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...

CROSS-BORDER employees working in any sector will be able to successfully apply for permits to attend work in Wangaratta and surrounding towns from today.

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...

MORE than 30 jobs for locals are set to be created as part of the Working for Victoria initiative.

BUILDING activity in Wangaratta is expected to continue off the back of two strong years of development valued at $197 million. Permits valued at $102m for 2018/19 and $97m for 2019/20 were approved with highlights including the Quest Apartments on...

A CRECHE service run at the Wangaratta Indoor Sports and Aquatic Centre (WISAC) since 2002 has been closed following a review. Chloe Davies, Rural City of Wangaratta sports, aquatics and events precinct manager, said a review of the creche service...

DESPITE the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there are still job opportunities in certain sectors of the labour market. The National Skills Commission (NSC) is undertaking research to identify where these job opportunities exist...

NORTHEAST Health Wangaratta was able to return to normal operations as early as yesterday after the NSW Government eased border restrictions which were impeding more than 80 staff from Albury being able to travel and work at Wangaratta’s public...

UP to 200 Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) workers are in a holding pattern and several patients, including children, are waiting for surgery and treatment until a border restriction crisis reaches a positive resolve.

GATEWAY Health Wangaratta and Centre Against Violence (CAV) Ovens Murray District will share in more than $460,000 to enhance their family violence prevention programs, and better support those recovering from bushfire-induced trauma. It was part of...

LOCAL resident Kellie Sutherland has been appointed to a Regional Arts Victoria role aimed at supporting creative recovery in bushfire-affected areas of the North East.

A NEW full time lawyer will be employed at the Hume Riverina Community Legal Service (HRCLS), thanks to government funding. Federal and Victorian governments committed $321,500 over two years to support the delivery of frontline legal assistance...

INDI could become a net exporter of renewable and reliable energy according to Wangaratta’s Federal Independent MP, Helen Haines (MHR, Indi). Lower power bills for households, new industries and local ownership of large-scale solar farms were the...

A CLEANING blitz has begun at high traffic public areas in Wangaratta’s central business district.

MORE than 700 local nurses and midwives operating in the Wangaratta district are set to benefit from a new enterprise bargaining agreement which has been finalised with the State Government. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Victorian...

THE Victorian Government has released the final designs for the new and more reliable VLocity trains that are set to come into service once the $235 million upgrade of the North East Rail Line is complete, hopefully mid next year. The trains will be...

UP to 100 young women from local secondary schools had the chance to meet key people in their chosen industry to learn more about career pathways yesterday morning. Year 11 students from Wangaratta High School, Galen College, Cathedral College...