Job Seeker and Youth Allowance payment increases overlooked, making cost of living harder

WANGARATTA'S Visitor and Information Centre has relocated from Murphy Street to the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre (WPACC).The new kiosk on the ground floor of the WPACC, located near the theatre stairs between the Ford Street and...

NED Kelly's last stand has been immortalised in paint at Kate's Cottage in Glenrowan with the completion of what the cottage owners believe is the first ever mural of the full seige. National award winning artist Andrew J Bourke, along with...

AN installation by artist Jacqui Stockdale, from a body of work called The Long Shot (2020) which uses the Kelly story to revisit and redress dominant narratives of Australian colonial folklore, is drawing visitors to the Benalla Art Gallery. Artist...

THE Wangaratta Historical Society's (WHS) diverse and irreplaceable collection of local memorabilia and historic artefacts could be lost to the rural city unless more active committee members step forward at the society's annual general meeting...

TOURISTS have flocked back to the North East this summer, with bustling trade helping Wangaratta and district tourism operators recover from a flood impacted spring. Doing it harder than most over the spring was the Painters Island Caravan Park...

CONTEMPORARY accommodation in the form of six converted shipping containers and a freshly refurbished homestead is on the way at Dal Zotto Wines in Whitfield, thanks to a funding injection from the Victorian Government's Flagship Tourism Project...

LAST Sunday and Monday over the long weekend the Big Ned Statue in Glenrowan received a well-earned new coat of paint. The statue has never had a repaint in its 29 year history and some parts were down to the fibreglass. Bid Ned now stands tall and...

MILLIONS of people have been told the message that Wangaratta is a great place to live under a new Rural city of happy little locals campaign. There have been more than 14,000 visits to a new Live Wangaratta website and people are spending 5-10...

LOCAL communities are set to receive more than $4000 each, thanks to sales from a calendar featuring the towns' silo art pieces. The inaugural calendar was a smash hit, and allowed each of the towns featured to receive a cut of the profits, totalling...

EXPERTISE within the North East was central to creating a successful virtual event, according to Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues general manager Leanne Mulcahy.

EVER since the Wangaratta Jazz Festival kicked off in 1990 the Wangaratta community has embraced it, grown with it and celebrated it in so many different ways.

ORGANISERS have officially launched the first virtual Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues this week.

PAST National Jazz Award winner Kristin Berardi has applauded the decision to run this year’s competition, regardless of what form the 30th Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues takes. Submissions for the award have been open throughout this...

GUEST artist Tim Bowtell is currently showing a range of his contemporary artworks during a new solo exhibition called “Cognizant” which opened at Art Gallery on Ovens in Wangaratta this week.

TOURISTS were a welcome sight for Wangaratta’s hospitality industry with customers flocking back to be ‘wined and dined’ for the Queen’s Birthday weekend.

WINERIES throughout the King Valley and Glenrowan regions will offer varying experiences from today until Monday following a return of cellar door product tastings. Patrons will be able to visit wineries for up to two hours and sample wine as long as...

ART lovers will be able to explore one of the feature exhibitions in the Wangaratta Art Gallery’s 2020 program, with the gallery launching its very first virtual show.

THE weekend has finally arrived when the explosive, high-adrenaline Nitro Circus spectacular lights up the Wangaratta showgrounds tomorrow. The ‘You Got This’ world tour features a cast of top tier daredevils and international athletes...