With design funding secured, councillors agreed to push ahead on an ambitious civic square precinct development, despite concerns over costs and missing agreements.
The West Vic Brolga hits the streets.
Because who needs a big pile of metal when you have your legs!
With a 20-year ban on some US beef imports listed, the industry has biosecurity concerns. In West Vic, local farmers say price and demand for Aussie beef remains strong.
Support services say growing numbers of women and children are being left in limbo amid long waits for secure accommodation.
Moyne Shire’s urgent call has been answered with a multi-million dollar upgrade.
A reluctant approval has been granted after a decade of revisions, as Victoria's new town house code curtails council powers.
Councillors hope a smaller footprint and lower cost will help keep the key project alive after repeated rejections.
Despite objections from the local catchment management authority, the council voted to approve a floodplain development, arguing the latest study was never officially adopted.
Advocates say the region’s growing waitlists reveal “systemic” issues that government funding alone hasn’t fixed.
A state government-funded support boost will ease financial pressure on Ararat’s rural landholders, without the red tape.
