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$1M funding for standpipes to combat drought and bushfires

BORES will be sunk and standpipes installed at 10 strategic locations across the Rural City of Wangaratta to assist farmers during drought and help with emergency response to bushfires. It will be part a $1 million package for infrastructure...

Steve Kelly >

27 Oct 2020

Community

Surprising surplus for council announced at AGM

WANGARATTA council finished 2019/20 with a surplus of $6.2 million largely due to higher income from landfill user fees stemming from the January bushfires.

Steve Kelly >

06 Oct 2020

Community

Spring in our step, with more rainfall expected

WANGARATTA has had its best start to spring in four years, continuing its highest year to date rainfall over the same period.

Steve Kelly >

01 Oct 2020

Community

TOURIST DREAMS

BUILDING better tourism infrastructure and attracting more visitors to Wangaratta city will be a renewed focus if council can secure a slice of $250 million in newly announced regional funding.

Steve Kelly >

29 Sep 2020

Business

Wider outlook on Sandford Rd

ONE of Wangaratta’s major access roads to local industry will be widened and improved for heavy vehicles and other traffic after the Federal Government yesterday confirmed it would help bankroll the project.

Steve Kelly >

29 Sep 2020

Community

NOWHERE TO HIDE

MELBOURNE metropolitan residents trying to escape the COVID-19 lockdown better have a good hiding spot if they’re planning on coming to Wangaratta.

Steve Kelly >

17 Sep 2020

Community

Border bubble travel eases

RESTRICTIONS surrounding the crossing of the Victorian-NSW border have been eased but a permit system will remain in place.

Steve Kelly >

17 Sep 2020

Business

FREE TO MOVE

WANGARATTA, and the rest of regional Victoria, will move to the Third Step of restrictions from midnight tonight, following a 14-day average COVID-19 case number dropping to just 3.6.

Steve Kelly >

15 Sep 2020

Community

Familiar face to contest again

LOCAL GP Julian Fidge has confirmed he will again contest the City ward at the coming Rural City of Wangaratta council election ahead of nominations opening tomorrow.

Steve Kelly >

15 Sep 2020

News

Protester fined $1652 in Wangaratta

A 55 year old Wangaratta South man was fined $1652 for breaching stage three COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday.

Steve Kelly >

13 Sep 2020