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A picture plan for services hub
IN an effort to conceptualise their vision, the Mansfield Emergency Precinct Committee (MEP) has this week released an artist’s impression of their plan for the…
HarperCollins acquires Mansfield novelist
MANSFIELD’S young author, Gabriel Bergmoser, has had his latest book snapped up for both a book and movie deal. HarperCollins Publishers Australia has acquired the…
Tourism booming in High Country
THE value of Victoria’s burgeoning visitor economy has soared to $30 billion with a rise of 20.3 per cent in the High Country. In regional…
Council and its CEO part ways
FOLLOWING months of debate, controversy and pressure from various residents and community groups, the Mansfield Shire Council last week announced that they had “decided to…
Poachers fail to dodge the bullet
A MANSFIELD man and a Taggerty man have been fined more than $6000 and forced to forfeit firearms, tools and prohibited items. “The men were…
The showdown at high noon
THERE was a showdown at high noon last Tuesday, as an unhappy capacity crowd faced off against council as they attempted to usher in the…
Hunters tarred with same brush
LOCAL deer hunters are dismayed after a nationwide media article claimed they are lawless, disrespectful and potentially responsible for the hit run fatality at Jamieson…
Local jobs go after freight acquisition
AT least eight locals have lost their jobs after Wettenhalls purchased AusPro Logistics/Mansfield Express, according to former staff member David Heine. Mr Heine said he,…
Residents to wear rubbish overcharge
DESPITE some opposition and concern from local residents, the Essential Services Commission (ESC) has approved Mansfield Shire council’s application for a variation to the 2.5…
Council inundated with budget woes
MANSFIELD Shire council’s chamber was packed to capacity last week at a special meeting to hear residents’ personal submissions to the proposed 2019/2020 budget. With…
Precinct plan finally chugs into the station
LAST week the Mansfield Shire Council was presented with the Station Precinct Masterplan and the Implementation Plan, both of which were adopted, though not without…
Haines is in box seat to keep Indi independent
INDI looks set to stay an ‘Independent’ federal electorate with Cathy McGowan’s anointed successor, Helen Haines, in the ‘orange’ boxed seat to officially claim a…
