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Kyabram Club chairman Terry Nepean confirmed that the club had secured the park on July 1, with the intention to undertake an extensive redevelopment of the ageing facility.

After a lengthy assessment of the park and its potential, club directors signed off on the move with a vision to create a prominent and positive attraction for the town and district.

Mr Nepean said the intention was to develop the park over planned stages into a major appealing asset that would attract new and returning visitors to the town.

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Full police numbers at Ky

There are a few new faces down at Kyabram police station.

Fresh recruits, Constables James Scambler and Britney Mueck, have joined Acting Senior Sergeant Dale Simms as the newest members to join Kyabram Police in the past few months.

Hailing from country Victoria and currently living in Moama, Const Scambler is the newest of the bunch, fresh out of the academy in January and with three months at Echuca Police under his belt.

Const Mueck, currently living in Lockington, has been in the force for the past 18 months and in Kyabram for the past seven after spending time with both Echuca and Ringwood Police.

Acting Sen Sgt Simms is a well-known face in Rochester and is filling in at Kyabram before the official start of the station’s newest Senior Sergeant Dave Rowe in August.

Sen Sgt Simms said Kyabram Police currently have a full complement of officers who are working across the week while also helping backfill at Rushworth, Stanhope and Tongala.

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Glory for Kyabram trotters

Kyabram trots trainers covered themselves and the town in glory on the weekend with major and minor success in the Empire Stallions Vicbred finals for trotters and pacers at Melton.

Trainer Mick Blackmore had his most satisfying moment in the industry when he produced star trotting mare Claudys Princess to complete a grand slam of wins in the trotting fillies and mares series.

Claudys Princess won the final in her two-year-old year when Graham Lyon trained her and the three-year-old final last season under Blackmore’s guidance.

On Friday night, Claudys Princess became only the second female trotter and fourth trotter in history to win Vicbred finals in the series’ three age groups when she powered away from her rivals in the home straight to take the four-year-old mares crown after working to the front early in the race from a favourable barrier draw.

1995

Mobile phones mobile

A two-year push to have mobile phone reception in Kyabram and district area improved has come to fruition over the past ten days.

The push for Telstra to improve the service was implemented through local government body Skyrod and Federal Member, Mr Bruce Lloyd.

However, late last month, a group of workmen harnessed themselves to the top of the Telecom Tower in Kyabram and added another base station in an effort to improve service to users.

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Local Government Board wants smaller councils

The Local Council Government Board has recommended a change to the number of councillors elected in a municipality.

Leonie Burke, Chair of the Local Government Board said this week that the Board had recommended the number of councillors per municipality to be altered from a minimum of nine and a maximum of 15, to a minimum of five and a maximum of 12.

Burke also said since the release of its draft report the Local Government Board had received over 200 submissions regarding the future role of councillors and the majority had made recommendations in relation to the number of councillors which fall within the range proposed by the Board.

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Win for junior footy league

Phil Cooper and 11-years-old Brent Reynard had every reason to be smiling as they displayed this trophy.

It is the Toolyebuc Sporting Club and Mid-Murray Football League trophy the pair helped to bring back to the district last weekend from Swan Hill.

Phil, of Kyabram, was coach and Brent, of Tongala, captained the under-12 Goulburn Campaspe Junior Football League’s Under 12 side which won its division in the annual Swan Hill junior football lightning premiership.

1975

Governor installs Rotary president

It was a unique occasion at the Kyabram Rotary changeover last Wednesday night as the Governor of Rotary District 279, Frank Ruler, installed his own club president Howard Allen.

DG Frank congratulated Howard on his appointment and also thanked past president Ern for a most successful year.

Other office bearers elected for 1975-76 are: vice-president and club service director, Don Telfer; director, Don Telfer; secretary, Arthur Pollard; assistant secretary, Warren Rice; treasurer, Stuart Sloane; international service chairman, Keith Coombs; vocational service chairman, Bruce Harper; youth activities chairman, Harry Gorr; community service chairman, George Lane.

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Old photo revives memories

That photograph we published in last week’s Free Press of the Kyabram and Rochester cricketers taken on March 5, 1913, brought back a flood of memories for many old-timers in the area.

One such person it revived memories for was Mr Roy Outram of Saunders St, Kyabram, who is still regarded as the best all round sportsman this town has produced.

Mr Outram was able to tell the Free Press that the front row in the photo was the Kyabram cricket team.

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Bombers bounce back to form

Kyabram rediscovered the winning recipe against arch rivals Stanhope on Saturday, and the main ingredient proved to be a bit of plain old fashioned guts.

Kyabram won 20.14 to 6.11 in a lop-sided contest which did little for the spectators but certainly a lot for the morale of the Bomber camp.

Let’s be frank about it all: Stanhope is not a good football side and the Bombers can’t get carried away with the win.