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CLUB FIRES BACK
THE Wangaratta Clay Target Club has gone into bat for former Sports Minister Bridget McKenzie who has come under fire for awarding a $36,980 grant…
STILL PRECARIOUS
ALTHOUGH precious rain has suppressed fire conditions in the North East, the ongoing fire threat remains high due to significant winds approaching.
WE NEED YOU
MILAWA and Moyhu businesses are facing disaster equal to those in the Alpine Shire due to the almost complete drop in visitor numbers. The region…
MIXED IMPACT
MOST Wangaratta retailers appear to be standing up well as the ongoing bushfire crisis decimates many North East tourism businesses. Wangaratta mayor Cr Dean Rees…
OUR FIRE FIGHT
COOLER temperatures and a bit of rainfall shouldn’t create any complacency among communities across the King and Alpine valleys about the ever present fire danger,…
DANGER DAYS
AUTHORITIES have warned that it is vital for the community to closely watch and monitor fire conditions as temperatures soar today and tomorrow. A total…
PRECINCT PLAN
WANGARATTA’S central business district will essentially expand when works on three key streets in the city’s railway precinct are completed as part of a $6.038…
CAUGHT UP IN NZ VOLCANO DISASTER
RETURNING from a day trip to Rotorua on Monday, during a stop on their New Zealand cruise ship holiday, Wangaratta’s Rourke family received word of…
FUTURE LOGO
A NEW logo for the Rural City of Wangaratta (left) featuring squiggly lines, aimed at resembling the cormorant and local rivers, will be presented to…
V/Line strike action
THERE will be no train services on the Albury, Shepparton and Seymour lines all day on Wednesday, December 18 as an industrial dispute between the…
EASIER PARKING
MORE people are likely to park in Wangaratta’s multi-level Co-Store car park if a permit for a new Ovens Street entry point ramp is approved…
Police rammed
A 31 YEAR old Glenrowan man is under guard at Northeast Health Wangaratta after allegedly ramming two police vehicles on Monday night.