2014
Come one, come all to hall
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The Kyabram Town Hall is finally set to open its doors after months of refurbishments.
After five years of disuse, the hall will re-open this Friday with a focus on community members and visitors.
A community and tourist information centre will form part of the newly developed hall, along with space for visiting and community artist to display alongside the “Splinter Contemporary Artists” gallery, with this month’s exhibit comprised of work from the Town of Kyabram Rotary Art Show.
Also housed in the hall will be the Edwardian and Victorian historic Isobel Harvie “A Stitch Back in Time” clothing exhibit.
The doors will open as an adjunct to the Kyabram Bush Market and visitors are welcomed to view the hall.
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Wilson named mayor-elect
Rochester Ward councillor Leigh Wilson has virtually been confirmed as the next Campaspe Shire mayor following an assembly of councillors yesterday.
In line with council’s by-laws a ballot was held calling for nominations for the position, with Cr Wilson the only nomination received before being officially announced as mayor elect.
Cr Wilson thanked his follow councillors for showing their support in nominating him.
“I am proud and exciting to be given this opportunity to be mayor and to lead the council for the next 12 months, and I look forward to outlining some of the key opportunities and challenge I see for our Shire at our meeting next week,” he said.
Cr Wilson was first elected as a councillor in November 2008 and has since held the flood recovery and emergency management portfolio.
At the same meeting, Kyabram Deakin Ward Cr Carol Howell was successfully nominated as deputy mayor.
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P-12 pupils in full voice
Kyabram P-12 College students joined thousands of other students across the country for a food old-fashioned singalong last Thursday,
For three weeks about 400 students had been practising to perform We’ve Got the Music at exactly the same time as part of the annual Music: Count us in event.
Performing arts teacher Sue Meeking said the event was a great way to get music into children’s lives in a casual way.
“There are more and more kids coming along who are just not able to join in,” Mrs Meeking said.
“You don’t have to be a performer to enjoy a singsong,” she said.
1994
100 but you would never guess
Alma Pike is a marvel.
A 100-year-old marvel.
Last Monday she reached the three-figure age milestone to become Kyabram’s only living centenarian.
A party thrown by the Board of Management of the Kyabram Nursing Home with family and friends, congratulatory messages from the Queen, the Prime Minister and Governor and a TV appearance made it a big day for Alma.
But if you didn’t know you would never guess that Alma, mother of the late legendary Kyabram businessman Perc Pike, has lived for 10 decades and was born in the last century.
“I even started to think about it myself and checked my birth certificate to check whether I had it (age) right or not,” Alma chuckled.
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Kyabram’s last hurrah
Gale force winds must have left organisers of Sunday’s Kyabram Community Party wondering “what might have been” after a relatively small but enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Kyabram Secondary College to mark the impending dissolution of the municipality of Kyabram.
The event was shifted to the college because of the blustery condition, in lieu of the outdoor area at the Kyabram Fauna Park.
From 5pm emphasis shifted to the secondary college hall, where the faithful congregated to hear their Mayor, Cr John Elborough, make what will probably be his last public speech.
With mixed emotions, Cr Elborough spoke of the pride he had felt in his short time as Mayor, and also the sadness which comes with the realisation that the Town of Kyabram has short history left in front of it.
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Children thank council
Children form the Fenaughty St Preschool gave thanks to Kyabram Town Council last week for its assistance to the facility since it was established in 1958.
With the imminent end of the Town Council in its present form, the children created a collage, framed and mounted and presented it to councillors Cole, Bowman and Morrell who accepted the gift on behalf of all past and present council members and staff.
Speaking on behalf of the preschool, parent Karen Thomas said the council had always ensured the kindergarten had been maintained in top condition and assisted in many other ways.
Mrs Thomas said she hoped the next governing body would show similar support to the kinder, which she believes should be considered an important part of the municipal agenda.
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Seeing Eye Dog at School
“Left Kerry”, and the dog turned left, leading her master, totally blind Ray Hannah, in a demonstration before Dawes Rd school children on Tuesday.
Kerry is a four-year-old Labrador, and provides the eyes for her blind master. Both Mr Hannah and Kerry are from the Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School in Melbourne.
They are presently on a week’s tour of the Goulburn Vallery giving a series of lectures and demonstrations to schools and Lions Clubs to promote interest and support for the school, besides letting people know under what conditions a handicapped person works.
Mr Hannah kept the students at the Dawes Rd School enthralled with demonstrations with the dog and then answered questions.
He said blind people come from as far away as Adelaide or Cairns to train with the dogs, then take them home.
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Cup Day fun and fashion
The Tijuana resounded loudly to the mingled cheers and groans of 270 ladies, following the running of the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
The occasion was the Lion’s Ladies Chicken and Champagne Luncheon, and there was an abundance of food, fun and fashion.
The fashions, though colourful, were not as elegant or as striking as in years past, and hats were in the minority.
Mrs Dorothy Warren of Undera was awarded the title of “Lady of the Day” and Mrs Helen Dalrymple of Kyabram was chosen as the “Trendsetter”.
Mrs Warren was elegant in a tailored frock and waist length jacket of deep cream, heavy jersey crepe.
The skirt was slim fitting, and the jacket had a zipped from and a wide belt holding it at the waistline.
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Stage Revue
Once again Kyabram will be entertained with a first-class Stage Revue by the Kyabram Dance Studio tomorrow night.
Mr Terry Carr from Bendigo travels weekly to Kyabram to teach tap-dancing and modern ballet.
This annual concert will give the Kyabram people and surrounding districts an insight into Terry’s work throughout the year.
Many of the pupils from the Kyabram Dance Studio have been very successful at various eisteddfods, proving a great deal of talent prevails within the school.
As in the past years, there has always been a packed house of a most appreciative audience, and this year will no doubt be no exception.
Cadet Journalist