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Upcoming Events

Toddler Tales

05 January 2026

Toddler Tales for 1-3 year old children.

Story Time

06 January 2026

Story Time for preschool aged children.

Junk Journaling

06 January 2026

Join us for a creative junk journaling session! Bring your own ephemera, photos, scraps, and “junk” to transform into beautiful, personalized pages.

Rhyme Time

08 January 2026

Rhyme Time is for parents and babies aged 0-12 months.

Movie Time

09 January 2026

Enjoy a spooky movie and free popcorn! Bring your friends for a chilling afternoon of fun. If you are under 18, permission form must be filled out. This will be emailed to you after booking.

Inclusive Drumming Sessions

13 January 2026

The Rural City of Wangaratta with In the Groove are running free accessible drumming sessions for people of all abilities in King George Gardens
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Latest News

Rural City Connection - December 19

Published on 19 December 2025

Read this week’s edition of Rural City Connection for the latest on key projects, community engagement opportunities, events, job openings, tenders, and general council news.

Precautionary boil water advisory for Wodonga and surrounding towns

Published on 23 December 2025

North East Water, following consultation with the Department of Health, advises that customers in Wodonga, Baranduda, Barnawartha, Bonegilla, Chiltern, Ebden, Kiewa, Killara, Springhurst, Tangambalanga and Logic Centre should boil drinking water until further notice.

Councillor report – Victorian Tourism awards – November 2025

Published on 17 December 2025

On the 27th of November Cr Tania Maxwell attended the Victorian Tourism Awards held at the Centrepiece building in the Rod Laver precinct in Melbourne as a part of their Tourism portfolio.

Building a Stronger Wangaratta: Grit and Resilience Program Celebrates

Published on 16 December 2025

The Grit and Resilience Program has continued to make a meaningful impact across the Rural City of Wangaratta throughout 2025, delivering initiatives that foster social connection, promote mental wellbeing, and empower community-led action.

Businesses Invited to Connect and Learn at the 2026 Annual Forum

Published on 15 December 2025

The Rural City of Wangaratta will host the 2026 Annual Business Forum on Thursday, 12 February, bringing together local businesses, industry leaders and community stakeholders for an afternoon and evening of practical learning and networking.

New Café and Catering Operator Appointed for WPACC

Published on 12 December 2025

The Rural City of Wangaratta has appointed a new café and catering services operator for the Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre (WPACC) following a formal, two part tender process.
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Connect Wangaratta

Pet Elfies 2025

Ongoing consultation

Help us unleash the joy this holiday season with your pawsitively purr-fect pet pics! Step 1. Submit your festive pet photo and tag it with one of the 4 CAT-egories 🐱 Cat | 🐶 Dog | 🚜 Farmyard | 🦜 Other Step 2. Spread the word, and let your friends and family that they need to vote for their favourite Santa Paws

Community Battery Lease Notification

Ongoing consultation

The Rural City of Wangaratta (Council) gives notice under section 115 of the Local Government Act 2020 (the Act) of its intention to enter into an agreement for lease with Indigo Power Ltd (ABN 67 629 865 452) for the purpose of installing and maintaining a community battery and solar PV car-port infrastructure at the Wangaratta Showgrounds, 2-12 Evans Street, Wangaratta. Co...

Draft - Reconciliation Action Plan

Ongoing consultation

The Rural City of Wangaratta has developed a draft Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to foster respectful, inclusive, and ongoing engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This strategy is grounded in cultural respect, trust-building, and collaboration, aiming to align with reconciliation goals through structured consultation and community inv...

Our Council Plan 2025-2029

Ongoing consultation

We want to know what you think about the Draft Council Plan 2025-2029 The Council Plan sets out our direction for the next four years, focusing on four key priorities: Community Wellbeing, Natural Environment, Economy and Tourism, and Infrastructure and Place.
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