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December 2007 Future of alien fish – read trout – on the line Humour: You Think English is Easy? $1 billion irrigation modernisation moves ahead Goulburn pipeline contractor appointed Ripping off the locals A Ruddy good start Whitfield childcare at risk Australia’s Selective Justice Nationals announce scholarship for young leaders 2008 Zuvele Leschen – a bitter loser One month left for energy rebates: Sykes Complaint hotline for Next-G service complaints Weather Bureau confirms pipeline should be stopped Zuvele Leschen: AEC finding on BATA donations to “Friends of Indi” Another reason to cancel the melbourne pipeline Meeting of the Council of Australian Governments Murray-Darling Snub highlights Labor priorities Mokoan to close: Broken Valley gutted Labor in Indi achieves best result since WWII Water buy up for environmental flows Positive response to local government and infrastructure ministry Nationals get overwhelming support for ’smoking in cars’ ban proposal Minister accepts flawed CFA maps – puts volunteer’s lives at risk Mirabella supports Mansfield’s pipeline call 9 natural disasters for November Peter Andrews visits the King Valley November 2007 Coalition broadband subsidy still available Brendon Nelson: a friend of the North East Bushfire Inquiry: consistent concerns Shadow ministry for our Sophie? Some governments never learn October 2007 Pipeline resistance grows – letter from Bill Sykes Sykes: Drought funding welcome but more needed Mirabella welcomes Bandiana upgrade Increased Fire Service Levy ignites anger Google News Alert for: climate change australia Nationals win on medical travel subsidies One in four to miss out under Labor Broadband policy Mirabella welcomes pork inquiry Nats seek legislative guarantee on water replacement Federal election campaign – ALGA articulates its agenda online Funding available for Men’s Sheds Sykes urges Horse Associations to apply for EI support Gun licence renewal should be automatic $2.3 Billion Tax Cut To Help With Education An election sleeper – Oil v Dollar Liberals Tax Plan Policy Guide for M.D.B. Irrigators Sykes: Firewater – Government Response Disgraceful Capital punishment September 2007 Bruck Textiles denies free speech to worker Mirabella welcomes enhanced drought assistance 40,000 in Indi to benefit under Rudd dental scheme Zuvele Leschen attacks Sophie Mirabella’s stand on Vic police Sykes alerts community to smart water fund Sykes takes bullets for shooters Mokoan pressure in parliament continues Indi super co-contributions exceeds $22 million Brumby Government Dodges Budget Accountability The Great Divide Pipeline Labor candidate supports Liberal dental policy Mirabella slurs Victorian police Long overdue: seatbelts for school buse State support for drought affected families Federal drought support continued NE Vic to share in $300 million support package for veterans ALP Dental Policy The Great Divide Pipeline Alpine Valleys Agribusiness Forum receives funding Successful Mokoan meeting Greenpeace Climate Change ad on Youtube APEC – Climate change agenda – 8 September Mirabella releases ACTU strategy manual APEC: climate change agenda 7 September What will the Chasers do with this one? Everton and Oxley schools receive federal funding Drought-related trauma funding APEC: climate change agenda 6 September Wang private hospital recognised for veteran health service Workchoices fairness test not working – Zuvele Leschen New funding for prostate cancer therapy Local Government calls for Community Infrastructure Renewals Fund Make North East Victoia child friendly – Sophie Mirabella Drought Time to Think, Plan & Act – Bill Sykes Sydney lockdown – who is really being protected NYR 2008 – Indi youth invited to apply – Sophie Mirabella Mokoan F.O.I. update from Bill Sykes Shooters generally support Firearms Amendment Bill 2007 Deadline nears for VEAC submissions – Bill Sykes Poverty on the increase in Indi – Zuvele Leschen Birdsville Races on – with hobby horses August 2007 Monday 3 Sep is National Flag Day – Sophie Mirabella Schools encouraged to ‘impulse buy’ – Zuvele Leschen 15 Natural disasters in August 2007 Federal government funding for local schools – Sophie Mirabella Firearms regulations to change – Bill Sykes Disability supported accommodation options – Sophie Mirabella Participate in Seniors Week – Bill Sykes Constitutional recognition – key to grass roots democracy Dirty trucks spread disease – Bill Sykes More support for local schools – Sophie Mirabella Looking for an export opportunity? – Sophie Mirabella Equine Influenza – Bill Sykes comments King Valley Vignerons get CWA Community Grant Nominations open for Sport and Health Awards – Bill Sykes Health minister reinvents wheel – Zuvele Leschen Weekend Watchdogging No nukes in the North East Federal funding for Rural City of Wangaratta 30 volunteer organisations in Wangaratta get Federal funding Take a fresh look at Mokoan: Sykes North East Health Palliative Care to get $100,000 funding Government nuclear consultation misleading claim Howard government funding for North East councils Now, for the next round in the Haneef saga Sykes raises rough roads in Parliament Funding available for country events Alcoa Foundation 2007 Outstanding Community Worker Award RCoW Performing Arts Centre gets Federal funding Work Choices and our grandchildren Approaching 100 lpg conversions around Wangaratta 15 Local schools to reduce greenhouse emissions Armed service gap year program gets underway Friday Watchdogging A message from a hard working Aussie Sophie speaks on anti-terrorism measures How many dead kids make a national emergency? The passing of time changes reality Water Bill speech by Sophie Mirabella – 14 August Government to finance name change for fortified wines Community grant for sports club uniforms Where did they get the money? Victorian Ministerial Changes Keelty, Haneef and al-Qaida Watchdogging Weekend News Cath Bergamin Inquest is disturbing Government Ad-Hocracy and Internet por Housing affordability falls in Wodonga Labor confirms commitment to roads funding

August 2007 Anti pipeline protest in Melbourne draws 1000 people Government discriminates against stay at home parents Sykes welcomes MP’s office audit Bill Sykes praises Global Timber ProductsZuvele Leschen letter questions Federal/State member co-operation Telstra NEXT G licence condition welcomed Yakandandah Bush Nursing Hospital already upgraded Alliance to fight Murray national parks plan ABC Heywire competition open to young people Deadline for free 1080 accreditation courses. Federalism and State Government Management Sunday Sarcasm Watchdogging the news – 4 August 2007 PM’s initiative should extend to bush nursing hospitals Natural disasters for July 2007 Australians being “mushroomed” on Haneef A candidate steps up to Alison G Walpole’s challenge July 2007 Haneef guilt or innocence still in question King Valley Watchdog readership soars Annual Sophie Mirabella electotate tour Lake Mokoan – Government contemp continues Senator O’Brien (ALP) to visit farmers The sins of the Australian Ministry for Immigration No Tolmie phone tower confirms government neglect A Premier with first hand knowledge of country Victoria Tourism & pipeline hot topics in Mansfield Indi needs an independent National candidate Kerford Oration on climate change by Minister John Thwaites Funding boost for local communities and Emergency Serices Bee enquiry buzzing about Wangaratta A new water authority without teeth $900,000 upgrade for Cathedral College All that Jazz costs too much Thank God we live in Australia Wangaratta Councilor ignorance is rife Wangaratta to swing to jazz master’s beat Sykes ups pipeline pressure in Parliament Nationals call for country education enquiry MPs to hear of sticky time for apiarists Rebates for solar hot water systems for North East homes Climate change initiatives good for the North East $336 million Green Vouchers for Schools programme Getting a handle on Murray Cod catches The climate change swindle is definately on DHS bureaucracy hobbles alpine towns tourism Petitions flood in against Vic water pipeline Pipeline water savings – lies exposed Letter to the Editor – Re: Mokoan water savings etc Police state now operating in Australia New look for Wangaratta Centrelink Wanted – N.E.Victoria’s nominations for the 2008 Senior of the Year Federal drought aid to lift community spirits Politics of fear comes to North East Victoria Benalla flood risk cover up continues Wangaratta jobless figures fall over the last year Pipeline protest fails to break Bracks Opposition To Pipeline Unites The Bush Anti pipeline petitions flood in Pipeline Rally says Bracks must listen and act Rally against the “Great Divide” pipeline Sykes welcomes hospital funding Wangaratta’s big hospital funding boost Free computers for community groups One-stop consumer help centre for broadband June 2007 Rutherglen memorial hall refurbishment completed The end of the Murray Darling Food Bowl Benalla flood risk – too sensitive to release Public rally against North-South Pipeline proposal The ultimate proof that you caused our dryer climate Has the National Water Security Plan dried up? Albury-Wodonga medical school to overcome doctor shortage Zuvele Leschen responds to Liberal Broadband policy Don’t get your hopes too high for Broadband in the Hill Country Mirabella tables civics and electoral education report Fast affordable broadband for North East Victoria Governmentt set to announce North-South Pipeline Funding announced for HP Barr Reserve Upgrade The Centre gets $53,000 for Volunteer Management Program (VMP) School Drought Money – where is it (Sykes) Sykes speaks to Water Acts Amendment Bill – Second Reading Call to farmers to speak up on climate change Level Crossing Safety Operation Backoff cuts fruit fly menace King Valley kids ‘dig’ healthy eating May 2007 Light at end of tunnel for train travellers Events funding jazzes up Victoria’s High Country Commonwealth must rethink Wangaratta Decision New Fire Station opened in Tolmie Zuvele Leschen to run against Sophie for Indi Nats leader welcomes prescribed burns The time is now to act on climate change Works to improve north east train travel times New Wangaratta nursing home open for Christmas Rural Fire Volunteers Rebel Over Cattle Evictions Mokoan Meeting Progress Bill Sykes discusses progress on local issues Thwaites warns Bangerang off Mokoan Government moves forward on Lake Mokoan State Budget – Limited benefits for country Victoria April 2007 Govt backs cleaner, greener, biofuels industry Australia’s epic drought: The situation is grim Opposition shares PM’s Murray-Darling concern Murray-Darling farmers face water shut-off Community Grants now available Bushfire recovery dog & fox bounty details Bangerang support alternate Mokoan proposal Peter Ryan signs on to Federal Water Plan Nominations open for NAB Volunteer Awards Fox and dog bounty is well received FAQ – National Plan for Water Security March 2007 Sykes: Bushfire Package a good start but … $138 million Bushfire Package to revitalise communities New Mokoan pipeline to save water Arts funding currently available Bushfire Review Will Burn Out Sykes says O’Kane Mokoan comments misleading Easter trade for Bright welcome Football Clubs kick goals King Valley Football & Netball Club win grant moneys Sykes questions Thwaites on Mokoan Sykes again asks for increased drought assistance Public Notice – Friends of Libraries Australia Funding available to encourage healthy lifestyles Do Green Energy products really make a difference? Impact of drought & fires on Brown Brothers wines Photographic exhibition with a cultural twist February 2007 Rural community funding Country roads cash crisis Re: Tough times – State Government Help RCoW climate change survey online Fire services tax increase for rural properties January 2007 Fire assistance grants now available Small grants for small rural communities Wangaratta’s Whole of Government Centre Nationals Scholarship Program for Young Leaders Flogging a dead horse called ”Rainfall” Wangaratta Water Pipeline Project Tatong fire – Update 6.00pm – 19 Jan Tatong fire update 8.35pm – 18 Jan

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