Category Archives: Community News
Stanley Primary School
- Posted on 19/03/2013
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Stanley Primary School - Closure or Pause? Well, after the eloquent appeal from Kelli Hicks in our February issue, there appeared to be a tiny glimmer of hope that this old-established school, which celebrated its sesquicentenary in 2007, might be able to continue, judging by the numbers who attended the Community [...]
Continue reading...Local Food Love
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Local Food Love We are incredibly lucky to live in a corner of the world where we are able to grow an incredible diversity of fresh produce. There is really no excuse not to do our bit for the environment and eat local and seasonal food as much as possible. Yes, you can do without fresh tomatoes [...]
Continue reading...Arts Complex for Stanley?
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Arts Complex for Stanley? Residents will be interested to learn that an ambitious and exciting project has begun for the establishment of a purpose-built Arts Recreation Kulture collective (ARKc) in Stanley. The State Government’s Regional Arts Victoria (RAV) recently announced that five grants, each of $350,000, are available to small [...]
Continue reading...Stanley Artists and Artisans
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Stanley Artists & Artisans The Steering Committee of the Rural Arts Victoria Stanley ARC Project is seeking to establish a Register of artists, musicians, craftspeople etc. etc. The Register will gather information about the many and varied forms of artistic expression that Stanley and district residents practise. The Register will [...]
Continue reading...Stanley Primary School News
- Posted on 15/11/2012
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The last couple of months have seen our enthusiastic students busy as ever, and with plenty more happening this term. Probably the biggest highlight was the participation in our school’s cluster athletics day, with the students all trying their hardest and cheering each other on. Their team spirit was shown [...]
Continue reading...CFA – CB Radios
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Well the time is upon us to start checking items in preparation for the bush fire season. This year many of us will have a CB radio which we enable communications to others, neighbours, fireguard groups and to the fire shed. Most important of all is that these radios will [...]
Continue reading...Stanley Landcare Report
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I must thank everyone who has contributed in recent weeks to our planting and mulching working bees in Blue Gum Gully. We have now completed the current planting. There may be more involving suitable plants next year. It has been wonderful to see many new faces helping. The mulching in [...]
Continue reading...Stanley Social Group
- Posted on 14/11/2012
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The Group continues to meet in the Uniting Church building on the third Tuesday of each month and newcomers to Stanley are warmly invited to come along. We would like to thank Maggy Tyrie for her interesting talk at our meeting on 16 October about the touring art exhibition from the National Gallery [...]
Continue reading...Tennis in Stanley
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The Stanley Tennis Club Inc began its 2012 pre-Xmas season on Thursday 25th October. It was a gorgeous evening with a freshly ‘mown and blown’ court and surrounds. Players and their families brought a picnic tea. Thursdays from 5.30pm onwards will be the tennis time for this season’s two teams [...]
Continue reading...Open Gardens in Stanley
- Posted on 13/11/2012
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Two wonderful local gardens are open as part of Open Gardens Australia over the Melbourne Cup weekend November 3rd and 4th McIntosh Garden, 17 Lower Stanley Road, Beechworth From main Beechworth intersection take Camp St/Stanley Rd. (C525) for 1km and turn left into Lower Stanley Rd. Handsome mature [...]
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