Tag: Wodonga 3690
Mill transformation to boost jobs
More than 60 jobs are expected to be created when a timber plant in north-east Victoria is made into Australia's biggest plywood mill.[MORE]
Residents face power price slug
Electricity prices are set to increase 13 per cent for southern New South Wales residents.[MORE]
Council considers assets sale
Campaspe Shire residents will soon have their say on the way council provides services and manages its assets. [MORE]
Suspected bashing puts man in hospital
A 65-year-old man who sustained serious injuries in a suspected assault in Wodonga remains in a critical condition in hospital.[MORE]
Ex-Shepparton teacher guilty of child sex
A former Shepparton school teacher has been found guilty of having sex with a student several years ago.[MORE]
VicRoads asked to kick in for park plan
The Shire of Campaspe will seek compensation from VicRoads to fund work outlined on in the master plan for Echuca's Victoria Park.[MORE]
Blaze lights up kebab shop
Police and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) are trying to determine the cause of a fire that badly damaged a kebab shop in Shepparton this morning.[MORE]
PM urged to intervene in Paragon woes
The union representing Paragon Printing employees in Wodonga is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene.[MORE]
VFF offers Campaspe irrigation assurance
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says irrigation will continue in the Campaspe region, despite a large number of people opting to sell their water rights.[MORE]
19yo to run for ALP in Farrer
A teenager from Albury in southern New South Wales will contest the seat of Farrer for the ALP at the next federal election.[MORE]
Irrigators to sell water rights
Most irrigators in the Campaspe region in northern Victoria have decided to sell their water and stop irrigated farming.[MORE]
Fire danger period ends early
Heavy rain and cooler weather have brought an early end to the fire danger period in the Goulburn Valley and north-east Victoria.[MORE]
Rudd plan to 'significantly' improve GP shortage
A group that trains GPs in central and northern Victoria says an industry shortage will be addressed by a Federal Government push to train more doctors.[MORE]
Audit discovers underpaid workers
A random audit by the Fair Work Ombudsman found three Shepparton security workers had been underpaid more than $17,000.[MORE]
Country road toll worries police
Police are concerned that a large proportion of the deaths on the state's roads are happening in country Victoria. [MORE]
Man charged after police pursuit
Police say a pursuit through Shepparton at the weekend reached 150 kilometres per hour.[MORE]
Murray algae outbreak easing
The blue-green algae outbreak along the Murray River is starting to dissipate.[MORE]
Storm study reveals 'widespread' orchard damage
A study into storm damage to Victoria's orchards has found the Goulburn Valley was one of the hardest hit areas.[MORE]
Crime stats show mixed bag
The latest Victoria Police statistics show the crime rate fell in most parts of the Goulburn Murray region last year compared to 2008, but in the Campaspe and Moira shires there was an increase of nearly 6 per cent. [MORE]
Vitasoy plans $18m factory expansion
A major food manufacturer has announced an $18 million expansion of its Baranduda factory near Wodonga.[MORE]
SES completes major storm repairs
The State Emergency Service (SES) has finished urgent repairs on homes and businesses in the Shepparton area after last weekend's storm.[MORE]
Shepparton named Vic's second biggest water user
Shepparton residents are using less water than in 2001 but they still consumed the second most amount of water per person in Victoria last year.[MORE]
Gas leak sparks TAFE evacuation
More than 12 people were evacuated from the Goulburn Ovens TAFE due to a gas leak in Wangaratta this morning.[MORE]
Downpour a mixed blessing for farmers
Recent heavy rainfall has been a mixed blessing for landholders affected by the devastating fire near Tooma in southern New South Wales last year.[MORE]
Union to fight for printing workers' entitlements
The union representing Paragon Printing employees says workers are in a dire situation.[MORE]
