 teachers take stopwork action every Friday disagreeing with the Government’s quoted working hours of 17.5 per week of work a teacher does. These teachers believe that there is more involved than the time spent in front of classes and many more hours must be added to preparation and correction time for those lessons.
Majorca Red Cross raised a total of $187 for the annual March appeal.
MKM opening batsman Col Trickey was voted Cricketer of the Year by one vote from Colts Phelans player Ken Gibbs.
The Commonwealth Library for the Maryborough High School is to be built. A Commonwealth Library will also be built for the Technical College, but building is held up until Station Street is officially closed to vehicular traffic.