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HEALTH DEFICIT
WANGARATTA’S public hospital has recorded its busiest year to date, turning over figures of $148.361 million for the 2018-19 financial year.
A FIRE CRISIS
A LOCAL rural property owner and lover of animals Elizabeth Stagg is organising a truckload of feed and animal supplies to be sent to bushfire…
YOU BEWDY
HORSE racing fans or those who were just searching for a brilliant day out lapped up every moment of the Wangaratta Melbourne Cup Day races…
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.
$100M GROWTH SPURT
HOUSING developments worth more than $100 million in Wangaratta’s newest growth corridors will be the most significant construction milestone in Wangaratta’s history.
ANOTHER AFL BLOCKBUSTER
REIGNING AFL premiers Richmond will play its first preseason match of 2020 at Wangaratta against arch rival Collingwood when it begins its run to a…
OUR BIG GAMBLE
GAMBLING on electronic gaming machines (EGMs) is costing Wangaratta residents millions with $8.873 million spent during the 2018-19 financial year.
HOMELESS BID
WANGARATTA-based state MP TANIA Maxwell (MLC, Northern Victoria) has called for a public hearing in Wangaratta as part of the Victorian Parliament’s inquiry into homelessness.
BULGE BATTLE
RESEARCH into risk factors behind chronic disease shows that Wangaratta residents are slimmer than people in most surrounding towns, but don’t gorge on a packet…
CRIME AIR STING
A POLICE air-wing surveillance operation, carried out over five-days in Wangaratta, has assisted in the capture of seven alleged criminals partaking in drug related offences…
ZERO WATER
GLENROWAN vignerons, dairy farmers and orchardists are staring down the barrel of a difficult season with zero water allocations now in place across the district.
KNOWN ENEMY
THE mother of a woman who was killed by her violent partner currently serving a prison sentence is calling for a national register for domestic…