Interest rates exceed Nelson’s popularity.

 

As far as I’m aware, the current situation of having interest rates (currently at 7.25%) higher than the leader of the Federal opposition’s approval rating (currently 7%) is a first for this country.

Toon Time.

Community rallies to replace grieving families lost pets.

Above: Chelsea and Tahlia Blom with their new pets Snow White and Angel. 

The family who were the victims of a sickening and cowardly attack on their pet budgerigars have been comforted by the donation of replacement birds and an outpouring of community outrage at the callous attack.

Wolongong Council ICAC inquiry, could it happen here?

                                      

To those who have been following it, the ICAC inquiry into the cataclysmic allegations of corruption that have ignited the Wolongong shire council is nothing short of a soap opera.

It has all the elements of a great TV drama, sex scandals, corruption, double dealings, bribery, even the infamous “last supper“ and today high drama with convicted fraudster Gerald Carrol being slapped around the head by the husband of one of his alleged victims.

What’s On…

This Saturday 8th March sees the opening of Wodonga’s annual Carnivale in Woodland Grove.
Carnivale is an event which began as Wodonga’s contribution to the 2006 Commonwealth Games, hosting the Jamaican themed Jonkunuu Carnivale and has since become an annual event.

Brown Brothers look East for Reds.

Internationally renowned Milawa winery Brown Brothers has welcomed a third generation vintner from Tianjin province, the first Chinese  vigneron to be a part of the Brown Brothers team.

Sickening animal cruelty acts.

It’s been a day of sickening acts of animal cruelty with two separate incidents shocking the border.

a Tail of two cities.

 

It’s a sad reflection on human nature that every year hundreds of local dogs find themselves lost, abandoned or abused.

The Albury Wodonga dog and cat rescue service is a not for profit organisation which aims to find homes for some of the animals which find themselves fallen on hard times.

The Mountain formerly known as…

The renaming of Mt. Niggerhead is set to occur in an official ceremony attended by Indigenous elders and local community members.

Wangman 1, Free Speech 0.

Wodonga Mayor Rodney Wangman has pulled legal muscle to help quash an on-line article which claimed he was going to use a “slab” of stooge candidates to stack  all seven seats on the Wodonga city council with members who are pro development.