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Your local Pyrenees Advocate is out today with a comprehensive look at local news from across the Pyrenees Shire. This week we farewelled Car 29 on its annual Variety Bash trek, a big improvement in local ambulance times, Avoca Primary kids launch their exhibition at Gallery 127, Alex Dyson announces another run for the seat […]
Could it be third time lucky for Dyson?
RADIO host Alex Dyson has announced he will make a third run for the seat of Wannon at the next federal election.
Mr Dyson made his announcement on Wednesday, saying he was “extremely honoured” to be running as a candidate.
It will be his third attempt to win the seat off the Liberals Dan Tehan.
Lights On
THE Australian and Victorian governments in partnership with Pyrenees Shire Council have marked the completion of a high quality lighting upgrade at Beaufort’s Goldfields Recreation Reserve.
The more than $630,000 project was supported by $236,155 from the Australian Government under the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, $250,000 from the Victorian Government and more than $145,000 from the Pyrenees Shire Council.
The project, benefiting Beaufort’s sporting clubs, was a significant undertaking and included a full electrical system upgrade, completed by Powercor, to enable the power capacity for upgraded lighting.
Vinny Lauwers: the ultimate adventure and what lies ahead
AS VINNY Lauwers sailed around Cape Horn, off the coast of Southern Chile, he knew something wasn’t right.
Bakery Park tree to be pruned, not removed
COUNCIL has opted to significantly prune the Amphitheatre’s peppercorn tree in a bid to save it, with additional safety measures to be installed at Bakery Park.
Avoca pine trees saved
AVOCA residents have succeeded in saving three pine trees in the main street, but council says the incoming electric vehicle charger’s location will not change.
New carpark a waste, say residents
BEAUFORT residents have expressed frustration at the construction of a new carpark at the town’s train station at the expense of myki readers and CCTV.
Wandering Walkers set for the ultimate adventure
REMEMBER those 50-seat Gold buses which transported schoolkids to their excursions? Well, this is what the Walkers – Carla, Josh and their two daughters – are set to call home as they begin their tour around Australia. It was a dream Carla and Josh had held onto for eight years before deciding to act on […]
Lexton on the look out for platypuses
LEXTON residents are on the look-out for platypuses in the region as part of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s mission to document known sightings. While the platypus is not listed as an endangered species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature upgraded their status to ‘Near Threatened’ this year, with researchers hoping to update the Living […]
Parkrun off to a great start in Beaufort
UPWARDS of 80 runners have braved the cold over the last fortnight to participate in the launch of Beaufort’s parkrun around the lake. The program, which consists of a five-kilometre course or two laps around the Beaufort lake, launched in the town a fortnight ago and has attracted participants from as far as Brisbane, Ararat […]