Posts in Category: People and Lifestyle
PARKING RIFT
SEVERAL Rowan Street business owners are up in arms over plans to convert parking from parallel to angle spaces, a move they believe could cost…
Donations roll in for Shave for Hayden
WITH just two days to go until Hayden Sampson and his friends gather in the King George V Gardens for an event designed to raise…
A purple parade at Merriwa Industries
GLENN Mercer has already been recognised by the Moebius Syndrome Society (MSS) in the USA, but his work won’t stop there.
McCurdy wins close race
RETURNING state MP Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley) remains hopeful he can still achieve some of his election commitments despite the overwhelming majority the ALP…
Former CEO lands top job
FORMER chief executive officer (CEO) of the Rural City of Wangaratta Justin Hanney has been appointed the CEO of the City of Melbourne, a job…
OUR HEROES
FIVE Wangaratta Football Club members were named ‘community heroes’ in Melbourne yesterday, 14 months after saving the life of local sporting legend Barry Grant.
Murray cod season opens tomorrow
MURRAY cod season reopens for recreational fishers tomorrow following the annual three-month breeding closure.
Family cheer with Christmas lights ready to shine
YOU certainly know its Christmas when local houses and businesses begin to light up at night for the festive season.
More than just a website
CHRISTMAS is fast approaching and while many people are full of excitement, off to parties, planning what to buy and organising the family get together,…
Shoppers donate up to $5000 worth of food items
WANGARATTA Loaves and Fishes – Christians Caring (LFCC), under the auspices of Anglicare, have collected 1665 individual food items with the Grab a Grocery drive.
Annabel’s scientific surprise
“I enjoy science because it’s pretty much how everything in this world works.”
More homes to help those without one
WORK can now start on the construction of four new one-bedroom homes in Wangaratta, complete with solar panels and batteries, after BeyondHousing earlier this year…