ALL ratepayers across Victoria could face higher rates bills, according to a peak councils body. The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has warned China’s ban on its import of certain recycling materials could see ratepayers across the state slugged with higher rates. Kingston Council has not as yet been impacted by the China ban but the MAV says major recycling firms with contracts with councils to accept recycling materials are “positioning for a statewide price adjustment”. “While rural councils have been the most directly affected to date, it has become clear that the impacts will be statewide, with significant cost…
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Police are seeking assistance in identifying a deceased man found at Olivers Hill last week. A passer-by located the body partially submerged in water near the Olivers Hill boat ramp just after 6.30am on Wednesday 14 February. Police are preparing a report for the coroner; however the death is not being treated as suspicious. He is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance, aged in his late 50’s, with a medium build, black wavy hair which is greying, and a moustache. The man was wearing a fluorescent orange high visibility top, dark coloured pants and black leather slip on shoes. A…
Saturday, 10th March, the Red Hill Showgrounds come alive with the festivities of one the State’s most popular agricultural shows. Entries for most categories close this week so visit our website and enter online: www.redhillshow.com.au/forms Aside from the remarkable array of animals including Clydesdales, cattle, sheep, alpacas, poultry, miniature goats, working dogs and more, the 2nd Red Hill Cider Show will be hosted by local published foodie Richard Cornish and offering tastings of the award-winning ciders. This year, we are thrilled to have the Australian Mountainboarders back with demos and free workshops. The Fly Dogs will astound you with their…
Compiled by Brodie Cowburn A DISTRESSING fatality occurred in Melbourne on Thursday last when a lad named Arthur Albert Verney 14 years, son of Mr and Mrs Verney of Frankston was killed. Shortly after 4 p.m. a salesman employed at Shanks and Co’s ware- house, 351 Flinders Lane, noticed that the goods lift was some distance below the ground floor. Closer inspection revealed that a boy had been crushed between the lift and the wall. Constable Froher was called and the boy was extricated and taken to the Melbourne Hospital. On arrival there he was found to be dead. The…
BAXTER will celebrate its centenary on Sunday 6 May and, to mark the occasion, Baxter Residents and Traders Progress Action Committee will hold a shindig at Baxter Primary School on Sunday 18 March. All proceeds will go to the school. The event will honour the renaming of Mornington Junction, Baxter’s Flat, as Baxter after Captain Benjamin Baxter the original settler. “The residents’ and traders’ committee, parents group and school council, as well as residents and businesses, are working hard to ensure this will be a great day for all,” BRATPAC secretary Gail Forbes said. A mural being painted by Melbourne Murals on the front of the Telstra Baxter Exchange on Baxter-Tooradin Road depicting…