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3 days ago | 
alpineobserver.com.au | Coral Cooksley
A SUCCESSFUL END MND fundraiser held at the Beechworth Football and Netball Club (BFNC) on Saturday raised more than $5700. Beechworth Fire Brigade volunteer Damien Jones took part in the shivering ice-bucket challenge describing it as a “breathtaking” but enjoyable moment. “When you have the ability to help a great cause, you do what you do,” he said. “It’s great that the football and ...
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3 days ago | 
omadvertiser.com.au | Coral Cooksley
BEECHWORTH Men’s Shed member Allan Mansfield delved deep into the barrel to draw winning tickets including a huge cubby house as first prize at the close of a fundraising raffle on Wednesday. A West Wodonga resident won the cubby house valued at $2100 built by Mr Mansfield. Other winners for second, third and fourth prizes hail from Beechworth. More to the story with winners and funds raised in nex...
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3 days ago | 
omadvertiser.com.au | Coral Cooksley
RUTHERGLEN Rotary’s biggest fundraiser on the calendar – the County Fair on Sunday – is one of Victoria’s longest running and largest regional markets. Club president Frank O’Loughlin said the outstanding free event from 9am to 3.30pm is expected to draw 5000 to 8000 visitors. “Since we took over the event in excess of $400,000 has been raised and distributed to the community for project...
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3 days ago | 
omadvertiser.com.au | Coral Cooksley
Friday, 6 June to Monday, 9 JuneBEECHWORTH ARTS COUNCIL: Photographic exhibition. 10am to 4pm. ‘Beechworth Family Album - Portraits of Creative Beechworth’. The next chapter in the Beechworth Family Album - a photography project started in 1984 and produced every decade since then. Photographs include local artists, photographers, musicians and creative groups taken by local photographer Mark ...
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3 days ago | 
omadvertiser.com.au | Coral Cooksley
A FORMER longtime Rutherglen resident travelled from the seaside town of Torquay to Rutherglen to attend the opening of a sculptural tribute to honour local First Nations artist and Elder Yackaduna (Tommy McRae 1835-1901) and his family on Saturday. Ro Porter with her late husband Rob had been a driving force behind the ArtsRutherglen project. “We were leaving Rutherglen with mixed emotions as we ...
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3 days ago | 
omadvertiser.com.au | Coral Cooksley
PAT Giltrap was born in Melbourne, moved to England with his parents and siblings until eight years old when the family returned to Australia living in the North East. He left the area after finishing school and after 27-odd years he returned to the North East five years ago with his wife and young daughters to live in Stanley. What do you do workwise? I do a lot of work on the small farm we call home, but what I actually do for money? I work in the construction industry on major projects.
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3 days ago | 
omadvertiser.com.au | Coral Cooksley
A DONATION of $500 to the Beechworth Health Service (BHS) by a local exercise group is set to help age care residents with new activities. Beechworth Exercise and Activity’s (BEAT) president Helen Kenny presented the cheque to BHS chief executive Sharon Walsh and cinical service director Elizabeth Ibrom on Wednesday, 24 May at the Senior Citizens Centre. The funds given have been given towards th...
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3 days ago | 
omadvertiser.com.au | Coral Cooksley
NEW life continues to be breathed into Rutherglen’s historic wine bottle. Once a working water tower, it has been transformed into a tourist attraction with an added dimension as a community hub for events. The iconic landmark regarded by many residents as a beacon to the town celebrated its 125th anniversary on the ANZAC Day long weekend. The event drew around 400 people over two days including cy...
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5 days ago | 
alpineobserver.com.au | Coral Cooksley
A SHINY red haulage truck armed with a happy driver and around 35 riders on their rumbling motorbikes rolled into Beechworth on May 25 laden with warm apparel for an annual collection for the Beechworth Salvation Army. This year marked the 10th anniversary of the blanket and jacket collection to help people in need during chilly winter months. A thrilled organiser Trevor Botting from Yackandanda...
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1 week ago | 
alpineobserver.com.au | Coral Cooksley
SEVENTY-EIGHT mountain bike riders pedalled fast at the inaugural Kaitler Klassic on the Indigo Epic Trail organised by the local club last Saturday. The well-attended event had been organised by Beechworth Chain Gang’s Steve Martin in memory of local mountain biking community member Brenton Kaitler. Forty-year-old Brenton tragically passed away last year while riding in the local area. President L...
