Wangaratta Chronicle

1 day ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Richard Morgan

By RICHARD MORGANLAST Monday evening saw the Oxley Hall packed with prospective table tennis players, with at least a dozen attendees having to wait for a free table at any given time. While Winter had arrived, players were in red-hot form at this week's gathering. The 28 players were ready and eager to forget about the cold outside and renew challenges from past weeks. Early to take up the challenge...

3 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Simone Kerwin

WANGARATTA Senior Citizens Club will host indoor carpet bowls on Thursday from 1pm, (500) on Friday from 1.30pm, indoor carpet bowls on Monday (King's Birthday) from 1pm and cards (500) and hoy on Tuesday from 1.30pm, all in the clubrooms or the adjoining St Patrick's supper room. Social gathering next Wednesday is bingo in the clubrooms from 1.30pm. OoooWANGARATTA Newcomers will hold their next g...

3 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Anita McPherson

MEMBERS of the King Valley community gathered at the Cheshunt Hall for the annual Cancer Council Australia's Biggest Morning Tea event in May. More than 60 people came along, enjoying a warm cuppa on a cold morning and taking advantage of a delicious selection of cakes, slices and scones. It was an opportunity to catch up for a chat with friends and neighbours and to share news, while browsing a sta...

3 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Anita McPherson

MYRTLEFORD Neighbourhood Centre says incidents against staff are on the rise, with members of the public seeking help becoming more aggressive. Jill Graham, who has managed to centre for 16 years, said the Myrtle Street facility was not immune to a statewide trend of increasing abuse towards staff. She said a job agency operates independently from the premises three days a week, but when they leave,...

4 days ago | wangarattachronicle.com.au | Simone Kerwin

NIGHTLIFE in Wangaratta is set for another shift in the second half of the year with the reopening of Murphy Street's Grand Central Hotel. The 115-year-old venue, which closed to the public in late September in readiness for its first major renovation since 1994, has a new look which will be unveiled at its opening over King's Birthday weekend, on Saturday, 7 June. Owner Steve Wilson said he had hop...