FEARS held by residents of Vails Rd, Braeside Crt and Stewarts Rd in Tawonga South have been allayed after the Mt Beauty Greencorps, at the request of the Alpine Shire, began work clearing inflammable materials from the edge of Junction Creek gully and adjoining areas. more --->

CITIZENS of Mt Beauty had an opportunity to gather and remember the fallen of all wars at the cenotaph on November 11. more --->

THE recent annual general meeting of the Mt Beauty Community Bank was conducted efficiently by Andrew Randell, chairman of the board of directors of Mt Beauty and District Community Enterprises. more --->

A BAN on burn off notification signs over the off-season will mean more false alarms and wasted time for local CFA units, according to Bright CFA captain Paul Mansfield. more --->

EIGHTEEN months ago, the Myrtleford Apex Club had just four members doing their bit to help the community. more --->

BRIGHT police are urging locals to protect their valuables after a string of break-ins at Porepunkah last week. more --->

LACK of communication on the closure of Mt Buffalo Chalet continues to cause frustration within the community and the situation is getting painful, according to Alpine Regional Tourism Board’s Andrew Wilson. more --->

MYRTLEFORD Target is urging local communities to give to those less fortunate this Christmas and place a gift under the UnitingCare Share Christmas Gift Appeal tree. more --->

PLANS to rename a controversial mountain have outraged a local Aboriginal group, who believes the new name to be as offensive as the original. more --->

MORE than 60 members of the See Yup Society and local Chinese descendants travelled to the Buckland Valley recently to pay their respects to the Chinese settlers who were killed in the Buckland Valley riots in 1857. more --->

MORE than 140 competitors from around the country competed in the inaugural Bright Six Hour Mountain Bike Race on Sunday. more --->

MYRTLEFORD Football and Netball Club is set to enter the 2009 season with a clean slate after its “debt demolition” dinner, held on Saturday night, raised around $80,000. more --->

LOCAL mountain bike riders Tory Thomas and Cal Britten will make up the 10 rider TORQ team which was launched on Friday. more --->

CRICKET Albury Wodonga’s Border Express Cup resumed at the weekend, with both Dederang and Mt Beauty facing off against Provincial First Grade sides in the competition’s twenty/20 format. more --->