Tag: Maffra
Tributes flow for Maffra stalwart
Tom Parry
MAFFRA is mourning the loss of a much-beloved local identity.
World-renowned veterinarian and dairy farmer Jakob Malmo died on Friday, March 17 at the...
Flags shared across local competition
Tom Parry
PLAYERS in the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association’s first grade weren’t the only ones participating in a grand final last weekend (March 18 - 19).
Premiers...
Tournament time for badminton club
Tom Parry
EXCITEMENT is brewing for the Sale-Maffra Badminton Association Veterans Tournament, to be held over two days this weekend.
It will be the fourth time...
Speeding needs addressing in Maffra
Tom Parry
A CALL has been made to address the issue of speeding motorists on Gibney Street in Maffra.
Vehicles, including large trucks, are driving along...
Calls for HECS incentives to address regional veterinary shortages
Leading rural veterinary organisations are calling for urgent HECS incentives – similarly seen with medical and teaching degrees – to attract vets to the...
Maffra hit-and-run arrest
A MAN handed himself in to a police station on Wednesday afternoon and was subsequently arrested after a Maffra man was killed in an...
Police search for man following Maffra hit-and-run
Update: Tyrone Mobourne has turned himself in to police and is assisting them with their inquiries.
Fugitive Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance to...
Students to boost local healthcare
MONASH University's School of Rural Health recently welcomed 27 Monash medical students who started their clinical placements in Sale this semester.
The students will be...
Bank branch closures continue
Tom Parry
FIRST it was Sale; now Maffra is set to lose a bank branch.
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has confirmed it will be permanently...
Kids corner at Maffra Mardi Gras
NEW this year to the Rotary Club of Maffra Mardi Gras is a free Kids Corner.
It will be on the grassed area behind Southern...
Fatal hit-and-run in Maffra
A MAFFRA resident has died in hospital after being hit by a stolen car over the weekend, police have confirmed.
Police say the 36-year-old male...
Comedy of Carnage comes to Courthouse
MAFFRA Dramatic Society will be treading the boards once again in the coming weeks with their next production, God of Carnage.
The stage show follows...