YARRIAMBIACK Shire no longer has a stray cat problem, with the pound empty this month for the first time in 12 months. Community services manager Gavin Blinman said cat and dog issues had dropped off and Beulah was the main area of concern, especially for cats, however Minyip and Warracknabeal were also hotspots. “This is [...]
WARRACKNABEAL and district residents are being urged to detox their homes and safely dispose of any potentially dangerous and unwanted household chemical products for free. Member for Swan Hill Peter Walsh announced that State Government is offering an opportunity to Yarriambiack Shire residents to safely dispose of old cleaning products, left-over paint, dead batteries and [...]
FORMER Warracknabeal Secondary College students Kristie Pratt and Colby Bryce have received scholarships to enable them the opportunity to continue with their studies. Warracknabeal Secondary College senior school coordinator Louise Dower said it was with great pleasure that she congratulate two former Year 12 students on scholarships that they received this year, to put towards [...]
WARRACKNABEAL and district residents will again be able to enjoy the free entertainment and fun of Warracknabeal’s 14th annual Y-Fest Easter festival. The festival, which is hosted from April 6-9, boasts a range of activities and entertainment for the entire family. Y-Fest Committee chairman Lance Huebner said the festival was a wonderful opportunity for Warracknabeal [...]
RURAL Northwest Health’s dessert party to celebrate International Womens day last week was hailed a success with more than 30 women in attendance. Rural Northwest Health community health nurse Julie Mills said the women met at Warracknabeal Neighbourhood House and Learning Centre to celebrate International Women’s Day in a happy and relaxed environment while enjoying [...]
THIS year’s Wimmera Machinery Field Days went off without a hitch, with fantastic weather and a capacity site to entertain patrons from all over. Field days manager Murray Wilson said, because of the floods in some parts of Victoria, there were a few exhibitors who couldn’t make it. “We had a few pull out, but [...]
There was certainly bounce in his step as Dovo leapt to take a catch as pictured on the back page of Tuesday’s, February 21 issue of the Herald. Unfortunately there was even more bounce in the cricket ball as it bounced out of Dovo’s sure grasp hands, more often than not a catch is safe [...]
MURTOA’S iconic stick shed will again be open as part of the National Trust Heritage Festival, hosted from April 21 to May 20. The Murtoa Stick Shed will be open on May 5 from 10am-4pm with a number of other events coinciding with the opening. The Wimmera Branch of the National Trust, based in Horsham, [...]
WIMMERA Machinery Field Days have seen many changes to exhibitors during the 50 years they have been operating, but one exhibitor remains the same, Smale Farm Machinery. Members of the Wimmera based Agricultural Society launched the Wimmera Machinery Field Days in 1963. The initial concept was for farmers to have an opportunity to see a [...]
BEULAH, Brim, Minyip, Donald, Jung, Lalbert, Rupanyup, Ultima, Woomelang and Wycheproof have been declared by Minister for Health David Davis as having water unfit for human consumption. Mr Davis declared on February 27 that regulated water supplies, under the “Safe Drinking Water Act 2003″, meant water from the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline to these towns is [...]