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Loddon HERALD Have yourself a merry little Christmas . . . and be safe
Vol 4 No 49, THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 2024 ISSN 2653-1550
Loddon singing sensation Elias Lanyon has been bringing joy to communities this Christmas. One of his local festive gigs was in Pyramid Hill on Saturday night. LH PHOTO
CELEBRATIONS have hit fever pitch around the Loddon with Christmas just six days away. Street parties and end-of-year functions have been held in many communities. There are more to come with Serpentine’s community Christmas tree tomorrow evening and Inglewood coming together on Saturday night when Santa will also make his visit to Mysia’s Christmas Wonderland. Police have urged care on roads and will patrols to keep people safe in their holiday travels. Emergency service volunteers are hoping for a quiet Christmas in contrast to 12 months ago when storms and floods hit the region. Loddon caravan parks and camp grounds will be at capacity over the Christmas-New Year break. INSIDE: Christmas in our local communities
HEAT HIT TER SEARING heat pushed Monday’s mercury to within a whisker of breaking the Loddon’s record December temperature.
The region endured more than five hours of temperatures hovering in the low 40s. At Inglewood the day’s top came close to the record of 43.1 set on New Year’s Eve 2005. Temperatures were higher in the north-
ern Loddon area with Pyramid Hill College postponing its awards evening to last night. Some usinesses including Bridgewater Nursery closed early to avoid the heat and sheep and lamb sales at Bendigo Livestock Exchange started earlier with numbers capped at 19,000. Farmers spent last weekend pushing through with harvest. They stayed off headers on Monday that was declared a
day of total fire ban. Emergency services received multiple calls late in the day as winds brought down trees. Police are also investigating a spate of early morning fires near Logan. Community houses had the message out that their air-conditioned facilities were available for people seeking refuge from the heat. Temperatures in the high 20s are forecast for Christmas Day.
Cool job ... Jalen Hoskin stacks ice in the Inglewood IGA freezer room on Monday. LH PHOTO
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