Posts in Category: State Government
Coronavirus Update
State to shutdown, school holidays tomorrow VICTORIAN school holidays will commence from tomorrow as the state implements a shutdown of all non-essential activity to combat…
Galen misses funding but…
WHILE Galen Catholic College’s application for $5 million in Catholic Education Office funding to build a new double stadium was not successful, the project remains…
State push on fourth bin
RURAL City of Wangaratta residents may have to wait several years to be included in the statewide rollout of a fourth waste bin, specifically for…
Cash for community carers
WANGARATTA’S Open Door Neighbourhood House (ODNH) has shared in $3.9 million funding this week after Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan announced more…
Wangaratta residents choosing solar power
WANGARATTA is in the top 10 most popular regional towns to snap up the State Government Solar Homes incentive since it went live in July…
Shifting lines on what’s spent on fuel reduction
THE State Government has defended claims by a Liberal MP that they have put communities at risk by cutting funding to fuel reduction burning. Liberal…
CFA letter highlights ongoing fears
WANGARATTA CFA deputy group officer Garry Nash has called upon State Government authorities to hear the voices of volunteers in response to a letter sent…
BUSINESS RELIEF
A $64 million bushfire recovery package that gives payroll tax relief, slashes stamp duty, waivers water rates and gives local councils extra support was announced…
Flood loans
VICTIMS of flooding that occurred in the Wangaratta district almost a year ago are encouraged to apply for new loans, a joint initiative by the…
Concern over workplace law
WANGARATTA state MP Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley), wants more clarity around the State Government’s proposed workplace manslaughter legislation.
Health demand
PATIENT admissions at Wangaratta’s public hospital cracked the 20,000 milestone in its busiest year on record during the 2018-19 financial year.
Kangaroo kill aiming to feed pet food industry
ALMOST 3000 grey kangaroos could be killed for pet food across the North East in the next three months, under the State Government’s permanent Kangaroo…