AUSTRALIA’S track authority will hold community consultation sessions this month to discuss changes to accommodate the Tottenham to Albury Inland Rail near the Wangaratta and Glenrowan train stations.

RESIDENTS of Shepparton have been advised to be tested for coronavirus after three new positive cases were confirmed yesterday. The current list of high risk locations in Shepparton are: Central Tyre Service, Welsford Street Shepparton from...

AN additional $10 million in joint Australian and Victorian government funding will deliver critical upgrades to train stabling at Albury Station for VLocity trains – which are longer and more comfortable than the trains currently operating and providing North East passenger services.

THE Federal Government will tomorrow hand down its most important budget since World War II and Independent federal MP Helen Haines (MHR, Indi) said it will have the potential to make or break Indi. Dr Haines will head to Canberra from her...

THE Rural City of Wangaratta’s outgoing councillors will this evening vote on the sale of the Max Parkinson Lodge facility to Beyond Housing to be developed into emergency housing. Beyond Housing plans to turn the site, at 8 Sadler Street, into...

CUSTOMERS wanting to access goods and services on Wangaratta’s Norton Street near the railway station will find it easier, with major works, part of a $6.03 million project, due for completion within days.

TWENTY-five formal submissions and 150 online survey responses illustrate strong community engagement with the draft Wangaratta Parklands master plan, according to Rural City of Wangaratta manager infrastructure, planning and delivery Marcus Goonan.

THE Rural City of Wangaratta council has adopted what is among its largest borrowings of more than $18 million to help fund its capital works budget of $29.876 million for the 2020/21 financial year. Councillors this week passed a motion to borrow...

RURAL City of Wangaratta mayor Dean Rees has called for the rural city to be included in the border bubble and representatives with local knowledge to be making the decisions surrounding travel on the New South Wales and Victorian border. Cr Rees...

WANGARATTA-based state MPs Tania Maxwell (MLC, Northern Victoria) and Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley) have slammed the 12 month extension of the State of Emergency. Premier Daniel Andrews made the announcement on Monday to make amendments to the...

LIFE could soon return to normal for many families and business owners in the North East affected by the tight border restrictions between Victoria and New South Wales. New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro yesterday flagged that a return to...

A WANGARATTA resident has raised concerns about use of land along the One Mile Creek for bike jumps.

WORK on the Rural City of Wangaratta’s new $17 million aquatic project adjoining the existing Wangaratta Indoor Sports and Aquatic Centre is continuing to progress well.

A MASTERPLAN that shapes the way one of Wangaratta’s most prized recreational assets will be used for decades to come was tabled in its final form last night.

WANGARATTA residents and employees will be unable to cross the Victorian-NSW border from today, with exemptions to be permitted only under “extremely limited purposes”. The change comes with the scrapping of a 50km border zone rule that had...

CONFUSION still reigns on whether Wangaratta is classified as a border town under the Victoria-NSW state lockdown rules in place since early July. People who work or live in Wangaratta should be able to travel across the border to NSW as it does...

A COMMUNITY not-for-profit organisation passionate about reducing road trauma says it strongly supports proponents of the King Valley Infrastructure Project and its mission to see the Wangaratta-Whitfield Road upgraded and to have the cycling rail trail extended to Cheshunt.

WANGARATTA city will be conveyed as the ideal place to visit when a marketing campaign rolls out, after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and it’s safe to. As a taste of what’s to come, the city’s logo has new colours around it bringing a more...

THIS week as children across the region begin a staggered return to school, bus driver Josie Sampson is back on the road travelling from Moyhu to deliver students to the Edi Upper Primary School.

IT seems Wangaratta’s reputation as a bike-friendly town just went up a few gears, with the recent placement of ‘shared lane’ markings or ‘sharrows’ on the repurposed Cusack Street, as part of the Railway Precinct Enhancement Project.

THE total number of COVID-19 cases in Victoria is 1605, a net increase of two since yesterday. There have been no new deaths reported and to date, 19 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria. There have been 180 confirmed cases of coronavirus...

AT a time when there is an increased focus on fostering connectedness, the Rural City of Wangaratta community is being encouraged to help shape a project aimed at reducing suicide rates across the municipality.

WITH the support of the community and local businesses, the King Valley Infrastructure Project is back on track with its plans to improve the road and boost the local economy for the benefit of all.

A $500,000 State Government grant will contribute to development of a new $1.5 million adventure play area in Apex Park.

PREMIER Daniel Andrews will confirm today and during this week what changes will be made to Victoria wide COVID-19 restrictions people have endured since March 23. It follows a three-step plan announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday...