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Unreal estate
Wangaratta real estate appears to be going gangbusters in contrast to the metropolitan house price slump.
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…
‘FAIR GAME NOW’
INDI’S youngest candidate Labor’s Eric Kerr believes the political playing field in Indi is as close as it’s ever been thanks to two terms of…
Voices select Haines
A DESIRE to improve health services, education, and use of renewable energy are three major platforms that newly nominated independent candidate for Indi, Dr Helen…
SOS TO OUR PM
INDI MP Cathy McGowan will meet with Prime Minister Scott Morrison next week in an effort to secure funding for victims of last month’s flash…
REGION ROAD DEATHS DOWN
DESPITE an almost 50 per cent drop in road fatalities in the Wangaratta police region for 2018 there was no room for complacency according to…
PARKING TALKS
PARKING meter use will be on the agenda for the Rural City of Wangaratta in 2019, according to mayor Dean Rees.
EXCITING YEAR
DEVELOPMENT already under way, and other plans waiting in the wings, should have local residents and businesses feeling optimistic about 2019, according to Rural City…
PACKAGE DEAL
A PROPOSED $5 million packaging facility would expand the Milawa base of Brown Brothers, and keep more work in the district.
Crime decline
THE overall crime rate in the Rural City of Wangaratta has continued to decrease according to the latest statistics for the year ending September 30,…
STORM PROOF
STORM events will no longer impact Wangaratta’s drinking supply after North East Water (NEW) switched on a new $2 million groundwater treatment plant this week.
ST JOHN’S SOLD
FIFTY years after its establishment, St John’s Village has been sold by the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta, to a Tasmanian-based aged care provider.