Yarrawonga News

Train passengers caught up in pay dispute

North East train line passengers will face delays and 24 hours of cancelled trains in the busy Christmas period as the Victorian Government continues to war with the state’s transport union according to Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy. “The...

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Establishing a floodplain committee

A Corowa, Howlong, Mulwala Floodplain Risk Management Committee comprising at least 10 persons is to be established by Federation Council. It follows advice on October 29 of a successful council grant application to the State Government for...

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Joy to the community!

Members of the Yarrawonga Mulwala Ecumenical Choir have been busy singing their beautiful Christmas carols throughout the community. The choir was delighted to sing some carols and receive a very generous $200 cheque from the Masonic Lodge of St...

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Joy to the community!

Members of the Yarrawonga Mulwala Ecumenical Choir have been busy singing their beautiful Christmas carols throughout the community. The choir was delighted to sing some carols and receive a very generous $200 cheque from the Masonic Lodge of St...

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Sacred Heart College Earn & Learn

Sacred Heart College received vital educational resources with Woolworths Yarrawonga delivering the equipment as part of the Woolworths Earn & Learn program in November. The popular program is one of the supermarket’s biggest community...

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Carols by the Lagoon

Local schools are getting ready to show their Christmas spirit for the annual Carols by the Lagoon at the Mulwala Water Ski Club this Friday evening. Special performances from students of the Mulwala Public School, Sacred Heart Primary School and...

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Medical clinics successes

The interns from the Yarrawonga Medical Clinic celebrated their successful year at a graduation ceremony on Thursday, December 5. The staff at the Yarrawonga Medical Clinic are so proud of Sam, Ivy and Kevin. Dr Sam Dunell is now working in Albury...

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$11m tourism injection

Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism and Business (YMTB) have continued to inject close to $11 million into the local economy by attracting, creating and sustaining events over the past year. YMTB invested $88,300 during the year on continuing and new events...

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Council election uncertainty

Yarrawonga and district may not have its own ward of three elected councilors for the October 2020 Moira Shire Council election once the new Local Government Bill is passed in parliament early next year. The likelihood of Moira Shire’s...

Robert Muir

Gratitude for volunteers conveyed

As the festive season is upon us MHA Care hosted a Volunteer Christmas afternoon tea at ClubMulwala to thank the multitude of volunteers MHA have across their programs. A number of people from each program enjoyed the afternoon with MHA CEO Michael...

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$3.75m loan boosts new library coffers

The Yarrawonga Library, Events and Performance Precinct is moving one step closer with Moira Shire Council voting to apply for a low interest loan of $3.75m to help fund the project at the recent November meeting. Moira Shire Mayor Libro Mustic...

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Help for the effected wildlife

The devastating fires burning much of the New South Wales and Queensland east coast is impacting a number of communities and in large numbers the wildlife. To assist in a small way the Yarrawonga Vet Clinic have been collecting donations to send...

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Mulwala Business Park splurge

When Yarrawonga Manufactured Housing (YMH) set up business on Mulwala’s industrial estate in 1998, the only other building on site was the relatively new works depot of the former Corowa Shire Council.

Robert Muir

Nationals commit to zero waste to landfill by 2035

The Nationals in government will end household waste being sent to Victorian landfill by 2035, Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy said. Mr McCurdy said that in the largest environmental overhaul in Victoria in decades, the Zero to...

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Mulwala Christmas spirit

It was like his football days up high for marks according to electrician Nick Purtle when he was high up the ladder erecting Christmas decorations to electricity poles in Mulwala’s main street on Monday.

Robert Muir

Police report

Unconscious boat driver - catch of the day! A driver of a boat who lost consciousness after injuring himself whilst fishing found himself as the lucky catch of the day on Sunday, December 8. Police were called out to a boating accident on the Ovens...

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2850 fished in 20th cod classic

By Robert Muir This year’s 20th Yamaha Cod Classic, with 2850 anglers throughout Australia plus family members and friends totaling over 4,000 people, was one of the biggest in what has become the nation’s top inland fishing competition.

Robert Muir

Community urged to ‘rise up’

Leading mental health expert Mark Bateman has urged the local community to ‘rise up’ and take responsibility for the care and support of people facing challenges in the area. More than 40 people attended a presentation from Mr Bateman about life...

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Council pleads for fruit fly funding

Moira Shire Council has voted unanimously to advocate to the Minister for Agriculture the Hon Jaclyn Symes for continued funding of the Goulburn Murray Valley Regional Fruit Fly Program (GMVRFFP) over the next three years. Mayor Libro Mustica said...

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