Tag: Stawell 3380
Federal Govt urged to keep ABC Learning centres open
Victorian councils are calling on the Federal Government to keep all ABC Learning childcare centres open until Easter.[MORE]
Uncertain future for Wimmera ABC childcare centre
The future of an ABC Learning childcare centre in the Wimmera remains uncertain.[MORE]
Home invasion accused face court
Six men who were allegedly involved in a violent home invasion in the Wimmera last week have faced court.[MORE]
Council questions ABC childcare centres plan
Some councils are criticising a Federal Government plan to prop up ABC Learning childcare centres.[MORE]
Checks to see if mine water contamination has spread
Environment officials are trying to work out if the contamination of groundwater at the Stawell gold mine has spread beyond a tailings dam.[MORE]
Retailers attacked for not dropping fuel prices
North-west Victorian supermarkets and petrol retailers are being criticised for not passing on all of the latest falls in fuel prices.[MORE]
Teenager sentenced over party death
A teenager has been sentenced to three years in a Youth Justice Centre for killing a boy at a party in Victoria's west in 2006.[MORE]
Group fears childcare centre closures
Community Child Care Victoria is predicting some ABC Learning Childcare centres could close or change hands because of the company's financial problems.[MORE]
Childcare centre Govt intervention not warranted yet: MP
The federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, says Government intervention is not yet needed to prop up ABC childcare centres.[MORE]
Pair hurt in Stawell road crash
Two people were flown to a Melbourne hospital after a car crash in the Wimmera yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Melbourne Cup hope injures leg
Western Victoria's hope for this year's Melbourne Cup has been ruled out of the race because of a leg injury.[MORE]
Stawell police win award for road safety work
Stawell police say they have been able to dramatically improve road safety by targeting drug use and speeding among truck drivers.[MORE]
TAFE teachers stop work in pay row
TAFE classes will be disrupted in south-west Victoria today, as teachers stop work to rally for more pay.[MORE]
DPI sites petition taken to Parliament
A petition arguing for Department of Primary Industries (DPI) sites in the Wimmera-Mallee to be kept open was presented to the Victorian Parliament yesterday.[MORE]
Stawell car smash injures Bendigo man
A Bendigo man was seriously injured in a car crash in the Wimmera yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Gold exploration pays off for Grampians
The Northern Grampians Shire says a new round of gold exploration in the region is paying off.[MORE]
Driver 'shaken' after car park pile-up
Police say a elderly driver was shaken and upset after her car left a trail of destruction in a Wimmera car park yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Building, cars damaged in Stawell crash
A building and up to 10 cars were damaged when an elderly woman's car veered out of control this afternoon at Stawell, in Victoria's Wimmera.[MORE]
Graziers close to running out of water
Farmers in the Pyrenees Shire say they are just weeks away from running out of water for their stock.[MORE]
Blaze destroys Wimmera shed
A fire in a shed in the Wimmera has caused about $30,000 damage and is still burning.[MORE]
Vic Govt urged to stop regional manufacturing job cuts
The Victorian Opposition is urging the Government to act swiftly to stop job losses in the manufacturing industry in regional Victoria.[MORE]
Union airs paramedic support worries
The ambulance union is concerned by suggestions that 10 new paramedic positions earmarked for Stawell and Ararat will instead be based at larger centres.[MORE]
Stawell paramedic jobs move to Horsham
The Victorian Opposition says that five paramedic positions that were going to be based in Stawell are being moved to Horsham.[MORE]
Classroom removal won't be delayed
Victoria's Education Department says it cannot delay plans to remove classrooms from a Wimmera secondary school.[MORE]
New technology aids gold hunt
Scientists have used new technology to look for potential gold deposits across western and northern Victoria.[MORE]
