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13 Sep 2023

A look back at refugees’ history in Australia

FOR over 100 years Australia has been selected as a country to seek safety and asylum from persecution for many peoples. In the late 1930s and 40s for Jewish families, at the end of the Second World War, and in the 1950s for Polish, Hungarian...

17 May 2023

A look back at refugees’ history in Australia

17 May 2023

An Easter message from the Anglican Parish of Mansfield

EASTER is fast approaching, and at St John’s Anglican we have spent these last six weeks, known as Lent, preparing for this most important festival in our calendar (yes, even more important than Christmas). We’ve had six weeks of hearing about...

05 Apr 2023

An Easter Message from the Mansfield Catholic Parish

THE resurrection of Jesus Christ is a sign of hope to all for whom life is a struggle. In the Gospel of Luke 24:13–30, we read about two of Jesus’ disciples who were going away from Jerusalem to Emmaus after the crucifixion of Jesus. They had...

05 Apr 2023

Woody weeds an increasing problem in Mansfield

AFTER several years of Covid–19 combined with unseasonably high rainfall, woody weeds have been able to further their spread across the Mansfield Shire. The region is no stranger to woody weeds, with blackberry, briar rose, broom, gorse, and...

22 Feb 2023

Mansfield Sports Massage welcomes a new staff member as demand grows

FOR an active town, demand for sports therapy in Mansfield is understandably high. A wide variety of sporting activities on offer for all age and skill levels keeps the local sporting community busy. This activity is replicated at Mansfield Sports...

BOMA is turning up the romance up to 11

BOMA restaurant is gearing up for Valentine’s Day and is planning on delivering a memorable dining experience for all. The team behind the restaurant are gearing up after a bumper turn out last year, with the hopes that many will return for the six...

Mansfield Sports Massage welcomes a new staff member as demand grows

BOMA is turning up the romance up to 11

Valentines on a balloon sure to be a unique experience

FLYING among the clouds in the early morning may not seem like a typical Valentine’s Day activity but Global Ballooning wants to change that. The company offers unique ballooning experiences for groups of all sizes in Mansfield, Melbourne and the...