Police and Courts Police soften barriers to entry Applicants no longer need to complete VCE or VCAL course, entrance exam waived for others Ryan Malcolm > 20 Sep 2023
Politics and Government North East MPs put Games decision on blast Calls made for additional funding in wake of Commonwealth Games cancellation Ryan Malcolm > 26 Jul 2023
Infrastructure and Transport V/Line reviewing booking system amid Albury line safety concerns Albury line safety concerns prompt V/Line booking system review Ryan Malcolm > 21 Jun 2023
Politics and Government North East V/Line capacity overlooked in state budget UPGRADES to the state’s V/Line transport capacity won’t extend to the Albury line, with the North East set to be overlooked for the implementation of a further 23 VLocity trains from next year. There were also no plans for extra carriages on the... Ryan Malcolm > 07 Jun 2023
Health Murray Valley encephalitis detected in Indigo Shire HEALTH authorities have urged North East residents to remain vigilant in limiting their exposure to mosquitoes this summer, following a detection of the Murray Valley encephalitis virus in an Indigo Shire mosquito last week. First trapped on January... Ryan Malcolm > 25 Jan 2023
Politics and Government One Nation MP begins rural city stay NEWLY elected state upper house MP Rikkie–Lee Tyrrell is set to call Wangaratta home for at least the next six months, last week taking over the electoral office previously held by Tania Maxwell. The first One Nation MP to ever be elected to... Ryan Malcolm > 18 Jan 2023
Police and Courts Fewer lives lost on roads, but still too many: police POLICE are keen to build on a downturn in the state’s road trauma statistics late last year, after Victoria recorded its fourth–lowest lives lost figure since Transport Accident Commission records began more than 35 years ago. Traditionally the... Ryan Malcolm > 11 Jan 2023
Politics and Government Maxwell concedes election defeat NORTHERN Victoria state MP Tania Maxwell is not expected to return to her seat on Victoria’s Legislative Council, after largely conceding defeat in an online video to supporters. The Wangandary resident posted a live video to Facebook on Sunday... Ryan Malcolm > 07 Dec 2022
Politics and Government No decision on region’s specialist court AN operational specialist family violence court at Shepparton may yet remain the closest outlet for the North East, despite community–driven plans to establish a headquarters court in Wangaratta. Northern Victoria state MP Tania Maxwell last month... Ryan Malcolm > 09 Nov 2022
Politics and Government North East pitches its case A $29.5m proposal to open specialist family violence court and legal services to Wangaratta is set to be put before government officials ahead of next month’s election. Local legal, community and family safety organisations have recently banded... Ryan Malcolm > 26 Oct 2022
