Easter celebrations sorted

MANSFIELD is under an hour and a half away from Shepparton, and is home to some of the most breath-taking views in Victoria.

A guided day walk is the perfect way to experience the Mansfield region on foot. Simone (Monnie) Richardson was born in Mansfield and offers walks and tours for beginners though to experienced bushwalkers for a duration of 1.5hr through to full day walks.

“I was inspired to create something new for locals, visitors and educators, giving them the confidence to venture out into our beautiful bushland. After many walks, with hundreds of people of all ages, sharing our regions natural environment and boutique hospitality venues has been a very rewarding job," explained Monnie.

"Being able to adapt a day/half day program to meet a group (or individual’s needs) has been both rewarding and inspiring. Our region is renowned for nature play with its unique network of rivers, lakes and breath-taking mountainous terrain. Take time to connect with nature for a little while before indulging in the generous hospitality our region is famous for.”

Make the most of your Easter break and organise a walk and winery visit, complete with a glass of local bubbles, a cheese platter, and a 3-4-hour guided walk to either a picturesque waterfall or mountain top with Monnie.

For more information, visit mansfieldbushwalks.com.au or call 0480 226 256. Monnie is able to cater for both couples and group bookings, give her a call to discuss your package options.

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Lucky Ones Get Caught

Sadly 75 lives have been lost on Victorian roads so far this year, and many other road users have sustained serious injuries on our roads. Police are disappointed that some drivers continue to make poor decisions on our roads, with speeding offences the main theme of offending.

Thursday morning Benalla Highway Patrol members detected a vehicle travelling on the Hume Freeway at 145 km/h in the north bound lanes at Winton. The driver received a $601 and will lose their licence for 3 months.

Police detected 352 offences across our division during Operation Arid, which ran over the Labour Day long weekend. During this period 5,239 Preliminary Breath Tests were conducted with 10 drivers returning positive results for drug or drink driving.

A 52-year-old woman from Seymour returned an alleged reading of 0.055 at a PBT site on Saturday night. She had he licence immediately suspended for six months and is expected to be charged on summons for drink driving offences.

In the past week, we saw a number of varied causations of collisions on our roads, with two motorcycles colliding with animals, two headon collisions, one off-road motorcycle collision, one rolled vehicle, one car into wire barrier and one pedestrian struck by a reversing vehicle. While some people have had their driving privileges removed, we ask our other road users to TRAVELSAFE, make good decisions about driving and don’t take risks. People need to consider the tyranny of distance along with fatigue prior to driving to ensure you're fit to drive