Dusty Days Around Stanley
With the dirt roads around Stanley drying out, the dust problem is causing a concern to many residents. Please help out by driving slowly on these roads. Any reduction in speed, even just a few kilometres an hour, will make a difference to your neighbours. This includes when parking on the dust-bowl outside Greg and […]
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Nine Mile News | Issue 101 | August 2018
Andrew Box, a former Stanley resident of 35 years, then acknowledged our ‘Printers Over Time’–Harry Tews (inaugural 6 mths in 2010), the Stanley PO team (inc. Graham Osborne and Susan Lockwood), Bob Malone and the Stanley Hall and Athenaeum Committee (3 editions 2017). Walkley Awards Recipients Social Group
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The Nine Mile News | Issue 100 | July 2018
Letters to the Editor: Dear Editor. Congratulations to the Nine Mile News reaching the 100th edition, a feat probably beyond the wildest dreams of the small group of Stanley people who started the newsletter over eight years ago. I was there at the formation of the newsletter, back in the days when we had just lost our Post […]
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The Nine Mile News Issue #79
Stanley Victoria Community Newsletter, October 2016 In this issue: SRCI Community Update – Cue Springs and preparations for our Supreme Court Hearing Appeal of the VCAT decision. – An update also of the status of the Stanley Township rezoning through Indigo Shire Council and the Minister for Planning. – Notification of the SRCI AGM planned […]
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Letter to the Editor
To the Editor, TNMN This is a quick note to show my appreciation to those who occasionally write about local wildlife, birds and plants in The Nine Mile News. Getting to know the place you live a little better has got to be good for both the people learning, and the place being discovered, or […]
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Moving Sale
55- 61 Mt Stanley Road STANLEY (in the orchard) Saturday 28th February 2015 9am – 4pm Genuine sale – owners moving Tools, furniture, household items, bikes, linen, canoe, books, outdoor furniture, garden equipment, pot plants, plants, bric a brac, etc. A fuller list will be posted closer to the date Contact Chris – 0458 606 […]
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Baby Sitter Required… For a GOAT!
I have a smallish black billy goat who last year fathered some beautiful baby kids. He is now becoming frisky again and has started to take an interest in some of his female offspring – not good! I have tried to separate him from the girls but he still finds a way through/under/over fences, even […]
Read more about this...Fire Up All
Have you prepared for the season ahead Stuff around house and junk around shed Cleaned the spoutings, rid the leaves Filled the gaps you have in your eaves? Vegetation near house, keep it short. Check pump and hoses and gear you bought All helps should a fire flare up one day, A lightning strike, […]
Read more about this...Noticeboard-Sculpture Update
To all involved, the following is a brief summary of where the Stanley Noticeboard project goes from here after a meeting on Wed Mar 16th between Indigo Council’s Mark Florence, Ben Gilbert, the Friends of Stanley Athenaeum, Stanley Primary School, Mike Byrne and myself:- • At the meeting it was agreed that Ben Gilbert from […]
Read more about this...Letter from the guest editor
My first experience editing the newsletter has been much less daunting than first anticipated, learning a lot in the process. It was actually fun. I encourage any community member who has knowledge of word and is interested in helping out, to offer your services. As the saying goes “Many hands make light work” and chances […]
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