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Steve Robertson | IT was like an episode of the popular TV series Time Team, except the setting was a site north of Tyrendarra, the time frame was three weeks, not three days, and there was no Tony Robinson madly dashing from trench to trench. For the past three weeks, a team of archaeology students fromMonashUniversity’s Clayton campus has been busily uncovering artefacts at a Gunditjmara stone home site on the Kurtonitj property between Tyrendarra and Homerton. Led by Professor Ian McNiven, whose … Continue reading 0 Comments
James Bourke | TODAY marks a special and memorable day in the history of the tight-knit Tyrendarra community. On this day exactly 50 years ago, an official State Electricity Commission (SEC) switching-on ceremony took place, providing homes in the town with the luxury … Continue reading 0 Comments
Huw Cushing | VOLUNTEERS are busily transforming the Tyrendarra Recreation Reserve in preparation for tomorrow’s 96th Annual Tyrendarra Show. The Tyrendarra Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s 14 members are organising dozens of events, including equestrian, speed shearing, sheep and cattle exhibitions, a home brew … Continue reading 0 Comments
Steve Robertson | THE DSE and CFA have declared the Kentbruck – Portland-Nelson Rd fire under control, but warned some areas inside the fire perimeter may continue to burn for several weeks. Back burning over the past few days has been successful in … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | FOR the past 10 days, up to 400 firefighters and have been working to control the Kentbruck blaze. While some emergency services personnel have relied on hotels in Portland, Mt Gambier and Hamilton for accommodation, hundreds are calling the Heywood … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | FIREFIGHTERS planned to back-burn 4500 hectares yesterday in an attempt to control the Kentbruck –Portland-Nelson Rdfire before conditions worsen today. Heavy plumes of smoke are expected to blanket communities north and east of the fire following back-burning, reducing visibility on … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | THE bushfire in the Lower Glenelg National Park has caused a “mass exodus”, hitting tourism in the area hard, according to Nelson Hotel owner Neil Shelton. Nelson Boat and Canoe Hire owner Chris Carson felt the impact of the fire … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | PINES valued at about $2 million were burnt in a fire that began in the Kentbruck area on Friday afternoon. The fire started in a pine plantation 18 kilometres south-east of Nelson at 2.45pm Friday moving in a south-easterly direction … Continue reading
Huw Cushing | RESIDENTS of Drik Drik, Greenwald and Winnap were told by the CFA to prepare for incoming bushfire yesterday afternoon. Unpredictable winds caused several spot-fires to break containment lines from the 3000 hectare Kentbruck fire yesterday afternoon and the CFA issued … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | A PORTLAND fisherman has been hit with $135,300 in fines and penalties for fisheries and criminal charged relating to rock lobster fishing. Roderick McDonald, 59, of Dougherties Rd was sentenced in the Warrnambool County Court last Friday after previously pleading … Continue reading
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