28 Jan 09 | Rising tennis talent Alyssa Savill, 14, of Holbrook has successfully competed during two weeks of grasscourt tennis in the Tennis Australia Ranking Tournament calendar.
Alyssa won the under 14 girls singles feed-in draw at the Australia Post Margaret Court Cup held in Albury on January 8-12 2009. She defeated Isobel Gribben from Kialla Lakes, Victoria, 7/5 and 5/2 with her opponent withdrawing injured.
28 Jan 09 | Henty farmer Doug Meyer has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2009 Honours List for service to the community particularly through the Henty Machinery Field Days.
From the very early days when Mr Meyer accepted the challenge of Executive Director and organising secretary of the Henty Machinery Field Days Co-operative Ltd, he quickly saw opportunities for other local organisations to become involved.
22 Jan 09 | Both Division One matches in the Holbrook and District Cricket Association are evenly poised with Culcairn and TRYC holding the slight advantage over Henty and Holbrook respectively.
The match at Henty has big rewards with the winner taking top position. Culcairn benefiting from the one day final win the week before batted solidly all day to register 233.
22 Jan 09 | Culcairn residents are on the right track to becoming a fitter and healthier community with the establishment of a recreational track for walking and cycling.
Greater Hume Shire has granted $30,000 for the project from its $503,000 share of the Australian Government’s Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program.