Gisborne
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Giz Asaurus to roar again
How do you make a stranger smile? A creative Gisborne teenager has found just the right combination of silly, fun and lovable to do the trick. He is the Giz Asaurus – determined to make your day, and he’s been doing exactly that for many residents with his sporadic appearances around Gisborne since January. The…
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Local cricket star bound for India
Gisborne cricket star Riley Vernon is the first batter to top 1000 runs in a Gisborne District Cricket Association season.
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Next gen rescuers
A frightened and trapped wallaby was rescued from a residential street in Gisborne last month with the help of three local children.
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Indigenous leader receives honour
Narungga Kaurna woman and Indigenous health leader Janine Mohamed has been named Victoria’s 2024 Australian of the Year.
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Demolition plans bound for VCAT
Plans to partially demolish a heritage building for a new childcare centre in Gisborne will go before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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GoodSAM a lifesaver
A Gisborne father and his family last week thanked the GoodSAM responder and paramedics who saved his life, when he suffered cardiac arrest earlier this year.
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Ballet’s rising star: Laura Griffiths puts Australian Ballet under a spell
Gisborne-raised ballet dancer Laura Griffiths has returned home from London as one of the newest arrivals to The Australian Ballet.
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Full-fibre NBN ahead
More than 12,000 residential homes and businesses across McEwen will be able to place an order to upgrade their NBN connection to world-class full-fibre as part of the Australian Government’s plan for a better National Broadband Network. McEwen MP Rob Mitchell said eligible premises in Gisborne, Riddells Creek and Romsey, currently served by slow and…
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Restaurant owner suffers burns
A Gisborne restaurant owner suffered burns to his face and hands after a fire broke out at the Hong Kong Tasty Kitchen last Friday. It is believed the man was cooking on a stove top just before midday when flames reached up into the exhaust system and extended to the roof space. CFA brigades arrived…
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‘No uniform existing character in Gisborne’
The applicant behind a development plan for Gisborne’s Ross Watt Road has been asked to resubmit a revised version to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. After seven hearing days, VCAT senior member Geoffrey Code found the plan was generally consistent with expectations in the planning scheme. He found it provided an appropriate framework in…
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Ash Wednesday memories captured
Macedon Ranges stories from the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires have been captured in a book. Memories of Ash Wednesday documents personal accounts from Bullengarook, Gisborne, Macedon and Mount Macedon residents who lived through the February 16 disaster. Gisborne resident Bryan Power compiled and edited the stories for the project that grew from a commemorative article…
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Gisborne plan ‘just not on’
An amended development plan for Gisborne’s Ross Watt Road has failed to gain the support of Macedon Ranges Shire Council. Decision on the hotly contested large-scale development will fall to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal later this month. Speaking to the council’s position last week, Cr Anne Moore said the plan as presented was…