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Jazz festival got the blues of last-minute ticket sales

The Wangaratta Jazz Festival turned its fortunes around in 2024, but organisers fear this year's event could run at a loss.

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‘This is his back yard’: police asked about booby traps and shelters as Porepunkah manhunt heads into fourth day

Police continue to search properties in area as tributes for two dead officers overflow at Wangaratta station

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Jazz festival is back, with a blueprint for live music

The revival of Wangaratta's jazz and blues festival, along with the national jazz awards, is some much-needed good news for Australia's live music scene.

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'I thought it was hopeless': How strangers saved a little boy's Christmas

An emotional reunion will take place in Canberra today.

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Homeless living in tents, caravans in Wangaratta as housing shortage intensifies

When things "snowballed" for Sabrina Hasson, she found herself homeless, although she prefers to be called "off-grid". With homelessness on the rise in Wangaratta in north-east Victoria, she has a message for those in the community who "don't like seeing us".

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Wangaratta's Rainbow Ball delayed amid safety concerns for participants targeted by radical groups

A regional youth ball celebrating the local LGBTQIA+ community is postponed following "hateful narrative" from groups with radical views.

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Ricky John Williams sentenced for stabbing murder of Carmen Niklaus at Everton caravan park

The Wangaratta Supreme Court previously heard Ricky Williams, 44, stabbed Carmen Niklaus three times and did not call triple-zero or attempt first aid.

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The only Australian with a role in King Charles’ coronation is from Wangaratta – where most people don’t know him

Simon Abney-Hastings, the 15th Earl of Loudon, will be the bearer of the great golden spurs on 6 May. But that doesn’t cut much ice in the town where Nick Cave grew up

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Second passenger dies in hospital as a result of Easter Sunday family car crash at Wangaratta

The boy, aged 16, died in hospital as a result of a crash over the Easter weekend that also claimed the life of his cousin. The teen's older brother has been charged over the crash.

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Wangaratta man released on bail following fatal family car crash on Easter Sunday

A Wangaratta man with a history of speeding is released on bail following a fatal crash on Easter Sunday that killed his cousin and left other family members with serious injuries.

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Zachary Johnson found not guilty of alleged murder of Jaxen Henderson-Gillespie at Wangaratta

Jaxen Henderson-Gillespie was fatally stabbed by Zachary Johnson in a Wangaratta park but a jury has found the act was neither murder nor manslaughter.

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Teen not guilty in self-defence stabbing case

A Victorian man has been found not guilty of murder and manslaughter over the stabbing of an 18-year-old in a Wangaratta park in August 2021.

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What can we learn from one of the longest-running regional midwifery programs?

Sustaining midwifery group programs, which allow women to see one or two midwives their entire pregnancy, can be tricky in regional Australia. But for over 20 years, one in Wangaratta has proved it's not impossible — and its model could help other regional centres follow suit.

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Three charged with murder after body found in burning car on Christmas Eve in Bunbartha, in Victoria's north

Victoria Police have charged three people with murder following the death of a 19-year-old man found in a burning car in the state's north last week.

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Richards bolts from Wangaratta to Magpies

Joe Richards, who attracted no interest from AFL clubs five years ago in his draft year, is off to Collingwood while Cooper Harvey is now at North Melbourne.

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Childcare shortage in regional Australian cities like Wangaratta could hinder development

Jess Greening moved to north-east Victoria just as she discovered she was pregnant. Her son is four months old and is on numerous daycare wait lists with no sign he will get a place in the next 12 months.

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Shepparton, Echuca residents in Victoria's north told to evacuate after flood death at Rochester

Authorities urge residents in two communities in northern Victoria to evacuate immediately, as floodwaters surge towards the regional hub.

The Conversation

Curious Kids: why do seashells sound like the ocean when you put them to your ear?

Why do seashells make a sound like the ocean when you put them to your ear? – Remy, age 9, Wangaratta, Victoria

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High hopes for cricket season in Albury-Wodonga, Wangaratta as numbers and events grow

Cricket groups across North-East Victoria and Southern New South Wales say they are excited about the prospect of a bumper local season as competitions grow and key events take place across the region.

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COVID prevention medication Evusheld for immunocompromised patients rolls out across north-east Victoria

A medication providing greater protection against COVID-19 for those who are immunocompromised is available across Wangaratta and surrounding areas.

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Women Leading Locally targets 'voters looking for women's names on ballots' in 2024 local elections

After the federal election led to a record number of women elevated to positions of power, a Victorian fellowship is hoping to see an impact on a local government level.

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How Wangaratta's Where is My Coffee? social enterprise cafe is changing lives

When some participants started at this social enterprise cafe, they would hide out the back and not make eye contact. Now they are talking to customers and singing on the job.

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Which locations have provided the AFL with the most talent and the best players?

From Warrnambool to Wangaratta, Dartmoor to Darwin, and Glenelg to Glenorchy, AFL players learn their trade in all corners of the country — but which region has provided the league with the best players? Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson investigate.

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Wangaratta rehabilitation facility opens, but no word on new hospital for Albury Wodonga

Premier Daniel Andrews would not comment in detail about the state of regional healthcare at the opening of the 30-bed facility, but said "no government" was "more invested" in the issue.

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Curious Kids: can black holes become white holes?

Can black holes become white holes? – Remy, age 9, Wangaratta, Victoria

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