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Buller to soldier on
THOUGH access to the Mt Buller village currently remains open, the upcoming snow season remains in doubt due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Mansfield says burger off
MANSFIELD Shire Council recently turned down two planning applications – one for a convenience restaurant and the other for an amendment to an existing permit…
Shire prepared for coronavirus
OVER the last week, Mansfield Shire Council has revised its pandemic plan for the known aspects of coronavirus or Covid19 and been in contact with…
Large crowd expected to debate restaurant
FOLLOWING the more than 250 submissions the council has received regarding a new service station planning/convenience restaurant permit, the March council meeting on Tuesday, March…
Senator Jane Hume turns sod for stadium
REPRESENTATIVES from several community groups and government bodies gathered at the construction site of the new dual-court stadium at Mansfield Secondary College last Friday to…
Battery name change moving forward
AFTER long debate and five presentations to Mansfield Shire Council last week, a proposal to rename Mt Battery to ‘Beolite-Mt Battery’ will be forwarded to…
A million lost in 24 hours
IT is estimated that at least a million dollars has been lost from the local economy after the entire shire lost power on February 1.
The fast food furore continues
A PETITION with more 3300 signatures will be submitted to the Mansfield Shire Council in opposition to a proposed convenience restaurant on Station Street.
Does Mansfield want fries with that?
A PLANNING application has been made to the Mansfield Shire Council to build a convenience restaurant, sparking concerns that it is a covert attempt to…
Fires give way to flood damage
LAST week the forecast of rain was embraced by residents of Mansfield and surrounds, who suffered through less than 500mm of rain over 2019.
Bushfires’ heavy toll on local trade
A SIXTY per cent loss in trade – that’s the estimated financial cost to Mansfield businesses following the State of Disaster declaration by the State…
Bushfires spark a ‘State of Disaster’
AN unprecedented declaration of a State of Disaster, taking in six local government areas including Mansfield Shire, Mt Buller and Mt Stirling alpine resorts, remains…
