Tag: Wattle Range

Boat ramp fees a drop in the ocean

Users of the Beachport boat ramp are set to be heavily subsidised again in the coming financial year.
Wattle Range Council’s draft budget for 2024/25...

‘Minor’ council job comes with major price tag

The cost of a routine and relatively minor maintenance task in Millicent generated the most debate at the June monthly meeting of Wattle Range...

Ground broken on new council office

Work began last week on the new $10m office in Millicent for Wattle Range Council.
The first tasks were the erection of security fencing followed...

Fresh take on sustainability shared

Millicent was recently the venue for a weekend of activities, workshops and other opportunities to learn to live sustainably. Wattle Range Council invited people to...

Radiation therapy report nears

No funding for the hoped-for Limestone Coast radiation therapy service is expected in the 2024/25 State Budget which will be handed down by Treasurer...

Sustainability in style at Wattle Range Council-led community workshops

Activities, workshops and opportunities to learn to live sustainably will be held in Millicent this weekend.
Wattle Range Council are inviting people to ‘Re-A-Range’ their...

Rural ratepayers to ‘push back’

Rural ratepayers will “push back” on Wattle Range Council’s draft 2024/25 budget according to Councillor Emma Castine.
She anticipates there will be an adverse reaction...

Library move mooted

Shared use by the community of the library at Penola High School could come to an end after 40 years of operation.
Wattle Range Council...

First ground broken on $10m offices

Aceremonial turning of the first sod on the new $10m office in Millicent for Wattle Range Council was held on Tuesday morning.
Watching Mayor Des...

Penola author ‘back in print’

Penola author Ian Harrison is back in print after a break of a few years.
His first work of fiction was “Rough Diamonds” and the...

Lake ‘quick fix’

Wattle Range Council has voted for another temporary patch-up of the leaking floor of the Millicent Swimming Lake. The floor will be re-sealed with bitumen...

Re-A-Range event to reach Wattle Range

Millicent will soon be the venue for a weekend of activities, workshops and opportunities to learn to live sustainably.
Wattle Range Council are inviting people...

Leaky lake cost shock

Industry experts estimate a major concrete rebuild of the Millicent Swimming Lake will cost around $8m and take up to a year to complete. However,...

Former council chief extends community service as JP

Another government role has again been entrusted to former Wattle Range Council chief executive Frank Brennan, of Beachport.
He will continue as a Justice of...

Shelton still drives education

Millicent High School’s longest serving principal is now driving school buses.
John Shelton retired at the end of 2021 after 16 years at the helm.
He...