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Bridge Closure for works

Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions next week on the Mulwala-Yarrawonga Bridge for maintenance work. The work involves repairing a guardrail on the Victorian side of the bridge. The bridge will be reduced to one lane between 2am and...

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Road closures due to flooding

Due to heavy rainfall and resulting flood waters, roads across the region are closed with motorists and residents urged to take care in this treacherous weather. More than 50 mm has fell in the last 24 hours with more rain forecasted. Motorists...

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Pigdons’ historic 100-year reunion

A memorable gathering of staff, traders and long –time associates of Pigdons’ Holden took place at a Yarrawonga property recently. Attended by more than 200 people, the get-together organised by former employees acted as a feel-good reunion of...

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Pigdons’ historic 100-year reunion

A memorable gathering of staff, traders and long –time associates of Pigdons’ Holden took place at a Yarrawonga property recently. Attended by more than 200 people, the get-together organised by former employees acted as a feel-good reunion of...

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Seeking drought support

Federation Council will apply to be included in the Federal Government drought supports program and seek a Natural Disaster Declaration. Mayor Pat Bourke raised the subject at council’s monthly meeting on September 18. His Mayoral Minute motion...

Robert Muir

Save our slide

Locals and visitors will have to go a second consecutive summer without Mulwala’s iconic waterslide on the lake foreshore as Expressions of Interest regarding its future are being called for by Federation Council. The call will cover interest in...

Robert Muir

Popular first festival

The Family Christmas Festival that was held at the Yarrawonga Foreshore on December 1 kicked off the festive season in Yarrawonga and sent the town into Christmas frenzy with many merry activities and guests on offer. The Christmas Decorating...

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Community groups to give feedback on exciting library options

Since the announcement of Moira Shire Council’s decision to endorse the development of the Yarrawonga Town Hall and Library Precinct in June there has been a flurry of activity with a Yarrawonga Library Project Steering Committee formed as well as...

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Big day to support family

The community will band together this Saturday to raise money for the Kilmister and Gwynne families in what is planning to be a massive day of auctions, raffles, family fun and entertainment. The organising committee including members of the...

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Greg Ferguson returning home

After an absence of 12 years, Greg Ferguson will return to Yarrawonga/Mulwala to take up duty as CEO of Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort on Monday, January 14. “I’m really looking forward to it. Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort is one of...

Robert Muir

New campus officially opened

Yarrawonga College P-12 officially opened their P-4 Campus, P-12 administration and community workshop last week with a number of special guests in attendance including Regional Director for North East Victoria Judy Rose. Held at the P-4 campus...

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Lake drawdown support

Lake Mulwala could be lowered for a consecutive year in 2019 to support the need for foreshore retaining wall works. Moira Shire Council supported a request by Goulburn Murray Water (GMW) to the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) for the lowering...

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Mulwala lighting up for Christmas

Mulwala is in the spirit of Christmas with the traditional big Christmas tree erected on Miss Ross Hill by Mulwala Progress Association. “Christmas decorations have also gone up at the two roundabouts and the poles between the roundabouts in...

Robert Muir

Police Beat

P-12 break-in An offender has gained access to the P-12 school on Pinniger Street, Yarrawonga between 8pm and 9pm on Monday, December 3. A television was taken. Orr St burglary A house was burgled on Orr Street, Yarrawonga sometime between 9pm...

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Wilby and District Christmas Tree

Come along to Wilby to celebrate the annual Wilby and District Christmas Tree. The evening will be held at the Wilby Recreational Reserve on Friday, December 21 commencing at 6pm. For a gold coin donation, a sausage sizzle will be provided before...

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Kyffins Reserve top-up

On top of the approximate $200,000 for the Kyffins Reserve Mulwala enhancement project, an extra $30,000 is to be allocated to complete planned reserve improvements. The funding is part of the $688,461 allocated to 11 projects throughout the...

Robert Muir

Australian Munitions helping community

Australian Munitions (Thales Australia) Mulwala’s focus on safety and helping the local community was evident again recently at Tunzafun. Mulwala’s exciting amusement park was the venue chosen for the munitions company’s General Manager Trevor...

Robert Muir

Popular author visits library

The Yarrawonga Library were pleased to welcome author Darry Fraser to the library on Monday as part of her new book tour. Darry writes historical and contemporary fiction. Her two previous novels ‘Daughter of the Murray’ and ‘Where the Murray...

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Yarrawonga Health ‘pay it forward’

Every Christmas, Yarrawonga Health works closely with other local community groups to provide food and gifts to the disadvantaged members of the community, to assist in providing a few extra things which they might otherwise not be able to access...

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