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Families flock to Anzac Park to enjoy Christmas festival
• CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: Families flocked to Anzac Park to enjoy an evening of Christmas revelry on Sunday with plenty of activities and food along with traditional Christmas Carols and a…
Country Victorian roads website disputed
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy inspects a road recently, finding large sections of the road crumbling COUNTRY Victorians will have access to information about the condition of country roads, road…
Crop fire keeps crews busy
Kenmare Fire A FIRE in Kenmare burnt around 15 hectares of crop before being brought under control by firefighters on Tuesday last week. A header contractor working for Kenmare’s Greg…
New CEO appointed at Rural Northwest Health
Rural Northwest Health CEO Janet Feeny Health’s new CEO is looking forward to continuing its award-winning service and community Feeny has worked in the health industry for 20 years,…
Funding cut to CFA ‘Firewise’ newspaper a gag on volunteers?
A NEWSPAPER started in Warracknabeal 70 years ago for volunteer fire fighters across the state, will face severe financial constraints after the CFA has advised it will cut funding to…
Old projectors at Star Theatre shine again
Tim Sherwood works on the old projectors at the Star Theatre. When Ken and Mary Clarke took over the Star Theatre, the original projectors were still in the projector…
$100m Wind Farm project for Warrack
FARM WITH A DIFFERENCE: WestWind Energy ManagingDirector, Tobias Geiger and Commercial Operations ManagerMarla Brauer check on work at a turbine manufacturing plant. A ‘SMALL’ $100m wind farm, planned to be…
Construction under way for Skate Parks!
Works commenced on skate park at Dimboola In a surprising turn of events, construction has now commenced on the new skate park at Dimboola Recreation Reserve, well ahead of previously…
Dimboola Fishing Classic
Prizes galore at the Dimboola Fishing Classic This weekend the Ace Radio Dimboola Fishing Classic will be held on the Wimmera River at the Dimboola Recreation Reserve in support of…
NBN setting up in Warracknabeal
• INSTALLATION: NBN contractor John Dickinson from Nhill (former Warrack Furnishing proprietor) tags cables for future connection to NBN at the corner of Woolcock and Anderson Streets this week. CONSTRUCTION…