ABOUT 15 licensees and sporting club members gathered at Yarriambiack Shire Council function room on Tuesday in a positive response to a proposed Warracknabeal Police Liquor Accord for the town, aimed at stamping out anti-social behaviour in licenced venues. Northern Grampians Area Licensing Inspector Paul Hargreaves said the accord was not about “hitting the community [...]
MINYIP Mens Shed was boosted last week when Member for Swan Hill Peter Walsh announced that the facility had been granted $7210 in funding to create extra space. Funded through the Strengthening Men’s Sheds Refurbishment program, the grant of $7210 will enable extra space to be created in the building at the recreation reserve. “The [...]
A STATE of the art Wheat and Oilseeds Breeding Centre at Longerenong, will provide dozens of new jobs and fresh export opportunities for Victorian farmers. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh said the centre, the first of its kind in Australia, would focus on developing new wheat and oilseed varieties with higher yields and [...]
IN what can only be described as disgusting behaviour, vandals destroyed several seats and a railing at Anzac Park during the Australia Day weekend. Warracknabeal Anzac Park Trustees committee member Ian Phillips said the damage was discovered on Sunday evening and reported to police. “Several seats were smashed, the railing beside the Molly Taylor Kiosk [...]
A LARGER than expected crowd of about 300 people flooded through the gates at Warracknabeal’s Wheatlands Museum during the weekend to take in working vintage machinery during the triennial Vintage Harvest day. Member Lesley Stephan said Saturday saw about 150 people, plus exhibitors, through the gates, with more visitors on Sunday. “It was just a [...]
A PEACEFUL Australia Day holiday turned into a drama when Brim man Richard Tickner helped save the life of a man at Christies Beach, South Australia on Sunday. The Ticker and Ward families were relaxing on the second storey balcony of their holiday apartment when they noticed a boat drifting along in the water just [...]
WARRACKNABEAL resident Peter Clayton was recognised as Citizen of the Year during Australia Day celebrations hosted at Anzac Park on Saturday. Mr Clayton is often referred to as the “quiet achiever”, within the Warracknabeal community and has served as a leader at both the Warrack Eagles Football and Netball Clubs, Anzac Park and at the [...]
WARRACKNABEAL Memorial Kindergarten staff, committee and families were delighted to receive the highest possible rating in the long awaited Assessment and Rating report recently. The report indicated that Warracknabeal Kindergarten received a rating of “Exceeding the National Standard”, which was the highest rating available upon initial assessment. The rating process was hosted during a two [...]
• SLICE: Water skiier Richard Tickner slices up Yarriambiack Creek at Brim on New Years Eve, leaving a large wave in his wake. With the region experiencing several hot days during the Christmas/New Year period, Yarriambiack Creek came alive with skiiers, wakeboarders, speedboats, anglers and swimmers, as residents sought relief from the sweltering conditions.
YARRIAMBIACK Shire Council workers averted disaster on Friday when they saw a grass fire start north of Warracknabeal on the Henty Highway. Warracknabeal Fire Brigade captain Ron Zanker said the two shire workers were on their way out to the Warracknabeal Transfer Station, as part of a routine safety check during the considerably hot and [...]