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Government splits apart CFA for Union
CFA Torn Apart VICTORIA’S CFA will be a volunteer-only firefighting service and the role of volunteers further enshrined under law, while a new organisation, Fire Rescue Victoria, will be established…
Warracknabeal student tops state
WARRACKNABEAL’S Trent King has been recognised for his top score in VET engineering studies during annual Premier’s VCE awards ceremony in Melbourne last month. More than 1100 guests attended the…
FIRST PAST THE POST FOR LINC
DASHING: From left: Graham Addinsall, jockey Wendy Hewitt, Tony Gregson, horse Noah Holland (front), BenBentley, Linc Munro (front), Carolyn Morcom, Linc’s sister Mahlie and Ian Penny at the fundraiser on…
Education Precinct one step closer
SCHOOL: Design concept of the consolidated school precinct. WARRACKNABEAL’S dream of creating an Education Precinct where the Primary School, Secondary College and the Special Developmental School are located close to…
Federal budget offers mixed benefits for farmers
BUMPER: Contractors work stripping a barley crop North of Warracknabeal ahead of what most experts aresaying will be one of the best harvests in recent years, much to the delight…
Free entertainment for all the family
The Y-Fest parade on April 15 will bring people to Scott Street in Warracknabeal to enjoy the wide range of machinery and vehicles on display. The parade attracts in excess…
Warracknabeal celebrates first Passata day
For many home gardeners the 2017 tomato season has been a good one, with surplus tomatoes available for a very special community garden event. The Warracknabeal Community Garden conducted its…
Artists arrive in Rupanyup
Siberian street artist Julia Volchkova-Woolf has arrived in Rupanyup in preparation for her art installation on the Wimmera Grain Company’s silo’s. Accompanied by another artist, Georgia Goodie, the artists were…
Fast thinking kids save four lives
CRASH LANDED: The large Redgum tree branch that crashed to the ground moments after four young children scurried out of the way just in time. TWO district brothers came within…
Dream turns to sculpture
OUTSTANDING: Never Take A Backwards Step, the creation of Haven resident Marty Knight, this years winner of the best sculpture at the Wimmera Machinery Field Days. WAKING up from a…