RCoW Rural Watchdog Archives

The Watchdog has been around since 2002 and has covered issues relevent to the community of the KIng valley in North East Victoria. It is published ad hoc as community issues come up. The Watchdog is posted on the King Valley Portal, it is sent to over 200 subscribers by email, and is now produced as a News Feed through this RSS Link

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Archives and Topics

June 2005

Why is willow eradication necessary?

May 2005

Parliamentary Praise for Gary Cook

Update: King River Willow Removal

From the Inbox: RE: willow removal on the King River

Broadband Update

Orchard Cracks the Nut Trade

April 2005

Obituary: Common Sense

Roadside Vegetation Management

Editorial: Rural City of Wangaratta Council Review

Common sense must prevail on Working with Children Legislation

Tax fear on Rural Health Centres

Flood mitigation infrastructure destroyed

March 2005

Motorcyclists discover King Valley

Killara Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter

Netball court soon underway

Roadside Management Forum

Whitfield Easter Picnic

Editorial: Abolition of Council Portfolios (2 entries)

Nationals Water Policy supports upper catchmant dams

Productive Farm Dam Forum

Whitfield Public Bar-B-Qs installed

Anyone lost a Carira SL?

Crisis Line 112

Safety First for Roadside Vegetation Management

A lesson in Digital Television

RCoW Planning Scheme

February 2005

Statewide changes recommended for Council rating practices

Rural ratepayers further insulated from RCoW Councillors

Whitfield water contaminated

Licensed Café for Whitfield

Whitfield community thanks Council

House fires

NETC to provide Broadband

Cr. Rob Chuck sees the light

This fallen branch could have killed my wife

RCoW Rural Living Plan ensures future growth for the King Valley

Chemical Spill at Cheshunt

July 2004

Interpretive Signage

Can council representation be improved?

Powers Lookout road condition

Three days after repairs to the Edi Cheshunt Road

If you knew Suzie (Ayton)...

Will Wangaratta become the retirement village of Victoria?

Hovell water to Wangaratta Pipe Dream

Four schools in Victoria still on dirt roads

Intersection Restructured on the Edi - Cheshunt Road

Local football clubs targeted for drink driving

King River Floodplain study draft report - community information sessions

Digital Divide deepens in the King Valley

$10,000 won by local identity

Land tax alert for farmers

Council uses rubbery figures

Broadband for 99 towns ... but not for us

COMMUNITY BROADBAND - the rural telco event of the year

Sword/Crossbow laws penalise innocent

Broadband ... a sad story

June 2004

Rural Reaction to Rate Rise

Can a Community Chest work?

King Valley tourism not progressing

Accommodation ... A Tourist Speaks Out!

Draft 2004-2008 Council Plan

Edi Cheshunt Road in Winter

King Valley's Unmade Roads

A Sign of The Times

Accommodation in the King Valley

Editorial: Did I Say That?

Ratepayers Forum and Action Group

Local Member answers editor's criticism

Why do we need temporary road closures in King Ward?

Now its getting dangerous

Community pulls together

May 2004

King Valley Fine Foods expands operations

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Seeds arrive from growers

Whitfield CFA launches Bushfire Vintage

Fire Victim Appeal Update

March 2004

Will Edi Park be restored to its former glory?

Heavy Vehicle Detour is almost ready for the Grape Harvest

$116,000 funding for Whitfield & Cheshunt Enhancement Project

Our Schools get new 40 Kph Speed Zones

February 2004

CEO responds to the article "RCoW ignores residents concerns"

We know how to treat tourists in the Valley

Why didn't you say something?

Pause in logging program

RCoW acts on back road hazards

Upper King Valley Noticeboard

RCoW clarification (truck crossing bridge)

Detour Roadworks destroys bitumen

Will new road funding be considered for the Cheshunt Bridge Repairs?

Whitfield's rarest publication

Storm Lashes Moyhu

RCoW Reminder - Maintenance of Properties During the Fire Danger Period

Things are improving in the King Valley

A major blow to King Valley Tourism

January 2004

RCoW ignores residents concerns

Next Issue ... Signage Fiasco

Detour signs need improving

Australia Day Weekend in the Valley

Watch out for falling trees on the back road

The Chronicle: Letter to the Editor

February 2003

Will we ever see Broadband in The King Valley?

Local group formed to fight Genetic Modified Organism release

King Valley CDMA Tower Officially Opened

New Hardware Shop for Whitfield

Deposits and withdrawals for the new school year

Grazing on Rural Roadsides

Whitfield & District Neighbourhood Watch

Genetically Modified Grapes in The King Valley?

Free "Tai-Chi for Arthritis" in the Park

Broadband Internet and the King Valley - Update

Is there an honest person in Telstra?

Voice your opinion today on the invasion of Iraq

What Will Become of The Upper King Valley?

Power Dropout Watchdogs needed

Edi Upper School helps Youth Club without even knowing.

Ovens River Stops Flowing

What Will Become of The Upper King Valley? Part 2

Voice your opinion today on the invasion of Iraq

Anti GMO group gets organised

December 2003

Cheshunt Bridges to be Load Limited

January 2003

Volunteer Small Equipment Grants 2003

2003 ... What is in store for The King Valley?

Computer Recycling Program Receives Donated Macs

Recent Additions to The King Valley Portal

New Years resolution

Riverside Camping on The King River

Who owns a bushfire?

Gentle Annie Bridge ... a safety issue?

Tip Fees Over the Top

Vandalism comes to the King Valley

Bulldozers and Bushfires Update

Australia Day in the King Valley

King Valley Linux Users Group back in action ... and need some help

November 2002

VALE ... Adele Tyler

King Valley United Red Cross

The King Valley Co-Operative ... the way into the future?

Free Computers for Community Organisations ... and Families

Australia Day Celebrations

The Icons of The King Valley

Mobile Phone Tower Construction Underway

Whitfield Woodhenge

The Tallest Stand of Hay in The Valley

Computer Courses at Edi Upper School

Gentle Annie Bridge ... a Tourist Hazard

Cheshunt Market and Flower Show - Sunday 17th November

Australia Day Celebrations

Recent Additions to The King Valley Portal

Meet Tom Hafey at Whitfield

North East Computerbank and St. Vincent de Paul join forces.

Search for Kath Bergamin becomes a Murder Investigation

Moyhu - the only children's playground in the King Valley

Food Handling Certification starts 1st January 2003

Power Pals program gets equipment donation

The Hay has been Harvested

Jessie's Creek Update

The future of our waste transfer stations is in question

Instant Erection for Phone Tower

Whitfield, a year ago

Lions Park Playground installed in a day

Another recycled computer finds a new home

Recent Changes to The King Valley Portal

The future of recreational angling in the King River

Warawee Orchard Tearooms due to reopen

North East Computer Bank gets a new home base

Whitfield General Store ... a lesson in recycling

The Adopt-a-Tree Program

District Power Cuts

Real Life Help Desk Calls

Recent Additions to The King Valley Portal