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Farmers’ calls for freight subsidies answered

Freight subsidies announced last week will help to relieve the financial pressure on farmers in the north east and East Gippsland as they work to recover from bushfire and years of drought. Victorian Shadow Minster for Agriculture Peter Walsh said...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

How to buy the best pair of school shoes

Does price matter when it comes to school shoes and quality? Researching which school shoes to buy can leave parents feeling overwhelmed. Why are some so expensive? Are the cheaper ones OK? It’s an annual dilemma for parents of school-aged kids...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Kids lunchbox ideas

For some it can feel really overwhelming thinking about back to school lunches, so why not ease into the school year with these delicious Back to School Lunch Ideas for your first week back to school? Idea 1: pizza for the win! Kick the week off...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Kids lunchbox ideas

For some it can feel really overwhelming thinking about back to school lunches, so why not ease into the school year with these delicious Back to School Lunch Ideas for your first week back to school? Idea 1: pizza for the win! Kick the week off...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Platypus on brink of extinction

New UNSW research calls for national action to minimise the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams and weirs. Australia’s devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic platypus, a globally unique mammal...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

School tips for parents

Backpack safety Choose a backpack with wide, padded shoulder straps and a padded back. Pack light. Organize the backpack to use all of its compartments. Pack heavier items closest to the centre of the back. The backpack should never weigh more than...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Water quality may change

Federation Council has advised the water quality in the Murray River may change over the coming weeks due to bushfire contaminants and run off from forecast rain fall. Federation Council Mayor Pat Bourke said that significant rainfall events...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

“Don’t be a Tosser”

‘Don’t be a Tosser!’ It’s a simple message, but many people make excuses to justify their littering behaviour. The bold campaign is being used by Federation Council in targeting litter reduction in 2020 and you can be part of the solution...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Rezoning interest sought

Federation Council is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from property owners and or developers seeking to undertake residential or commercial development on land where it is currently not permitted under current zoning rules. Federation Council...

Robert Muir

All the b’s in the one place

Victoria’s biggest beer and BBQ festival hits Bundalong this Australia Day. The North East BeerBQ is a celebration of the three B’s; Beers, BBQ and Bloody good times. With headline act Shannon Noll performing live at Bundalong Tavern on...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

New adventure for preps

Starting a new school year brings a lot of excitement and apprehension to households, none more so than prep students starting big school for the first time. As a prep student, starting school can be a nerve—wracking experience but having somebody...

Emma Prior

Locals in running for awards

Mulwala has nominations for the four main awards at this year’s Federation Council Australia Day celebrations in Howlong. Mulwala Community Christmas Day lunch at the Mulwala Football Netball Club and Tunzafun Park Upgrade are two of the three...

Robert Muir

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”

This summer Moira Arts & Culture Inc. proudly present the Essential Theatre production of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy – Macbeth, at Byramine Homestead on Sunday, February 2. This is the fifth Essential Theatre production brought to Moir...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Fiona Marshall guest speaker

The Yarrawonga District Australia Day celebrations this Sunday morning at Kennedy Park will see member of Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Southern Region Panel Committee member of Riverine Plains Fiona Marshall be the guest...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Rotary helping bushfire relief

The Yarrawonga Mulwala Rotary Club is supporting the Rotary District 9790 Bushfire Appeal with all monies donated to be spent on recovery in the district. The District encompasses the current north eastern bushfire region. Already the fund has...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Fundraising fiasco “fully fund them” - Maxwell

That is the message Member for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell is sending the Victorian Government, which requires CFA volunteer brigades to raise money for part of the cost of their equipment. According to Ms Maxwell, volunteer brigades must...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Locals assist bushfire fight

A group of three volunteer firefighters from Yarrawonga made up part of a strike team sent to the staging area in Tallangatta on Sunday, January 12 to assist in the firefighting efforts for the Upper Murray fires. The crews were tasked to go to...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Compliance main concern for Maritime

A rise in jet-ski use and general compliance issues have kept NSW Maritime Officers busy over the summer holidays. NSW Roads and Maritime Boating Safety officer Phil Kearney told the Yarrawonga Chronicle that Lake Mulwala and the waterways around...

Jared Loughnan

Local Australian honours

Yarrawonga and Tungamah have come away with two wins in the 2020 Moira Shire Australia Day Awards taking out the Community Event of the Year and the Young Citizen of the Year. Nominations were just short of last year with council receiving 27...

Emma Prior