Wangaratta Chronicle

6 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Steve Kelly

THE next-door neighbour to a proposed 10-unit double storey residential development in Wangaratta claims she didn’t receive notification about the project until six months after it was approved by council. Nicci Bettles has lived on Garnet Avenue for more than 20 years and was shocked when she received a letter from council in late 2024 that a social housing development at the former Wangaratta S...

6 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Steve Kelly

INFLUENZA cases in the North East are on the way up with more than 500 cases, Wodonga being the greatest with 349 cases confirmed by the Victorian Department of Health. Rural City of Wangaratta had 36 cases until Friday, 20 June, Wodonga 349, Alpine Shire 20, Indigo Shire 30, Benalla Rural City 17, Mansfield Shire 47, and Strathbogie Shire 36. Confirmed influenza cases in Wangaratta hit 190 in each ...

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Anita McPherson

AN exhibition of paintings by Rebecca Kos which celebrates all the fun, colour and quirky entertainment to be found in a traditional country show, is being held at the Art Gallery on Ovens. Rebecca said there is something about country shows that stimulate all the senses; an essence she has endeavoured to capture in this collection of acrylic works. Rebecca is an artist from Daysdale in the Sout...

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Steve Kelly

PREMIER of Victoria Jacinta Allan would not be drawn to comment on the particulars of the Meadow Creek Solar Farm application following a recent letter to the premier from Wangaratta Mayor Irene Grant. Cr Grant wrote a letter to the premier dated 10 June as an 11th hour plea to the government with a case urging the government to refuse the application based on numerous grounds. One of the aspects no...

1 week ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Shane Douthie

SOMETIMES it can take a bold step into the unknown to mark off an item on your bucket list. Whether it's running a marathon, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, or taking up pottery classes, most of us have lifelong dreams we are yet to fulfill. For Tristan Wilson, auditioning for a role in a theatre production was next on the list and before he knew it he was cast as Len in Wangaratta Players production of...