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Combating the rise in family violence

Family violence is alarmingly on the rise in the Moira region almost doubling in the past five years. Statistics from the Crime Statistics Agency show in Moira in 2013-2014, 285 cases were recorded compared to 496 in 2017-2018. In family incidents...

Emma Prior

Residents face pool barrier compliance

Residents with a pool or spa will need to submit a current certificate of compliance for their safety barriers from December 1 this year. Local councils will be required to register all backyard pools and spas in their area as part of new changes...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Bring the outside inside for winter

With winter upon us, we’re spending less and less time outside. And while there’s something cozy about curling up on the couch beside an open fire or with the heating cranked up, cabin fever really can set in during these long winter months. The...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Bring the outside inside for winter

With winter upon us, we’re spending less and less time outside. And while there’s something cozy about curling up on the couch beside an open fire or with the heating cranked up, cabin fever really can set in during these long winter months. The...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Police Beat

Charged with weapon and on ice A 36-year-old Yarrawonga male is to be charged by summons after being intercepted in Belmore Street last week whilst being under the influence of Methylamphetamine and being in possession of a prohibited weapon...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Locals commemorate VP Day

Last Thursday locals commemorated the 74th anniversary of VP Day, the day Australian troops along with allied forces won WWII, at the ClubMulwala’s RSL Memorial wall. VP Day marks Japan’s surrender to allied forces on August 15, 1945, which...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Real Estate Sleep Out Yarrawonga

With temperatures set to drop to as low as 5 degrees on Monday, August 19, the team at First National O’Meara Kennedy Real Estate (OKFN) will brace themselves with blankets and beanies to brave the cold for a good cause. The Real Estate Sleep Out...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Day at the ‘G’

For the ninth year in a row, due to the generosity of the community nine primary school boys from Yarrawonga and Mulwala got the opportunity to attend an AFL match for the first time. For some it was even their first time to Melbourne. Organiser...

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Talented Irish songwriter to perform

The Publicans Daughter Cafe will be the venue for a special appearance from talented Irish songwriter ‘Gallie’ this Saturday evening. Since the release of his acclaimed album ‘The Occoquan River’, Irish songwriter ‘Gallie’ has gone from...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Have your cupcake and fight animal cruelty

The team at the Yarrawonga Veterinary Clinic is encouraging animal lovers to drop into their clinic for their tastiest ever annual fundraiser, Cupcake Day. The team will once again join RSPCA Victoria in the fight against animal cruelty by hosting...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Trivia night gets it right

The Annual Mulwala Pre School Trivia Night was held on Friday, August 2 in the Mulwala Civic Centre. Each year, the monies raised from this event, play an integral role in enabling the kinder to purchase additional educational resources. The...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Girls got game

As part of the ‘girls got game’, basketball initiative with Basketball Victoria and Basketball North East, Sacred Heart Primary School students were fortunate recently to have North East Bushrangers Basketball US import Makenzie Miller host week...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Weir bridge’s 2020 closing

It’s official, although residents have known it is was going to happen for almost two decades, the Yarrawonga Weir Bridge will be closing in 2020 to vehicle traffic. The Yarrawonga Chronicle sought to find out the exact date the bridge will be...

Jared Loughnan

Successful dance weekend

Once again dancers from vast areas of Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and SA gathered together to enjoy the excellent dance music provided by Ian Stewart on the Friday and Saturday as well as Baden on the Sunday at the 20th Gala Ball and Dance...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Bailey’s wish to cycle

A 1500km eight-day cycle around Victoria held a close, personal place in the heart of Yarrawonga Manufactured Housing National Sales Manager, Roger Fuller who completed the trek in March. Roger has a passion for cycling and was set a challenge by...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Community Christmas lunch nominated

The Mulwala Football Netball Club Community Christmas lunch has been nominated for the NSW/ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards. With great prizes up for grabs, seven category winners will be presented with $2,000 and a trophy with the...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Exploring the future of Yarrawonga Aerodrome

Moira Shire is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) to lease or buy the publicly owned areas of the Yarrawonga Aerodrome. Moira Shire GM Corporate Simon Rennie said the EOI process is an opportunity for someone to buy or lease a regional aerodrome...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

An organic “waste” of money

A Wilby resident who uses all his organic waste to improve the vegetation on his property is against paying for an organic waste collection he will never use. Rhys Dyer argues he does not see any of his organic matter as waste but a resource. “I...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Solar rebate pain

The Victorian Government’s Solar Homes Program for the second month in a row has inflicted enormous pain on Victoria’s solar industry according to local Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy . Mr Tim McCurdy said the August allocation of solar...

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