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Consultation opened for Wangaratta council re-brand strategy
AROUND 60 ratepayers packed into the South Wangaratta CFA Shed on Tuesday evening for a sometimes fiery monthly council meeting focused on the proposed re-branding…
TIME TO CHANGE
WANGARATTA council’s proposed million dollar rebranding was essential for the future growth and viability of the rural city according to mayor Dean Rees.
HELEN’S SEAT OF INDI
INDI looks set to stay an ‘Independent’ federal electorate with Cathy McGowan’s anointed successor, Helen Haines, in the ‘orange’ boxed seat to officially claim a…
INDI ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL
INDI locals have the electorate as a two candidate race with the result expected to be on a knife’s edge between Liberal Steve Martin and…
MAIL-OUT FURORE
THE 2019 Federal Election for Indi has stepped up a few notches with Independent candidate Helen Haines labelling a Liberal Party mail-out yesterday as an…
Crossroads fix
TWO high traffic volume roads in Wangaratta will be reconstructed following the announcement of $637,297 from Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) this week.
WHAT LIES BENEATH
COUNCIL has allocated $350,000 in its draft 2019/20 budget to fix up problems with the Wangaratta Splash Park in Mitchell Avenue.
NO LET UP IN RELIEF NEEDS
COOLER conditions have heralded the start of local winter appeals, but Wangaratta’s charities say there has been no real lull in the need for their…
LET’S GO NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR power is part of the panacea Indi candidate Shane Wheatland believes can help solve Victoria’s energy challenges.
World is our oyster
WORLD class blockbuster art exhibitions could come to Wangaratta following a gallery feasibility study that shines the way towards a new building that would help…
SAFETY IN NUMBERS
WANGARATTA police will aim to strengthen their response to family violence, with 10 newly allocated specialist officers to be deployed over the next 12 months…
CITY TO LEAD REGION ON ORGANIC WASTE
THE rural city is part of a multi-council consortium that’s seeking $5 million, partly to better manage waste through its new organic processing facility at…