Seymour News

Golfing for a cause

Golfers are being encouraged to take to the greens for a 72-hole endurance challenge to raise funds for life-saving cancer research. Cancer Council Victoria will be holding The Longest Day for its seventh consecutive year on December 16, but golfers...

David Rak

Share your experiences in accessing rural aged care services

Are you aged 65 or older? Have you ever accessed services in Seymour linked to ageing or aged care support? These could include, but are not limited to, hospital and GP services, district nursing, personal, respite and general home care, home...

Vanessa Wiltshire

Seymour women encouraged to screen for breast cancer

A little more than half the number of women living in the Euroa electorate are having regular breast screens. According to the latest findings by BreastScreen Victoria, just 54 per cent of women in the Euroa electorate were screened in 2016-2018...

David Rak

Seymour women encouraged to screen for breast cancer

A little more than half the number of women living in the Euroa electorate are having regular breast screens. According to the latest findings by BreastScreen Victoria, just 54 per cent of women in the Euroa electorate were screened in 2016-2018...

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Festival furore

Police from the State Highway Patrol nabbed 18 alleged drug drivers as part of Operation Furlong in Tallarook on November 4.

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Positive outcomes following health study

More Seymour residents are visiting their local GP and smoking rates have declined in the past 15 years, according to the latest Crossroads study.

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Creative talent on display

The artistic talents of Seymour College will be on display at its student art exhibition VCE folios will be the highlight of the two-day event, which will also feature artwork from a range of other year levels in various mediums including ceramics...

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Project ready to view

A plain wall has received a welcome splash of colour at Seymour College thanks to a student art project. A crowd gathered recently for the opening of a sensory art mural students designed and created for one of the school’s playgrounds. The...

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Furry friends coming to town

Pet lovers will get the chance to immerse themselves in the world of animals when the annual Mitchell Shire Pet Expo brings furry, feathered and scaly friends to the region. This year’s theme is responsible pet ownership – one of...

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Nominate a local hero

It is time to recognise some of the community’s unsung leaders and achievers through the annual Mitchell Shire Council Australia Day awards. The next group of award recipients will be announced during a service at the Australia Day ceremony in...

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RSL Sub-Branch celebrates

Eighty people recently gathered at the Seymour RSL Hall to celebrate 100 years since the sub-branch opened its doors to returned servicemen and women. The night included entertainment from the Australian Army Band Melbourne and was attended by...

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Forum to offer land management advice

Some of the region’s best land management minds will be able to assist Mitchell Shire Council residents on animal and pest control, protecting waterways, weed identification and land management plans at the 2019 Land Management Forum. The free...

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Preschool celebrates 60 years

It has been 60 years since Lady Brookes officially opened Seymour Preschool. The kindergarten has been operating as an association and run by a volunteer committee of management since November 7, 1959. The committee consists of parents and families...

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Remembrance Day 2019

Large crowds gathered across the region on Monday to mark Remembrance Day, paying their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Remembrance Day marked 101 years since the Armistice to end World War I was signed in a French train carriage...

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Big start for school

It’s been a huge start to term four at St Joseph’s Nagambie. The school had a state champion at the division, regional and state athletics when Hugh Murphy came first in triple jump. In other sporting news, year 5 and 6 students participated in the...

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Author talk in Nagambie

Author Tina Clark will be speaking about her new novel Cry of the Firebird at Nagambie Library next month. Born in Zimbabwe, Ms Clark completed her primary school years at boarding school in Bulawayo. She attended senior school in South Afric...

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Get your recycling questions answered

Strathbogie Shire Council encourages residents to embrace National Recycling Week as a chance to learn something new about waste and recycling. Earlier this year, Sustainability Victoria ranked the Strathbogie Shire municipality as number two in the...

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Two people airlifted to Melbourne after Avenel crash

Two people have been airlifted to hospital after a collision in Avenel on Thursday afternoon.

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RSL cash for CFA units

Seymour RSL Social Club provided a booster shot for several local CFA units recently. President Max Hammond presented the Trawool, Whiteheads Creek-Tarcombe, Tallarook and Hilldene CFA captains with a $500 cheque each to assist them in their...

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