PREMIUM Galleries Girgarre musters up musical masterpiece By Rohan Aldous Jan 13, 2023 Talented trio: Performing their version of the Proclaimers smash hit from 1988 I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) are Amanda Owen from Hurstbridge, Tracey Wood from Eltham and Melissa James from Fitzroy in an open mic session at the muster. Known as the Honeybees, the ukulele trio was practising together for the first time in an open setting, in preparation for a Blue Mountains festival next month and the Melbourne Ukulele Festival, which is a three-day event from March 17-19. Singer songwriter: Jan Dandridge from Hampton Park in Melbourne, otherwise known as Little Miss Country, was involved in the Home Grown Songwriter Concert on Sunday, January 8. There were almost a dozen performers who sang original songs during the two-hour concert. Concert hall: Andrew Barcham from Upway performed two original songs during the songwriter concert, among those a song titled I Wish I Could Live Those Days Again. Pull up a bale: Wagga Wagga’s Keith Lugton, who was responsible for operating Uncle Pickin Coop at the festival, sits with Melbourne's Stuart MacKinnon, attending his first moosic festival, after starting to learn the guitar midway through the year. By Rohan Aldous Contributor
Galleries Rochester RSL celebrates centenary On Wednesday, December 1, members celebrated Rochester RSL sub-branch’s 100th anniversary with a luncheon at Moama RSL, featuring a speech from Rob Webster, the Victorian RSL state president. By Nicole Thomson
Galleries Hot shots a 'hit'Rochester’s Tennis Hot Shots program started last week, as the 2021 summer sports season kicked into gear. By Rohan Aldous
Galleries A celebration of the sandwichAmong the salad-consuming, gluten-free and health conscious population of modern society the sandwich has managed to maintain its popularity. In fact, in Rochester at least — demand for the delicacy has never wavered. By Rohan Aldous
Galleries Fright night at factoryTrick or treating will return to the streets of Rochester this weekend, the latest of the projections on to the former Murray Goulburn factory wall a reminder of the October 31 celebration.