IN a season that has already been hampered by restrictions, lack of snow at the worst time and a positive COVID case, Mt Buller took yet another big hit last week when the State Government advised all Victorian alpine resorts are closed to visitors...

THE ‘Button Man’ of Mansfield has been tried, found guilty and hung out to dry by metro media outlets across the country.

ALTHOUGH physically unable to gather and reflect on Anzac Day for the first time since 1919, across Mansfield Shire there were still signs of the community paying their respects.

LAST week it was announced that most Victorian students will be educated from home for term 2, which starts this week, to ensure physical distancing associated with COVID-19.

THOUGH access to the Mt Buller village currently remains open, the upcoming snow season remains in doubt due to COVID-19 restrictions.

MANSFIELD Shire Council recently turned down two planning applications - one for a convenience restaurant and the other for an amendment to an existing permit for a service station - in front of 80 people at Tuesday’s council meeting.

IT is estimated that at least a million dollars has been lost from the local economy after the entire shire lost power on February 1.

LAST week the forecast of rain was embraced by residents of Mansfield and surrounds, who suffered through less than 500mm of rain over 2019.

A SIXTY per cent loss in trade – that’s the estimated financial cost to Mansfield businesses following the State of Disaster declaration by the State Government in the face of the bushfire emergency.