$96.4 million armoured vehicle simulation centre set for Puckapunyal Military Area
A THREE-STOREY armoured vehicle simulation centre is the centrepiece of a $96.4 million Federal Government investment in the Puckapunyal Military Area.
In addition to the new centre, works at the base will include a modernisation...
Objectors to Wallan south quarry voice concerns to Mitchell Shire Council
By Colin MacGillivray
Lower property values, traffic problems, damage to the environment and noise and air pollution were key points raised by objectors to quarry south of Wallan, at a Mitchell Shire meeting on Monday...
Wallan expo to kickstart events industry
A WEEKEND-LONG expo at Wallan’s Vento Cafe has given a boost to the region’s entertainment and events industry.
Several businesses, from cake-makers to musicians to event-hire, took part in the expo, which was hosted at...
Business support
By Jackson Russell
THE Romsey Region Business and Tourism Association is one of four Macedon Ranges traders’ groups to share in $90,000 of State Government funding.
RRBATA will receive $10,000 from the Grants for Business Chambers...
$7 million community centre set for Wollert
WORK on a new Wollert East Community Centre has been given the green light after the City of Whittlesea awarded a tender for its construction at last month’s council meeting.
The $7,253,964 project will be...
Accommodation turnaround hopes after tough year
By Colin MacGillivray
ACCOMMODATION providers across the north of the City of Whittlesea are hoping for a change of fortune as Victoria moves towards a COVID-normal summer.
Accommodation services have been hard hit by the COVID-19...
Grant supports artisan producers
By Jackson Russell
Tooborac pork producer McIvor Farm Foods will soon be able to expand its product range with the help of a State Government’s Small Scale and Craft grant.
McIvor Farm Foods owners Belinda and...
Statewide award for Barry Plant Mitchell Shire
Barry Plant Mitchell Shire was crowned winner of the Marketing and Communication Award at the 2020 Real Estate Institute of Victoria Awards for Excellence on Thursday.
Due to COVID-19, tuxedos and ball gowns were traded...
Pay it forward inititative takes off
By Steph McNicol
KILMORE’s Handmade Marketplace owner Jessie Mann has jumped on board a social media initiative inviting community members to ‘pay forward’ a coffee for other people.
Cafés across Australia and the world have implemented...
Council vision outlined
By Colin MacGillivray
WHILE the City of Whittlesea will not join municipalities across Victoria hosting council elections this month, its panel of administrators has set down its vision for the next four years.
Administrators Lydia Wilson,...