January 6th, 2025Bold thrill seekers, generous benefactors…
Looking back on 2024, the year that was, The Local had a ball catching up with people doing amazing things, from amazing thrill seekers to generous benefactors. Here are a few of them...
Looking back on 2024, the year that was, The Local had a ball catching up with people doing amazing things, from bold thrill seekers to generous benefactors. Here are a few of them…
The ‘Beare Boys’, Declan and Noel, (at front) with Hamish Millar and JasonLiversidge kept winning in their 1000CC Formula 1 Road Race Sidecar.Professional genealogist and Wheatsheaf resident Lynda Collier was kept busydedicating her time researching family histories and her own ancestry.Ros Pyers, and her husband Keith, gave back to the community throughsubstantial donations to children’s education, music and local history.Hepburn Springs couple Nat Delaney-John, left, and Cam Jasson foundsuccess with That Sound Game, developed during Covid lockdowns.Artistic teams from Victoria – theFreeloaders from Woodend andSpacemex from Wheatsheaf – headed tothe Wastelands Cup.The cup is held annually “somewhere” inNew South Wales. Spacemex, pictured, consisted of a crewof eight people decked out in silver – justlike actual astronauts, headed by Jeepstalwart Tony Whitehead.
Organisers of this year's upcoming CresFest folk and roots music festival are keen to hear from Creswick locals who think they may be able to host a muso - or maybe even a group of performers - over the weekend of the festival in early April.
From quick-thinking Creswickians who came to the aid of someone under attack, to young jiu jitsu champs, the diversity of stories and the locals behind them made sure 2024 was a year to remember.
From Olympians to town criers, the people of the Central Highlands make the place in which we live rich indeed. The Local had the pleasure of meeting quite a few of them throughout 2024, the year that was. Here are just a few...
