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Wangaratta Chronicle

Locality: Wangaratta, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5723 0100

Address: 37 Rowan Street 3677 Wangaratta, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.wangarattachronicle.com.au

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25.01.2022 THE NAME'S BOND... With the upcoming James Bond film 'No Time To Die' confirmed as Daniel Craig's last appearance as the infamous British spy, rumours are rife with who will be next in the role. Actors Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, Henry Cavill and actress Lashana Lynch have been named as potential candidates...who do you want to be picked and why? ... Tell us in the comments

24.01.2022 CHINA PULLS CORK Wine consumers are being asked to support local wine producers next time they buy with a wine glut likely as a result of China effectively pricing Australian wines out of its offshore market.

24.01.2022 THE MANDELA EFFECT Did you know the famous quote in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is NOT "Mirror, mirror on the wall" ? Darth Vader did NOT say "Luke, I am your father" ... and it's Looney TUNES not Looney Toons! These are all examples of The Mandela Effect, which refers to a situation in which a large mass of people believes that an event occurred when it did not. Do you have any of your own examples? Tell us in the comments

23.01.2022 FUNKY FRUIT A local producer found a rather peculiar looking lemon in her garden this week. She will have a stall at the local market at Avian Park on Sunday this weekend. ... Do you have any funky fruit or vegetables in your garden? Show us in the comments!

23.01.2022 Multitalented police members

23.01.2022 MIXED RESULT Although the Federal Government’s budget for the aged care sector has been welcomed, some providers believe more needs to be done to fix ongoing issues plaguing the industry.

23.01.2022 Sweltering heat has potential for bushfires, warn fire authorities With temperatures forecast to hit almost 40 degrees this weekend for the first time since February, fire authorities are warning residents there is an increased threat of bushfires in the region.

22.01.2022 SECRET FIREWORKS Council is bringing the fireworks to you this year. Celebrate the end of 2020 from your own backyard this year as the Rural City of Wangaratta community says goodbye to 2020 and welcome to 2021.

22.01.2022 MORE UPDATES ON TRACK 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.

22.01.2022 Vaccine rollout plan takes shape Rollout of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to local residents is expected "any time from mid-February", according to Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services.

18.01.2022 Humble hero lauded for bravery during tragedy A Wangaratta man has been awarded the Royal Humane Society of Australasia gold medal for bravery, for his efforts in assisting those involved in an Anzac Day tragedy in the rural city three years ago.

18.01.2022 FAVOURITE VADER MOMENT Following the recent death of David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars series, what is your favourite Darth Vader moment? Let us know in the comments

17.01.2022 WE'RE FIT TO OPEN Gym owners across regional Victoria are calling for changes to COVID-19 rules barring them from opening.

17.01.2022 SECONDARY SCHOOL RETURNS From today, all Wangaratta secondary school students are back on campus for face-to-face learning.

16.01.2022 FOOTY BANTER Texting has become the preferred communication between footy supporters in these lockdown times which can lead to some amusing ‘banter’. For example during last Saturday night’s crushing win by Geelong over Collingwood one Pies’ fan received this at half time when Collingwood had only registered a solitary goal: ... 'Any fellow Pies supporters out there, on SBS right now is Portillo‘s Greatest railway Journeys, followed by Who Do You Think You Are where award-winning actress Olivia Coleman thinks her ancestry is largely from Norfolk. Might be better off flicking over to that.' Share some of your more witty footy banter examples with other readers

16.01.2022 MUMS SLEEP OVER An overnight maternity accommodation area will be built at Wangaratta’s public hospital as part of a $7.6 million delivery through the 2020/21 State Budget so mothers of newborn babies under observation can stay connected.

15.01.2022 WHAT DRIVES CITY'S LEADERS? Two charismatic front men will take the Rural City of Wangaratta into the next four years with confidence they and their five fellow councillors can continue to grow the municipality.

15.01.2022 FREE YOGA TOMORROW Book in with Connection Holistics Yoga now for a free yoga session tomorrow at 3pm (the last session available) or various times next weekend !

14.01.2022 Three new positive coronavirus cases in Shepparton RESIDENTS of Shepparton have been advised to be tested for coronavirus after three new positive cases were confirmed yesterday. Full story available on the Wangaratta Chronicle website.

14.01.2022 $4.3m boost for Alpine MDF Wangaratta's Alpine MDF Industries will receive the largest share in $10.4 million of Federal Government bushfire recovery funding which is on its way to the local region.

14.01.2022 ZONTA SAYS NO The women at Zonta Wangaratta are joining the national campaign ‘Zonta says NO to Violence Against Women’ for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign.

12.01.2022 CRUSHING PENALTY Wangaratta's hospitality, accommodation and beauty operators could be smacked with a fine of almost $10,000 if they ‘consciously’ fail to check that customers are not from metropolitan Melbourne.

12.01.2022 READY IN SUMMER The new $17 million upgraded pools at Wangaratta’s premier sporting precinct is set to open in mid to late December in time for the heat of summer.

11.01.2022 SPRING FLING Send us your spring garden colour! We want to see all the colours and variety of plants and flowers in our local gardens. Include your name (first and surname) and what varieties you are making the neighbours jealous with. Email to [email protected] by Friday 16 October and we’ll feature our local gardens in an upcoming edition!

11.01.2022 FARM FORTUNES Farm accommodation development will be a major focus for the Rural City of Wangaratta’s newly elected councillors, keen to open up a gateway to an expected tourism influx in the coming years.

10.01.2022 ROADMAP RETHNK Police will be out in force ahead of the AFL Grand Final and cup day weekends in an effort to banish Melbourne residents from regional areas and keep the regions’ current 0.4 rolling COVID-19 case average down.

10.01.2022 Outdoor dining to grow THE Rural City of Wangaratta is inviting expressions of interest from local hospitality venues and the community to inform the installation of infrastructure to enhance the region’s outdoor dining over the summer months.

10.01.2022 From country upbringing to region’s top cop Wangaratta's police superintendent Joy Arbuthnot was awarded the prestigious Australian Police Medal for her commitment to women in the force and work with the Aboriginal community.

09.01.2022 FREE FOR ALL As Scotland became the first country in the world to make woman's sanitation products free, do you think Australia should follow suit and why? Let us know in the comments

09.01.2022 WORKFORCE RE-ENTRY STYMIED Re-entry into the workforce after maternity leave is continuing to be stymied by high childcare costs and a lack of opportunity for women.

06.01.2022 We need more time Councillor Jack Herry has stopped a strategy from going to public exhibition because he believes some of the goals in the document need to be altered.

06.01.2022 Bureaucratic madness A councillor has begrudgingly voted in favour of a new gift policy that compels them to fill in a form to declare a gift offer even if they refuse the item, labelling it as "bureaucratic madness".

02.01.2022 POLICE 'HORRIFIED' BY RESULTS Wangaratta police continue to be disappointed by driver behaviour after a recent operation detected a number of serious offences including drink and drug driving and speeding.

01.01.2022 LOCAL POWER PLANT BOOST THE Federal Government will invest $13 million in the Indi electorate to develop Australia’s first marketplace for locally-generated renewables is a huge step forward for our region. The funding announced today, from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, will set up a digital platform that allows households and businesses to sell electricity services to the national grid.... The trial will initially involve 50 houses but will scale up to around 1000 residential, commercial and industrial electricity customers. The trial appears to endorse Federal Independent MP Helen Haines’ Local Power Plan announced earlier this year.