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Thursday, 15.01.2026

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Community

Locals turn out in force for bushfire support

Locals turn out in force for bushfire support
Locals turn out in force for bushfire support
Community

$700k boost for North East food system growth

$700k boost for North East food system growth
$700k boost for North East food system growth
Emergency Services

Resources scaled back in local response to Longwood fire

Local strike teams reduced as fire crews work to secure fire ground
Bailey Zimmermann
Resources scaled back in local response to Longwood fire
Resources scaled back in local response to Longwood fire
Sport

Sports carnival sprinting ever closer

Get on your marks, and sharpen the axe, because the Wangaratta Sports Carnival is almost here.
Nathan de Vries
Sports carnival sprinting ever closer
Sports carnival sprinting ever closer
Events

Gold coin charity ride to support Wangaratta Carevan

Locals invited to join in charity ride to raise funds for those struggling in our community
Gold coin charity ride to support Wangaratta Carevan
Gold coin charity ride to support Wangaratta Carevan
Emergency Services

"We never rest": behind the lines of Wangaratta CFA's strike team response

Wangaratta and Moyhu group CFA strike teams expected to be scaled back in coming days
\"We never rest\": behind the lines of Wangaratta CFA's strike team response
\"We never rest\": behind the lines of Wangaratta CFA's strike team response

News

Arts and Entertainment

Celebrity golfers and music masters to entertain at Blitz Golf Yarrawonga

The world’s only professional short-format golf league debuts in Yarrawonga.
Celebrity golfers and music masters to entertain at Blitz Golf Yarrawonga
Celebrity golfers and music masters to entertain at Blitz Golf Yarrawonga
Community

Bargains tinged with sadness in op shop's final days

Lutheran Op Shop to close for final time on Saturday.
Bargains tinged with sadness in op shop's final days
Bargains tinged with sadness in op shop's final days
Community

Chill in the cool at Synergy Youth Hub

Youth hub reopens in Wangaratta on Monday.
Chill in the cool at Synergy Youth Hub
Chill in the cool at Synergy Youth Hub
Events

Mount Buller Sprint makes triumphant return to tarmac rally calendar

ATR pays homage to the event’s roots, which made it renowned in the early 2000s.
Mount Buller Sprint makes triumphant return to tarmac rally calendar
Mount Buller Sprint makes triumphant return to tarmac rally calendar
Education

Fond farewell to a much-loved teacher

Memories flow following the passing of John Evans.
Simone Kerwin
Fond farewell to a much-loved teacher
Fond farewell to a much-loved teacher
Police and Courts

Wangaratta man leaves trail of theft following North East crime spree

Zachary Wileman was involved in a fatal collision before committing crimes in four local areas
Wangaratta man leaves trail of theft following North East crime spree
Wangaratta man leaves trail of theft following North East crime spree
Arts and Entertainment

Young artists' time to shine

Exhibition gives young creatives an opportunity to showcase their work.
Simone Kerwin
Young artists' time to shine
Young artists' time to shine
Tourism

Commercial operators sought at Hotham Hub

Opportunity for retail, toboggan slope operations at Mt Hotham
Commercial operators sought at Hotham Hub
Commercial operators sought at Hotham Hub

Sport

Sport

2025 Victorian Sport Awards nominations now open

Nominations for the Victorian Sport Awards (VSAs) opened on Wednesday, 14 January 2026
2025 Victorian Sport Awards nominations now open
2025 Victorian Sport Awards nominations now open
Cricket

Country Week finalists set

Junior Country Week is coming to the pointy end
Nathan de Vries
Country Week finalists set
Country Week finalists set
Cricket

Former RUB skipper on state duties

Former Hawk is flying making his mark in NSW representative cricket
Nathan de Vries
Former RUB skipper on state duties
Former RUB skipper on state duties
Sport

Scoreboard

The weekly wrap up from around the region
Tennis

A start of a tradition: tennis gun eager to recontest Australia Day

Jeremy Taylor is back after falling at the final hurdle at Merriwa Park
Nathan de Vries
A start of a tradition: tennis gun eager to recontest Australia Day
A start of a tradition: tennis gun eager to recontest Australia Day
Netball

Learn from the best netballers at WSAC clinics

End January with a netball masterclass
Learn from the best netballers at WSAC clinics
Learn from the best netballers at WSAC clinics

Regional

Emergency Services

Community support boosts morale for volunteer firefighters

Community support appreciated by volunteer firefighters in brigades around the shire and beyond
Community support boosts morale for volunteer firefighters
Community support boosts morale for volunteer firefighters
Emergency Services

Rappel firefighters, aircraft contain Mt Buffalo fire

Calls for everyone to be ever vigilant ahead of hotter months.
Rappel firefighters, aircraft contain Mt Buffalo fire
Rappel firefighters, aircraft contain Mt Buffalo fire
Events

$15,000 prize an added bonus to mark Myrtleford's 70th Golden Spurs Rodeo on Boxing Day

Myrtleford Lions Club set to host this year's Golden Spurs Rodeo.
Phoebe Morgan
$15,000 prize an added bonus to mark Myrtleford's 70th Golden Spurs Rodeo on Boxing Day
$15,000 prize an added bonus to mark Myrtleford's 70th Golden Spurs Rodeo on Boxing Day
Health

Precautionary boil water advisory for Wodonga and surrounding towns

Residents in North East including Chiltern and Springhurst warned to boil drinking water.
Precautionary boil water advisory for Wodonga and surrounding towns
Precautionary boil water advisory for Wodonga and surrounding towns
Community

Salvos lighting up children’s faces for Christmas

An annual toy run took place around the North East border region Sunday for the Salvation Army
Salvos lighting up children’s faces for Christmas
Salvos lighting up children’s faces for Christmas
Police and Courts

Taskforce undertake search for body of fugitive at Mount Buffalo

There are still no signs of Dezi Freeman more than three months since Porepunkah shooting
Taskforce undertake search for body of fugitive at Mount Buffalo
Taskforce undertake search for body of fugitive at Mount Buffalo
Community

Retiring SES volunteers honoured

Colleagues, family and friends helped two retiring SES celebrate incredible years of service
Retiring SES volunteers honoured
Retiring SES volunteers honoured
Community

Calendar with a difference to raise funds for prostate cancer research

Many locals from Chiltern have thrown their weight behind a fun ‘nude but not rude’ calendar
Calendar with a difference to raise funds for prostate cancer research
Calendar with a difference to raise funds for prostate cancer research
Events

Regions’ winemakers celebrate success

This year’s North East Victorian Wine Challenge held in Beechworth last week drew 315 entries
Regions’ winemakers celebrate success
Regions’ winemakers celebrate success
Health

Bridging the gender pain gap one step at a time

90 per cent of Victorian women have dealt with chronic pain, report finds.
Grace Fredsberg
Bridging the gender pain gap one step at a time
Bridging the gender pain gap one step at a time
People and Lifestyle

Well-known couple hang up business hats for different lifestyle

Lake Sambell Caravan Park longtime lessee take up retirement and travel plans
Well-known couple hang up business hats for different lifestyle
Well-known couple hang up business hats for different lifestyle
Council

Local projects to share in $56,000

Community member asks why certain organisations have access to council grant money
Local projects to share in $56,000
Local projects to share in $56,000
Opinion

Who's to blame for terrorism?

Adults to blame for terrorism as they teach their children to hate: Letters.
Opinion

We can all help with mental health support

Tanya Pawlowsky's mental health calendar shows how we can all help in tough times
Opinion

Land of opportunity to grow our region

Regional policies an important consideration in November election

Community

Emergency Services

Three decades on the frontline

“It’s an amazing job and an honour to serve the community” – fireman reflects on end of career
Bailey Zimmermann
Three decades on the frontline
Three decades on the frontline
Community

Final days for Lutheran Op Shop

Op shop winding down this week.
Final days for Lutheran Op Shop
Final days for Lutheran Op Shop
Arts and Entertainment

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Wangaratta's Outdoor Ball

Fiesta Central to bring a party atmosphere to the 2026 Outdoor Ball.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Wangaratta's Outdoor Ball
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Wangaratta's Outdoor Ball
Community

Social Calendar

A weekly listing of upcoming social and community events in Wangaratta and district.
Social Calendar
Social Calendar

Rural

Rural

Northern buyers, local feedlots bid well

Coloured cattle prices surprise agents; McCormack's of Mansfield achieve top price in heifers
Northern buyers, local feedlots bid well
Northern buyers, local feedlots bid well
Rural

"Exceptional" weaners sold at Wangaratta

Steers and heifers fetch solid prices at Corcoran and Parker and Elders sale.
\"Exceptional\" weaners sold at Wangaratta
\"Exceptional\" weaners sold at Wangaratta
Rural

Still producing the goods, after more than 50 years

Cherries a staple product at Smith's Glenrowan Orchard since 1972
Still producing the goods, after more than 50 years
Still producing the goods, after more than 50 years