By Mel Griffin SUNSHINE bathed Warracknabeal Skate Park on Friday afternoon as an estimated 250 people gathered to welcome the official launch of the Wimmera Mobile Youth and Community Centre. The launch of the $300,000 purpose-built multi-functional mobile youth centre included skating, BMX and scooter riding demonstrations and competitions, as well as a performance by [...]
THE exuberance was evident during Wednesday’s sitting of Yarriambiack Shire Council, when chief executive officer Ray Campling retracted his recent resignation. After eight years in the position Mr Campling had planned to return to the Hunter Valley region, where he had accepted a position as Director of Community Services with Cessnock City Council. Home “When [...]
Management concerns SIR: We, the Unaffiliated Real World Conservationists and Anglers are concerned about GWMWater and Wimmera Catchment Authorities’ unfortunate management practises. We believe they have created the worst environmental disaster in Western Victoria’s history. These include the noxious European Carp explosion of extraordinary proportions and complete failure to even understand how they breed and [...]
BRIM Kellalac Sheep Hills Cricket Club hosted its presentation night on Sunday evening at the Brim Sports Centre. The evening included the Warracknabeal/ Brim junior awards. Warracknabeal/ Brim junior joint coach Kevin Bowler announced Kyle Kemp had won the batting award. Darius Cosgrave took out the bowling award and also the most improved under 21 [...]
MUCH was expected of Jeparit Rainbow and Hopetoun during Saturday’s rematch of the 2010 Mallee Football League semi final, and spectators were not disappointed. Hopetoun, 11.12 (78) d Jeparit Rainbow, 8.11 (59) The re-match was a chance to see if Jeparit Rainbow had improved or whether Hopetoun’s much anticipated recruiting coup would reap the benefits [...]
A PURPOSE-BUILT multi-functional $300,000 mobile youth and community centre will be officially launched at Warracknabeal Skate Park on Friday. The launch will include skating, BMX and scooter rider demonstrations and competitions, as well as a performance by a youth band. Community benefector Geoff Handbury, a major donor to the unique project, will launch the unit [...]
A SECTION of Warracknabeal’s Scott-st will close on Easter Saturday during the Y-Fest street parade after concerns about crowd safety. Yarriambiack Shire Council Community Development co-ordinator Dennis Smith said the decision to close the section of Scott-st, between the pedestrian crossings outside of the Royal Mail Hotel and Down Town Cafe, was made to ensure [...]
WE’VE all had that moment, opening an unexpectedly high power or phone bill that causes your heart to sink. This was more than the case for Warracknabeal residents Bill and Lynn Kerr, who were left “gob-smacked” when they opened their recent Tru Energy bill and were met with a figure of $31,400.81. “We are power [...]
WARRACKNABEAL residents were left unsettled two days in a row this week, with the fire siren ringing throughout the towns streets. Monday’s siren saw three Warracknabeal Urban Fire Brigade appliances called to an out of control crop burn off in the Crymelon area. Burning a large area of stubble, the Warracknabeal Herald understands the escaped [...]
ST MARY’S School principal Joy Quarrell had a second reason to celebrate recently, not only was it Catholic Education Week, but Mrs Quarrell also marked 30 years in Catholic education. The week started with Catholic Bishop of Ballarat, Peter Connors, recognising a range of teachers, including Mrs Quarrell for her 30 years in Catholic education. [...]