Lucky escape for couple
AT approximately 11am last Thursday, a trip to Ballarat for a Rainbow couple came to an abrupt end when their Hyundai Tucson collided with the Kelsall Street level crossing in…
Heavy haulage and helicopter
WORKS on the exciting new Murra Warra RES wind farm, with an estimated total cost of $650 million are rapidly ramping up, particularly this week, as the first of the…
STUDENTS TAKE ON OVERNIGHT BUSHWALK
WARRACKNABEAL Secondary College year 8/9 Outdoor Education class completed an arduous trek through the Little Desert National Park and Wimmera River area on November 12 and 13. Following many classes…
Success for Warracknabeal Running Team
WITH perfect conditions and great turn out for the first round of the District 17 Fire Brigade running competitions held last Sunday at Anzac Park. Teams travelled from Horsham, Stawell…
Chronic rental shortage puts pressure on jobs
WARRACKNABEAL is suffering through a rental housing crisis, with no houses currently available for rent in the town, a unique circumstance rarely seen in the town’s history. The Warracknabeal district…
TWO MAJOR GRANTS BENEFIT FIRE FIGHTERS
THE Warracknabeal Fire Brigade, like all other district brigades is currently preparing for the forthcoming fire danger period, now that fire restrictions are in place. Part of this ‘readiness’ for…