Friday,
30 May 2025
Community mourns passionate arts advocate

NORTH East Victoria has lost one of its greatest champions of the arts, with the passing of local creative and former Wangaratta Art Gallery director Dianne Mangan.

The 73-year-old was travelling from her Beechworth home to attend the opening of the Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award exhibition on Saturday afternoon when she died in a two-car collision at Everton Upper.

The tragedy has left D...

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