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Lockerbie not locked in

by Amy Hume
MITCHELL Shire Council is pushing to remove the Lockerbie and Lockerbie North precinct structure plans from the Growth Areas Authority’s “rushed” accelerated approval process.
The plans, concerning big development in the south of the shire, were ruled “questionable with a range of inaccurate information,” at council’s last meeting.
Lockerbie and Lockerbie North are expected to accommodate an increase of 45,000 residents in the... Read more...

Gas explosion at Pyalong Primary

By Tyrone Dalton

A GAS explosion at Pyalong Primary School yesterday left the Principal Catherine Hoey in hospital with injuries.

Ms Hoey was taken to the Northern Hospital with a suspected fractured ankle and possible internal injuries that were determined by paramedics as not life threatening.

Emergency services from Kilmore, Pyalong and Broadford attended the scene with detectives from the Mitchell Crime Investigation Unit also present.

Pyalong CFA ...

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Bypass battle continues

Amy Hume
THE battle for a Kilmore Wallan bypass compromise continues for West is Best after Wallan residents expressed concern about the group’s latest proposal incorporating Old Sydney Road.
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Call for clean up

Amy Hume
GRAFFITI, broken glass, rubbish and mud - the Wandong car wash on Epping Kilmore Road has seen it all.
Customers are dwindling, community groups have lobbied for its upkeep and Mitchell Shire�... Read more...

Canberra calls for media advisor

By Alexandra Falls

JINANE Bou-Assi has been the right-hand-woman of Member for McEwen Rob Mitchell since 2010, now the 23-year-old has taken up the job of a lifetime in the nation’s capital.

While most ...

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Scouts group taking enrolments

THE Wallan-Wallan 1st Scout Group is beginning their 2012 year next week by inviting new members into their fold.

The scouting program allows young people to learn skills, such as orienteering, first a...

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