Category Archives: Community News

News Of Stanley People – Luke Bayley


Perhaps you saw an article recently about Luke’s exciting new job in Western Australia in The Ovens & Murray Advertiser, alongside his photo? He is now the regional manager for Bush Heritage Australia (Gascoyne/Murchison) in WA and living on the Charles Darwin Nature Reserve, which was formally White Wells sheep [...]

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New Stanley Baby!


Prue (nee Sinclair) & Christopher Nuck became parents a little ahead of the date they were anticipating, when Oliver Maxwell Nuck made his appearance on the morning of Sunday 1st April.  All is going well and big thanks to friends and family for their kind thoughts and support.

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Beechworth Secondary College Malaysia Trip by Jamie O’Callaghan


The dates of the trip were from the 24th of March to the 3rd of April. Fifteen students from Years nine to eleven, lead by John Tharrat and Jo Morrison participated in the trip.  I was the only student from Stanley.

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SRCI AGM elects New Committee


A new committee was elected at the Annual General Meeting of Stanley Rural Community Inc. held on Sunday 22nd April 2012. Its first Annual General Meeting (attended by twenty Stanley residents) was held in the Hall, the Association having been incorporated 18 months ago. Indigo Shire Councillor Bernard Gaffney chaired the AGM.  

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Working Bee Completes Firefighters Tribute


 A small number of Stanley residents answered the call for volunteers to help complete the plantings of native grasses around the Fire Fighters Tribute on Saturday 14th April, 2012.

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A poem recounted


The Farmers Will I leave…to my wife, my overdraft at the bank – maybe she can explain it. To my son, equity in my car – now he’ll have to go to work to meet the repayments. To my banker, my soul – he’s got a mortgage on it anyway. [...]

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Myrtleford Road Works Update


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Indigo Shire Council Community Forum Update


Stanley Residents who attended the community forum in February received an update from Indigo Shire Council on the actions taken in response to requested that were made at the forum. An edited version of the outcomes is provided here so that more people know what’s happening as a result of [...]

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Youth Game Night


On Saturday the 17th of March, a group of teenagers spent a couple of hours at the Stanley Hall, getting together and having fun. For the first activity happening in the community for the teenagers it was a really good turn out as everyone got together without a fuss and [...]

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Stanley Primary School Community Working Bee and Shared Pizza Lunch


On Sunday the 25th of March, the Stanley Primary school was the lucky host of a productive and fun working bee and shared wood-fired oven pizza lunch attended by both school families and members of the Stanley community. Having postponed from the Saturday, due to the fog, misty rain and [...]

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