Proposed replacement Trees for Inverleigh

GAME-CHANGING UPGRADES FOR DON WALLACE RESERVE IN TEESDALE

Member for Eureka, Michaela Settle MP, is officially announcing significant upgrades for the Don Wallace Reserve, in Teesdale, with a $1.5 million allocation from the 2023/24 State Budget.

To celebrate this milestone, Michaela Settle MP will be hosting a sausage sizzle and community event at the Don Wallace Reserve, joined by Mayor of Golden Plains Shire, Cr Brett Cunningham. Details of the event are as follows:

WHEN:

Wednesday, 28 June

4:30pm – 5:00pm

WHAT:

WHERE:

Don Wallace Reserve

1175-1185 Shelford-Bannockburn Rd

Teesdale VIC 3328

The Teesdale Recreation Reserve has secured $1.5 million from the State Budget for the development of new female-friendly changerooms. Join Member for Eureka, Michaela Settle MP, as she celebrates this exciting achievement with the community and announces additional funding initiatives for the Reserve.

WHO:

Member for Eureka, Michaela Settle MP

Mayor of Golden Plains Shire, Cr Brett Cunningham

President of the Teesdale Sporting Complex Committee, John Evans

Representatives from the Teesdale Roos Junior Football Club and Teesdale Junior Football Club Auskick members.

Please RSVP to Lachlan Kilby if you plan to attend the event.

Media Contact: Lachlan Kilby Media & Communications, Michaela Settle MP

Phone: 0414 440 344 Email: lachlan.kilby@parliament.vic.gov.au

WHAT'S ON?

Wednesdays Playgroup at Inverleigh Hall P12

8th July Inverleigh Food Swap P28

13th July 11am. Seniors at Inverleigh Public Hall P28

29th July Chooks for Sale P22

14th August Teesdale Tennis Club AGM P15

Inverleigh Progress Association

meet in the Inverleigh Public Hall on the 3rd Wednesday of each month @7 :30pm (Except January) VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

President: Hilary Hamilton

Treasurer: Luanne Thornton

Leigh News Editor: Peter Trevaskis

The Progress Association has been actively working towards improving the amenity of Inverleigh for over 40 years. Of course all such organisations need volunteers and the Association is no exception. Without them nothing happens. If you have some ideas for the town you would like to achieve, you are welcome to join us and help achieve them.

Some of the projects completed by the Progress Association include: meet in the Inverleigh Public Hall

Public Toilets Progress Association members worked for many years with Council to have new block built. They are used more than any other toilets in the Shire.

The Clock a new clock was recently installed on the clock tower in our main street.

Town Entrance Signs. IPA worked for many years to procure the 2 Entrance Signs (Hamilton Highway East and West) welcoming travellers to our town.

The Inverleigh Historical Society was formed in 2004. It operates under the auspices of the Inverleigh Mechanics Institute and Public Hall Committee.

Our Aims are to collect and preserve items of local historic interest and to promote research and interest in local history.

0n the 4th Wednesday of each Month @ 2pm

(Except December & January) VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

We welcome all donations to our collection or the opportunity to copy material. We are most grateful to the many people who have kept the Historical Society in mind as they sorted through their own collections. We undertake many interesting projects and have enjoyable meetings, which you are welcome to attend.

Peter’s Editorial

The removal of the very old Cypress Pine Trees is now well underway with the Free Camping area cleared and the removal of the Plantation to the west of Inverleigh well underway. There has been noise of course through the day but this will soon be over, making way for the new plantings in due course. I have enquiries from quite a few locals asking if the old trees are being replaced? Yes, they are being replaced and I have included an article (pages 4 & 5) to remind us all of the new species selected and due for planting. There has been quite a lot of people, including myself, taking home some of the available mulch for gardens etc. We can all sleep well knowing we have some of the old trees put to very good use around our own properties. Thanks to the Shire Council for making this available to us.

The upgrade of the service road area from East Street to Dundas Street will be commencing in August, including drainage works and redevelopment of parking areas (see a notice on page 12). This is a welcome time of works for our town and of course, their will be some disruption during the works. Please be patient as the works proceed and welcome the upgrade as it happens. Works are planned to be completed in October.