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Pre-world conference workshop

At the request of Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), South Pacific Area President Gail Commens, Yarrawonga /Border CWA Branch “answered the call/volunteered” to help two ladies from Tuvalu Island to gain some new tailoring skills...

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Trespass laws the priority to protect farmers

Shadow Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh says the government is stalling on calls to fix farm trespass laws, despite Victorian farmers and farm businesses still being relentlessly targeted by extreme activists. Mr Walsh said the Federal Liberal...

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Yarrawonga power network maintenance

A planned power outage will occur in Yarrawonga, Cobram and surrounding areas early next month as part of electricity distribution business Powercor’s ongoing maintenance program to ensure the network continues to deliver safe and reliable power...

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Council’s new directors

Federation Council’s new look senior organisation structure: from left, Director Corporate and Community Services Jo Shannon, General Manager Adrian Butler, Mayor Pat Bourke, Director Development and Environment Susan Appleyard and Director...

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We need to become electricity neutral – Cr Miegel

Cr Paul Miegel wants the Federation Council area to commit to becoming electricity neutral – generating electricity equal to, or greater than, its consumption by June 2025. “Let’s set an agenda for direction. I’m looking for a team effort...

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Coffees for a cause

By Cliona Ingram A double decker bus in Yarrawonga Mulwala would be an unlikely sight but last week that was a reality as Lawrence Norton made his way through the twin towns as part of his journey around Australia in ‘Corazón’, selling coffee...

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Australians walk against melanoma

Jay’s Longest Melanoma March will make its way through Yarrawonga this Sunday, April 28 with Aussie celebrities and Australia’s melanoma community uniting to help end melanoma. ‘Jay’s Longest Melanoma March’ will see melanoma patients and...

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Council supports unsubdivided structure

Moira Shire Council has endorsed the Victorian Electoral Commission‘s Preliminary Report recommending no change to the current electoral structure of a council. The VEC’s Preliminary Report recommends the status que of nine councillors to be...

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Munitions EBA dilemma

A proposed Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) to comply with the Federal Government’s Building Code has been rejected by staff at Thales’ Mulwala and Benalla munitions factories. The rejected agreement covers 570 employees who are represented...

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Cassar-Daley hits Mulwala this Friday

Troy Cassar-Daley has come a long way from the twelve-year-old boy from Grafton busking on Peel St at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Now, with a swag of country music awards under his belt, Cassar-Daley will arrive at ClubMulwala this Friday...

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Good Friday success

Local totals as of 4pm, Tuesday, April 23 Yarrawonga $6,973 Bundalong $2,837 Mulwala $8,731 Tungamah $23,323 Devenish $27,475 Dookie $34,525 Boorhaman $18,000 Good Friday was a resounding success across the state with the Good Friday Appeal breaking...

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Police Beat

Roundabout collision A 20-year-old female has received a penalty notice for failing to give way at a roundabout on the intersection of Gilmore and Pinniger Streets which resulted in a collision last Thursday, April 18. Speeding driver over the limit...

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Mulwala show skiers do it again

In their toughest competition yet the Mulwala Water Ski Club’s Show Team have done it again taking out the National Championships for the fourth time in a row. Held every two years the Show Ski National Championships were this year held in Perth...

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Big Anzac Day Services Thursday

April 25 is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. Yarrawonga Mulwala RSL Sub-Branch leaders are...

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Notorious festival on display

The Mulwala Pop Festival of Easter 1972 was hailed a disaster after two drownings occurred before the three-day festival even began, drugs and alcohol caused problems and the biggest day of the event was washed out. However, the photos and items...

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Pay up or property sold

Thirty-six properties throughout the Federation Council area with unpaid rates and charges for at least the last five years are proposed to be sold, in accordance with the Local Government Act. No property is to be withdrawn from sale unless and...

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Golf Club’s fantastic Easter Family Food Fair

More than 2,500 visitors enjoyed the fine food, entertainment and an ideal setting of the 18th tee at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort’s second Family Food Fair over the Easter weekend. Marketing and Promotions Manager Anna Barnes said the...

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2000 at Devenish for special Anzac service

Devenish’s population of about 200 people swelled ten-fold with a special early Anzac Day Service last Sunday, which included the official opening of wonderful silo art work. An estimated 2000 people attended the service in front of the silo...

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Shepparton man caught travelling at 191km/h

Shepparton Highway Patrol officers nabbed a driver allegedly travelling at 191km/h in Shepparton about 11.50pm last night. The 20-year-old probationary driver was detected in an 80km/h zone on Goulburn Valley Highway. The Shepparton man had his...

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Weekend car theft crime spree ranges from Shepparton to Echuca

A number of vehicles were stolen from a car dealership in Shepparton on Saturday morning.

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Man faces court for hit and run

A 23-year-old Echuca man is currently in Bendigo Magistrates Court facing charges of dangerous driving causing serious injury and other driving related offences.

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Health Department lowers boom on Bupa

LOCAL families are concerned about the care of some of our most vulnerable residents after the Department of Health imposed sanctions on Bupa Echuca for failing to provide ‘‘care consistent with the Accreditation Standards’’.

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