Words by Traf District News– November 2025 Edition
Council is running an open community consultation on Tuesday November 18 from 4pm to 6pm at the Trafalgar Community Centre.
Councillors and council officers will join the community to talk about the future of Trafalgar.
“We decided to go straight to the community… so we have a clear path forward," said Cr Brendan Kingwill.
Last Month Traf District News interviewed three men who live in the Encore Retirement Living to find out what it is that they like about living in a retirement village.
This month we asked the same question of three women residents.
Given the current housing crisis - in which more than 122,000 people were estimated to be experiencing homelessness at the last census in 2021, and with house prices having risen 6.2% in the past year - Australians are vulnerable when it comes to housing security. This makes the question posed in the headline particularly relevant and it’s a question recently answered by the Australian Capital Territory, which enshrined housing as a part of their Human Rights Act.
Construction is well underway for the new sporting pavilion at Yarragon’s Dowton Park. Following demolition of the existing outdated facility, a concrete slab has been poured, and both the structural steel and lightweight framing are now in place. Preparations are also underway for roof truss installation.
Through September and October, a series of community barbecues were held, with the intention of bringing local farmers together. The Look Over the Farm Gate – Help a Mate! initiative had events in Neerim South, Ellinbank, Buln Buln, Longwarry, and Trafalgar. The events were an amazing opportunity for farmers to support each other with the stresses of farming in dry season conditions, as well as provide access to important support resources. Mayor of Baw Baw Shire Cr Danny Goss said the sense of community amongst local farmers is obvious. “There is no denying farming is a tough job, even more so in the harsh and dry conditions we are experiencing now. It’s great to see farmers taking a few hours […]
A number of Trafalgar Cricket Club players achieved personal milestones last month. Rhys Holdsworth, Zack Brown and Liam Durkin each made further marks in the club’s more than 130 history, after chalking up further accolades. Holdsworth brought up 8000 senior runs for the club, as well as 250 wickets at First XI level. In a statistically prolific career, the left-hand bat is among the top performers the club has ever seen, while he has used his cricket smarts to manufacture the bulk of more than 200 poles bowling right arm variety. Brown didn’t have to wait long to take his 100th First XI wicket, after snaring the first scalp of the season. Still only in his mid-20s, the opening quick […]
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