Last week the Jamieson Primary School students enjoyed Soup For Schools, the initiative of Yooralla and Shop and Shop. The students and staff enjoyed the delicious soup on a cold day. This week is Book Week and students are enjoying the reading time with some of their favourite books. Last week the weather forecast for very intense weather on Mt Buller on Friday resulted in the ski class for the Jamieson students being cancelled. The school has a new student teacher in the senior class, Kodie Traing, who will be at the Jamieson School for the next few weeks. Next Thursday the MARC Bus will visit and the students will enjoy choosing more books to read. Local resident and General Store proprietor Andy Dolling has returned to Jamieson from Taiwan following the final two weeks of the hit show Sunset Boulevard Asian Tour. Andy is the wig maker, makeup artist and hairstylist for the production. Andy was on tour with the Asian production at the commencement of the successful tour in Singapore, early 2025. The show toured Asia and Andy was there for the final two weeks in Taiwan, albeit very warm. Andy has created wigs, hairstyles and makeup for many international stage musical shows around the world. A much-loved artist in her field. Congratulations. The Jamieson CFA Driver Training course was well attended on Sunday, with seven new trainees attending. The CFA members are all to be trained as drivers of the new tanker. This amazing machine is more advanced than the earlier tankers and the team are determined to qualify as efficient drivers and team members on call. The course will run for another four weeks on Sundays until all members are proficient. The trainer and captain, Steve Garto, is delighted with the enthusiasm the members are embracing the course with, many returning to refresh the following week. The Jamieson Community Group Committee members met on Monday morning in the Memorial Hall. The group were refreshing the president, Chris Badrock, who had been interstate in recent months, on the outcome of meetings he was not able to attend. The Community Group meetings had been chaired by vice president Tom Bennett, the committee and Community Group members in Chris’s absence. By all accounts a job well done. With the good snowfall, all of the businesses have been kept busy with local and visiting clients. The Kevington Hotel has been hosting local 30th and 40th birthday parties, serving refreshments to many motorbike riders and snow visitors, not all skiers. The hotel will hold the AFL Grand Final Day celebrations with live music playing on the riverside stage in the superb garden setting. With a buck’s party and 70th birthday party all in the near future. The Jamieson Brewery and Grill had a busy weekend with people dressed for the cold, enjoying the hospitality and enjoying the outdoor deck with the wonderful food and views. The roaring log fire was an inviting drawcard with many visitors enjoying the ambience inside as well. The Courthouse Hotel staff have enjoyed welcoming clients to the hotel with the roaring log fires creating a welcoming warm ambience to enjoy. Dining and chatting with friends both new and local. The Tuesday evening pool competition is still a very popular evening out. With families enjoying meeting and friendship with visitors to Jamieson cheering on the competitors. The General Store staff have been working well, with the influx of visitors and local residents popping in for a coffee and a warm chat and supplies. The Café has been catering for visitors and local residents, serving delicious meals and refreshments to the local and visiting travellers in the warm dining room. There will be Mass celebrated at St John the Apostle Catholic Church in Jamieson on Sunday, August 24. Fr George Feliciouz will conduct the service at 11:00am. All welcome.
