Yarrawonga News

‘Roadside laws need to be lifted’ - McCurdy

Local Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is calling for roadside native vegetation protection laws to be lifted. Mr McCurdy said the current laws prevent roadside grazing, increase fuel load and needed to be lifted to allow drought and...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Motorbike Muster this Sunday

With the Motorbike Muster fast approaching this Sunday at the Mulwala Water Ski club, many motorbike lovers in Yarrawonga, Mulwala and surrounds are gearing up for what should be a cracking weekend. Mick Stewart from Bundalong is just one motorbike...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Motorbike Muster this Sunday

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Dog attacks prompt warning

Dog owners are being asked to check their pets are adequately confined to their property following a series of dog attack of which Yarrawonga tops the list. Moira Shire General Manager Infrastructure Andrew Close said since December 2019, there were...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

20 Feb 2020

Fr Geoff at St Andrew’s

Father Geoffrey Humble was formally welcomed and inducted into St Andrew’s By The Lake Church Mulwala on Friday evening, February 7 by Riverina Bishop Donald Kirk. “It was awesome. It was great to see the number of people we had with people from...

Robert Muir

20 Feb 2020

MAC Inc. to disband

Volunteer organisation Moira Arts & Culture Inc. (MAC Inc.), which was established by Moira Shire Council in 2013, is ceasing at years end. In a statement released by MAC Inc, it highlighted to the withdrawal of support from Moira Shire as...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

20 Feb 2020

Hurry, $20k First Home Owner Grant ends soon

With the $20,000 First Home Owner Grant in Regional Victoria ending soon, now is the best time to get into your own home with Metricon. As of July 1, 2020, the First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) will be halved to $10,000 for first home buyers who want to...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

New welcome signs at Shire entrances

If you have been driving to and from Moira Shire recently you would have noticed some bright welcoming signs popping up on the Murray Valley Highway and other main roads. Mayor Libro Mustica said over the past few years the community had made it...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Lucky landing for pilot

An aircraft accident occurred last Wednesday (February 12) when a male travelling from Albury to Yarrawonga engaged his aircraft’s landing gear upon arrival into Yarrawonga, believing everything was locked in place. The left wheel however gave way...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

‘We will soldier on’ local dealer

Despite the ‘shock’ news on Monday that General Motors will be retiring the Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand at the end of this year local dealership principal Andrew Pigdon said this decision will not defeat Yarrawonga’s oldest...

Jared Loughnan

Blue-green algae warning woes

A blue-green algae alert issued by authorities last week for Lake Mulwala and the Murray River downstream for the Yarrawonga Weir has resulted in a quieter than usual waterway.

Yarrawonga Chronicle

18 Feb 2020

Minister push for ‘critical’ multipurpose stadium

Highlighting Yarrawonga as one of the fastest growing towns in regional Victoria local Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy will be advocating the ‘critical’ need of a multipurpose stadium to be built in the community.

Jared Loughnan

18 Feb 2020

Yarrawonga woman cleared of coronavirus

Yarrawonga Medical Clinic Registered Nurse Lyndy Ronan has confirmed the Yarrawonga woman who was tested for Coronavirus late last week has been cleared of the disease.

Yarrawonga Chronicle

17 Feb 2020

Lodge’s bushfire assistance

Since the Farmer’s Market began the Yarrawonga Lodge of St David no 103 have held a sausage sizzle with the aim of raising funds for donation to charitable causes. Last year the Lodge dispensed $5900 to community organisations for needed equipment...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

14 Feb 2020

Come along to the Seymour expo

The whole family will be entertained with backflipping quad bikes, award-winning whip-crackers and some seriously talented kelpies – that’s just some of the entertainment on offer for young and old at the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. Held...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Yarrawonga Health helping with smarter dietary choices

Did you know that Yarrawonga Health have Accredited Practicing Dietitians on site who can work with you to achieve better health and help you make smarter eating choices?

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Sacred Heart College’s high achievers

Sacred Heart College acknowledged the outstanding achievement of three of its students at the full school assembly held on February 3. The students Katelyn Mangan, Sam Marshall and Anastasia Capelja undertook Vocational Educational Training courses...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

$364,867 unpaid rates recouped

Federation Council conducted the Sale for Rates auctions on August 17 and 24, 2019 at which 17 properties were sold at auction, with three properties being sold by private treaty after the auction. As a result, $364,867 in outstanding rates and...

Robert Muir