No Walhalla Goldfields Railway Trains This Weekend
Because electrical infrastructure has been a major cause of bush fires in the past, more than 30 000km of high voltage power lines are being protected under a scheme to reduce future risk. The upgrades include the installation of safety switches that shut off power when lines contact vegetation. Nineteen of these devices prevented 33…
Two Walhalla businesses have been nominated for the LCBTA’s “People’s Choice Awards” 2021. Both Walhalla’s Star Hotel [Accommodation Up to 15 rooms] and the Walhalla Goldfields Railway [Most Popular Tourism Attraction] made the final nomination list and after such a challenging 18 months, it would be great to see them both get a gong! YOU…
For information and updates including interactive maps showing designated firewood collection areas, visit the FFMVic website www.ffm.vic.gov.au/firewood, or you can call 136 186 to find out more.
Australia’s telephone warning system, Emergency Alert, is being improved to ensure you continue to receive important information during emergencies. As part of this process, the new system will be tested in Victoria on August 5 and August 6. If you receive one of these test messages (via SMS or an automated phone call), you do…
Baw Baw Shire’s first dose COVID vaccination rate has passed 95 per cent. As the number of active cases reaches 208 active cases, latest vaccination data shows more than 95 per cent of Baw Baw Shire residents have received their first dose and 70.5 per cent are fully vaccinated. Three quarters of the active…