Benalla News

Change your clock and check your smoke alarm

CFA is urging everyone in Benalla and District to check that their smoke alarms are in working order when daylight saving ends at 2 am this Sunday. CFA is concerned some households may not know if their smoke alarm would alert them in the...

Simon Ruppert

Coo-ee: Great war fantasies

It is said the first casualty of war is truth. In the Great War, fantasies often took its place. In August 1914, British forces attempted to stop the left flank of invading German forces at Mons in their first battle. They failed. At the height of...

Simon Ruppert

Coo-ee: Great war fantasies

Simon Ruppert

Swanpool CWA supports fire-ravaged communities

Swanpool Country Women’s Association members recently raised $3133.40 to support the effort to repair fencing in the bushfire-affected Cudgewa District. A movie fundraiser was held at the Swanpool Community Cinema. Organisers said it was an...

Simon Ruppert

03 Apr 2020

Age Friendly Benalla

Age Friendly Benalla will be submitting a monthly column to The Ensign in the coming year to keep the community up to date on the various initiatives they support. This is its first. In 2016, 42 per cent of Benalla’s population was aged 55 and...

Simon Ruppert

03 Apr 2020

Ryan calls for assistance for landlords who help tenants through pandemic

State Member for Euroa Steph Ryan is calling on the Victorian Government to deliver land tax credits for property owners who provide rent relief to tenants affected by COVID-19 restrictions. Ms Ryan said landlords who did the right thing and lower...

Simon Ruppert

03 Apr 2020

Gallery: Benalla phone book competition

The competition is now closed and we will announce the winning photo in next week’s Ensign

Simon Ruppert

Covid-19 closes camp grounds across Victoria

While a weekend under the stars in Victoria’s wilderness might seem like a good way to avoid the Covid-19 pandemic, camping is the latest activity to be restricted. At the direction of the Chief Health Officer of Victoria, Parks Victoria closed all...

Simon Ruppert

Third COVID-19 case for Benalla Rural City Council

Benalla Rural City Council has its third positive case of COVID-19, as Victoria’s death toll rises to five. The additional case was confirmed by the state’s health department today. No details of where the person resides in the area, or their prior...

Benalla Ensign

RSPCA continue to operate in face of pandemic

Wangaratta RSPCA is one of several shelters across north-east Victoria that is continuing to care for animals regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic. RSPCA Victoria said it remained committed to helping Victorians and their animals during the...

Simon Ruppert

Community uses social media for COVID-19 support

With an increasing amount of district people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of support pages have been set up on Facebook which aim to help. Whether someone is in self-isolation, struggling to get essential shopping items, or maybe...

Simon Ruppert

Railway employee flags signalling problems as a disaster waiting to happen

A local railway employee has contacted the Ensign to express concern regarding drivers going around Benalla’s level crossings when the boom gates are down for an extended period of time. Mr Smith*, who has several years’ experience working on...

Simon Ruppert

Another case of COVID-19 in Benalla Rural City Council, says health department

Another case of COVID-19 in Benalla Rural City Council has been confirmed by the state’s health department. The case brings the total in the region to two.

Benalla Ensign

Silos trail still open - for now

Please note - Government advice on public gatherings is changing regularly. At the time of publishing this article the silo art trail was still officially open. The public are being told to respect social distancing and to not gather in groups of...

Simon Ruppert

DHHS confirm one COVID-19 case in Benalla

The latest data released by the Department of Health and Human Services shows Benalla Rural City having only one confirmed COVID-19 case, in contradiction to Monday’s figures, which showed two. The Ensign contacted the department for clarification...

Simon Ruppert

31 Mar 2020

New data shows Benalla might only have one COVID-19 case

The latest data released by the Department of Health and Human Services shows Benalla Rural City having only one confirmed COVID-19 case, in contradiction to yesterday’s figures which showed two. The Ensign has contacted the Department for...

Simon Ruppert

30 Mar 2020