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Make or break (BASIC)

THE Federal Government will tomorrow hand down its most important budget since World War II and Independent federal MP Helen Haines (MHR, Indi) said it will have the potential to make or break Indi. Dr Haines will head to Canberra from her...

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04 Oct 2020

Community

Ground-breaking drug driver trial launched in Wangarrata

DRUG drivers are being taken off the roads more expeditiously under a new project being trialled in Wangaratta that could be rolled out across Victoria.

Nick Sinis >

06 Oct 2020

Business

Make or break (PREMIUM)

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04 Oct 2020

Business

Make or break (PREMIUM)

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04 Oct 2020

News

Police charge man after house fire

WANGARATTA detectives have charged a man with arson after emergency services attended a house fire on Vincent Road last week.

Nick Sinis >

04 Oct 2020

Business

IT MAKES NO SENSE

WINERIES in the Upper King Valley are at a loss to understand why they have not been included within the border bubble allowing visitors to travel there from the New South Wales border region.

Anita McPherson >

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

Court

Murder trial off

AFTER months of discussion to schedule a jury trial for Phillip Dunn over the alleged murder of Wangaratta man Nathan Day, Dunn has pleaded guilty to the charge of assisting an offender.

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27 Sep 2020

Community

MORE VIOLENCE

FAMILY violence incidents in Wangaratta have sky rocketed by an alarming 25.4 per cent, according to the latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency.

Nick Sinis >

24 Sep 2020

Court

Murder trial off

AFTER months of discussion to schedule a jury trial for Phillip Dunn over the alleged murder of Wangaratta man Nathan Day, Dunn has pleaded guilty to the charge of assisting an offender.

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27 Sep 2020

Community

MORE VIOLENCE

FAMILY violence incidents in Wangaratta have sky rocketed by an alarming 25.4 per cent, according to the latest data from the Crime Statistics Agency.

Nick Sinis >

24 Sep 2020

Community

Your candidates

RURAL City of Wangaratta voters in all but the North Ward have choices to make, after nominations and the ballot draw for candidates in the 2020 council election were finalised yesterday.

Jeff Zeuschner >

22 Sep 2020

Community

EMERGENCY HOME

THE Rural City of Wangaratta’s outgoing councillors will this evening vote on the sale of the Max Parkinson Lodge facility to Beyond Housing to be developed into emergency housing. Beyond Housing plans to turn the site, at 8 Sadler Street, into...

Nick Sinis >

20 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

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

News

Stone’s the man

WANGARATTA Football Netball Club has begun its preparation for the 2021 Ovens and Murray Football Netball League season announcing the man that will lead the Magpies senior footballers in their bid for premiership success. 2017 premiership coach...

Willson Mack >

14 Sep 2020

Coronavirus

$3 billion boost

A $3 BILLION support package will help Victorian businesses in their fight towards recovery, including $1.08 billion in cash grants and $1.7 billion in deferred payroll tax.

Steve Kelly >

13 Sep 2020

Community

RENTS ARE DUE

WANGARATTA city traders owe more than $1 million in rent to landlords via just one real estate agent, with several at their last gasp of financial security.

Steve Kelly >

10 Sep 2020

Community

NO HOTSPOT HERE

PREMIER Daniel Andrews hasn’t ruled out regional Victorian communities skipping step two and advancing to step three in the roadmap towards COVID recovery.

Steve Kelly >

08 Sep 2020

Community

Freedom coming

COVID-19 restrictions on people living in the Rural City of Wangaratta are set to ease from this Sunday under a new roadmap towards ‘COVID Normal’ living.

Steve Kelly >

06 Sep 2020

Community

FREE TO WORK

CROSS-BORDER employees working in any sector will be able to successfully apply for permits to attend work in Wangaratta and surrounding towns from today.

Steve Kelly >

03 Sep 2020

Events

Cash on delivery

RURAL City of Wangaratta council will make its planned $30,000 contribution to the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues this year only after a successful, live delivery of the scheduled 30th anniversary event.

Simone Kerwin >

30 Aug 2020

Business

OUR BIG DEBT

THE Rural City of Wangaratta council has adopted what is among its largest borrowings of more than $18 million to help fund its capital works budget of $29.876 million for the 2020/21 financial year. Councillors this week passed a motion to borrow...

Nick Sinis >

27 Aug 2020

Community

A bigger bubble

LIFE could soon return to normal for many families and business owners in the North East affected by the tight border restrictions between Victoria and New South Wales. New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro yesterday flagged that a return to...

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25 Aug 2020

Aboriginal

Land transfer

OWNERSHIP of nine Victorian parks and reserves, include Mt Buffalo National Park and part of Alpine National Park, and up to five surplus public land parcels as freehold title have been transferred to the Taungurung Traditional Owner Group.

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23 Aug 2020

Community

PEOPLE POWER

WANGARATTA’S federal independent MP Helen Haines (MHR, Indi) wants a 10-year mega fund to be established that councils and community groups can access to build small to medium clean energy facilities.

Steve Kelly >

20 Aug 2020

Community

OUR WISH LIST

FUNDS to support tourism projects like Glenrowan’s planned Ned Kelly experience and King Valley’s Prosecco Road project, as well as infrastructure like Wangaratta’s sports, aquatic and events precinct and a Benalla-Whitfield Road upgrade are on a federal budget wish-list for local federal independent MP Helen Haines (MHR, Indi).

Simone Kerwin >

18 Aug 2020