Yarrawonga News

Corowa’s Tik Tok teen sensation

Corowa teenager Blake Pavey has become an internet sensation on the increasingly popular app, TikTok, for his videos impersonating stereotypical Australian dads. The 18-year-old has amassed a following of over 177,000 followers since downloading the...

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Hall policy on exhibition

Use of Federation Council halls and facilities will be free of charge to town improvement committees including Section 355 committees under council’s new draft policy on public display for 28 days. With issues regarding implementation of its...

Robert Muir

Rotary’s new president Ken Yap

With over 34 years Rotary service, Ken Yap is the new president of Yarrawonga Mulwala Rotary Club. The popular restauranteur of the Golden Inn Restaurant at Mulwala Water Ski Club takes over from Ian Barton and was inducted on Monday, June 29 vi...

Robert Muir

Rotary’s new president Ken Yap

With over 34 years Rotary service, Ken Yap is the new president of Yarrawonga Mulwala Rotary Club. The popular restauranteur of the Golden Inn Restaurant at Mulwala Water Ski Club takes over from Ian Barton and was inducted on Monday, June 29 vi...

Robert Muir

Farmland values still soaring

Despite drought conditions continuing in 2019 values of farmland in the district continued their stellar rise. Figures released by the Rural Bank’s annual Australian Farmland Values report show the Federation Council area continued its repeated...

Jared Loughnan

Mulwala mobile COVID-19 testing

Fourty local residents were tested for COVID-19 as part of Murrumbidgee Local Health District’s mobile COVID-19 testing facility in Mulwala last Friday, July 3. Another round of testing in Mulwala from the mobile facility will occur today...

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Community Strengthening grants awarded

Moira Shire Council has awarded grants to 12 projects across the shire, totalling $48,329, as part of the Community Strengthening Grants Program. A further eight projects were awarded funding totalling $60,900 through the one-off Arts and Culture...

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Something for everyone at Pie Face

The United Petroleum on the Murray Valley Highway has had a bit of a facelift with the much-loved Pie Face now the new attraction at the service station, providing motorists with delicious goodies. Both United Petroleum and Pie Face are 100%...

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CFA changes in effect

Last Wednesday saw a change to local volunteer fire-fighting efforts with Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) fire service coming into effect. CFA will continue its important role as a volunteer firefighting service with more than 50,000 volunteers operating...

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Victorian-NSW border closed

The border between NSW and Victoria was scheduled to close at midnight, Tuesday, July 7 as Victoria’s second surge of the COVID-19 crisis intensified.

Robert Muir

Inner Wheel changeover

The Inner Wheel Club of Yarrawonga Mulwala held their 43rd Annual Changeover at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort on July, 2.

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Rona scrubs made right here in Yarrawonga

The coronavirus has changed the way we live and presented many challenges to workplaces, none more so than our health services.

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Seeing the forest for the seeds

Sue Logie has probably had a hand in more than a million trees and shrubs being planted across the Murray region. Sue runs the Seed Services team within Murray Local Land Services, which harvests and processes native seeds for revegetation projects...

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Remove your old tyres – EPA

Fires, vermin and toxic waste that can contaminate soil and groundwater are just some of things that can be avoided by removing collections of old tyres, according to the Environment Protection Authority. Environment Protection Authority Victori...

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Peter Savy announced as Yarrawonga Golf Club chief executive

Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort president Gil Cunningham announced Peter Savy has been appointed the chief executive at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort.

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2.6% rate increase

Federation Council’s draft Annual Budget for 2020/21 provides for a rate increase at the 2.6% NSW State Government-imposed rate cap. Most other fees and charges increase by 2.7%. Waste facility/environmental levy increases from $45 to $55 per...

Robert Muir

Testing times on the frontline

The team at Yarrawonga Health have been busy on the frontline testing many people in the local community daily for COVID-19. The health service has not had a positive case since April 1 with over 1,000 tests now completed since March 19. There were...

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Library heading to detailed designs

The Yarrawonga Library redevelopment is moving forward with N2SH Pty Ltd being awarded the contract for the design and preparation to construct the proposed Yarrawonga Library, Events and Performance Precinct. After a low interest community...

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Mulwala mobile COVID-19 testing coming

As school holidays also begin in NSW further testing will be conducted in the local community when Murrumbidgee Local Health District’s mobile COVID-19 testing facility arrives in Mulwala this Friday. Testing this Friday, July 3 will occur from...

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