Corowa News

70 years on since “two opposite worlds met”

Wahgunyah couple Arthur and Gloria Kercheval will today celebrate 70 years of marriage. Mr Kercheval, 90, and Mrs Kercheval, 89, were only teenagers when they met on the dancefloor in Footscray. “All us young ones would go there and there was no...

Adrienne Hartnett

Council withdraws wine sales at centre

Local wine will no longer be sold at the Rutherglen Visitor Information Centre after Indigo Shire Council voted against obtaining a liquor licence. Last month, council took over management of the Rutherglen Wine Experience and Information Centre...

Adrienne Hartnett

Park’s masterplan closer

A final masterplan for Corowa’s Ball Park Caravan Park is expected to be submitted for approval at Federation Council’s October or November meeting.

Robert Muir

Park’s masterplan closer

A final masterplan for Corowa’s Ball Park Caravan Park is expected to be submitted for approval at Federation Council’s October or November meeting.

Robert Muir

More than a marathon for mum

Local florist Katie Massari has raised over $4000 for Beyond Blue after completing a half marathon from the Bindaree Holiday Park to the Balldale Hotel last Sunday. The Rutherglen mother of two was caught up in the recent border bubble dilemma after...

Adrienne Hartnett

Council’s $15,000 to Hilltop

Fight Cancer Foundation’s accommodation centre, Hilltop has welcomed a $15,000 donation from Federation Council to assist with the construction costs of ten new accommodation rooms as part of the Stage Two Development. Hilltop is a cancer patient...

Corowa Free Press

Honouring two club greats

The names Gordon Poidevin OAM and Graeme Phipps will appear on an Honours board and/or the new swimming pools at Corowa Aquatic Centre currently under construction. At its monthly meeting on September 15, Federation Council unanimously agreed on the...

Robert Muir

NSW-Victorian border may open sooner

The NSW and Victorian border may be completely open to regional Victorians sooner than November 23 following NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian comments this week.

Corowa Free Press

Aquatic centre making a splash!

Works are progressing nicely on the splash pad at the Corowa Aquatic Centre. Site Manager Simon Green provided an update last week on the water play area which is set to be a hit for young families. “The guys here are putting meshing in this week...

Adrienne Hartnett

Beautiful new Vine Rise Estate

Vine Rise Estate, a 33-lot, three-stage subdivision development with generous size blocks and lovely views, is underway in Distillery Road Wahgunyah. The overall size lots average 1305sqm with sizes ranging from 601sqm to 2334sqm. The first stage of...

Robert Muir

Building activity splurge

Five new homes were among the 25 construction and complying development certificates worth a combined value of $3 million for August 2020 listed at Federation Council’s September meeting. Figures for August and July represent a substantial...

Corowa Free Press

335-lot subdivision application

The largest residential subdivision ever proposed for Corowa is the subject of a development application before Federation Council. The application seeks approval for a residential subdivision of land comprising a total of 335 lots, removal of...

Robert Muir

Revised celebrations for festival

Celebrations for Tom Roberts’ iconic ‘Shearing the Rams’ will look drastically different this October as the current pandemic continues to cause major disruptions to local events. Australian artist Tom Roberts came to Corowa in 1888 at the...

Adrienne Hartnett

Michell Wool celebrates 150 years

Since 1870 the Michell name has been synonymous with the Australian wool industry. This year the company celebrates a milestone of 150 years in business. Largely considered Australia’s largest and most successful wool processing firm, the...

Adrienne Hartnett

Council election information online

Victorians unsure which local council election they must vote in can quickly and easily check using the ‘Find My Council’ feature, launched on the Victorian Electoral Commission’s website today. Elections for all councils in Victoria will take...

Corowa Free Press

Rutherglen Arts unveil new mural

A bright new mural has been unveiled in Rutherglen recently as part of the ‘Portals of Rutherglen’ project. Located on the Valentines Bakehouse building, the mural titled “Kit and Kaboodle” is the fourth instalment of the project by Arts...

Adrienne Hartnett

Women of fibre

Two years into her natural medicine studies in Melbourne, Georgia Reeves felt like she wasn’t on the right path. The Corowa local decided to defer her studies and return home to obtain some life experience with a plan to go travelling overseas...

Adrienne Hartnett

Border restrictions to ease next week

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced in her press conference this morning, that NSW public health orders are being amended to allow border residents to cross the river more easily.

Corowa Free Press

PLAN RAND national winner

Corowa-based Regional Design Services has received a national Gold award for its urban masterplan project PLAN RAND.

Robert Muir