MANSFIELD racetrack is to lose its training facility funding and Merton may lose its annual New Year’s Day race meeting, under a major shake-up of country racing. more --->

BONNIE Doon’s Anglican and Uniting churches will remain open and rekindle services for the local congregations. more --->

SCIENCE student Bonnie Comerford from Mansfield Secondary College has won a place at the National Youth Science Forum to be held in Canberra next month. more --->

Mansfield supermarket, Marks Supa IGA, disbursed cheques to the value of $21,105 to 16 organisations last Wednesday. more --->

NEWLY elected president of the Mansfield branch of the Liberal Party, Brian Dixon, has called for a renewal of interest and action in politics in general, irrespective of party persuasions. more --->

AFTER 10 years service as controller of the Mansfield VicSES Unit,Tom Apps will step down on December 31 from the position. more --->

CAMP Howqua celebrated its 40 year anniversary recently. more --->

FORMER Mansfield resident, Earl de Blonfield, has released a book about his adventures, 22 years after leading Australia’s first expedition to the Arctic. more --->

Summer holidays in the high country are the best in Victoria. more --->

FASHIONS will hit the catwalk at the Merton Race Club’s annual New Year’s Day race meeting with nine categories of Fashions on the Field being judged. more --->

ALL Tomorrow’s Parties at Mt Buller Ski Resort from January 9-10 features a great line up of musical entertainment, headlined by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. more --->

A CROWD in excess of 200 gathered on the lawns of the Mansfield District Hospital on Friday night for the annual Christmas carol service. more --->

FORMER Mansfield Eagles coach Peter Tossol has slammed a move by the Murray Bushrangers to encourage players to play senior VFL football with Collingwood and Geelong from next season. more --->

PLAYERS and officials from the Melbourne Football Club descended on the Lords Reserve to conclude their pre-season high country training camp last Thursday. more --->

PAUL Arber and Genevieve Lorbergs took the Mansfield Tennis Open honors coming away with the respective men’s and women’s open titles in the annual silver points tournament on the weekend. more --->

MT BULLER snowboarders, Joh Shaw and Alex “Chumpy” Pullin have placed fourth in their respective World Cup competitions in Arosa, Switzerland. more --->

AFTER its potentially match winning position against St Joseph’s was ruined by rain in the previous round, Delatite has finally broken its own drought. more --->