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Easter Family Food Fair is back

After having so much fun in 2018 the Easter Family Food Fair is back and will be held on the picturesque green lawns at the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort. Running from Good Friday through to Easter Sunday from 4pm to 10pm the fair features...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

17 hours ago

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Most affordable water bills

A national report card has highlighted that North East Water has the most affordable water bills in Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology’s National Performance Report 2017-18: Urban Water Utilities compares the performance of the country’s water...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

15 Mar 2019

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CWA celebrate International Women’s Day

Yarrawonga/Border Branch of Country Women’s Association of Victoria hosted a breakfast to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on Saturday, March 2. CWA Branch President Jennie Hammon cheerfully welcomed Moira Shire Councillor Marie Martin...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

14 Mar 2019

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CWA celebrate International Women’s Day

Yarrawonga Chronicle

14 Mar 2019

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Land developers new standards manual

Minimum standards for roads, kerb and gutter, stormwater, footpaths, water mains, sewerage mains, pump stations, signage and landscaping required of land developers have been prepared. Federation Council’s draft Engineering Guidelines for...

Robert Muir

14 Mar 2019

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The state of our waterways a top concern

A survey of 1000 Australians nationwide reveals the number one concern of all Australians with regards to population growth is marine and waterway health – ahead of housing density, reduced water supply and increased traffic. The survey...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

14 Mar 2019

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Swimming pool interest heats up

Tenders for a new Corowa Swimming Pool have drawn considerable interest and heating options are still being seriously considered according to committee member and Federation Council Deputy Mayor Shaun Whitechurch. “Indications are we’ve had...

Robert Muir

14 Mar 2019

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Autumn firewood collection season starts

The 2019 Autumn Firewood Collection Season started across Victoria on Friday, March 1 and will close on Sunday, June 30. Hume Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Aaron Kennedy reminds people that it will once again be legal to collect firewood from...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

14 Mar 2019

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Celebrating Federation’s seniors

Over 560 seniors kicked up their heels and helped celebrate the 2019 NSW Seniors Festival by attending the Baby Boomers Bus About recently. Based around this year’s festival theme ‘Love Your Life’, Baby Boomers Bus About was a series of...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

14 Mar 2019

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Councillor 2.5% pay rise sought

Federation Council will seek a 2.5% increase of the fees paid to its mayor and councillors, effective from September 2019. Councillors currently receive $11,860 a year, while the mayor’s total is $25,880 - significantly lower than their Victorian...

Robert Muir

14 Mar 2019

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Aplin departs with projects aplenty

After 16 years as Member for Albury, Greg Aplin will step down at midnight on Friday, March 22 on the eve of the NSW state election. “There’s excitement at the amount of NSW Government money coming to the Albury Electorate now. So many projects...

Robert Muir

14 Mar 2019

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A’van’s 20-year birthday here

Some 260 A-shaped folding camper vans and 500 people throughout Australia are expected to converge on Yarrawonga for eight days from March 23 to 31. It will be the 20th annual visit of the A’van Club of Australia Inc. – a national organisation...

Robert Muir

13 Mar 2019

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The safe place to eat

A compliance rate of 100% of businesses meeting a 3, 4, or 5-star rating resulted from the 77 food safety inspections in Federation Council’s 2018-19 round of inspections conducted last November and December. The pleasing figures make “our are...

Robert Muir

13 Mar 2019

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Sydney Hotshots present Magic Mike XXL

The stage will be set at ClubMulwala, this Saturday, March 16! Music playing, lights shining, smoke fills the stage, hearts are racing and blood is pumping. As the curtains open the men appear in the opening routine direct from the movie Magic Mike...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

13 Mar 2019

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Five candidates for Albury seat

The NSW Albury electorate has five candidates contesting for the seat as early voting centres open before the March 23 state election. Environmental health officer Lauriston Muirhead is the Labor candidate, up against Liberal’s Justin Clancy...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

13 Mar 2019

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Boat flips and capsizes

This speedboat flipped and capsized in strong gusty winds on Sunday afternoon. Remarkably all occupants managed to escape the accident without injury. The boat was towed to Hogans Road boat ramp and has since been recovered by a crane

Yarrawonga Chronicle

13 Mar 2019

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Pen-pals reunion for icon

Two partying group members aboard the Cumberoona at Stan Clarke’s 95th birthday on Monday March, 4 have remained war time pen-pals of Stan’s. Celebrating the birthday of Stan OAM while cruising Lake Mulwala were Allan Cooper and his niece...

Robert Muir

13 Mar 2019

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Council’s 2020 elections looming

With Federation Council’s September 2020 elections looming council will ask the NSW Electoral Commission to administer the process. Required to decide by March 11, 2019 on how its elections are to be administered, Federation Council unanimously...

Robert Muir

13 Mar 2019

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An ‘asset’ to the grains industry rewarded

The contribution of Mulwala’s own, Cassandra Schefe to the Australian grains industry has been officially recognised by way of the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s 2019 Southern Region Recognising and Rewarding Excellence Award. The...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

07 Mar 2019