Construction on Waranga Rail Trail has concluded just in time for the festive season.
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Jemma Jones
Rail Trail progress
The eagerly anticipated Waranga Rail Trail is taking shape, offering a new recreational asset for the community to enjoy.
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Campaspe Shire Council delivered the first section of the 11km Waranga Rail Trail at Rushworth before Christmas.
The path begins at the High St footpath beside the historic goods shed and railway lines and concludes at Bendigo-Murchison Rd.
Council said the second section, including a significant portion of the 10km pathway connecting Bendigo-Murchison Rd crossing to Channel Inlet Rd, is installed but needs more work for drainage systems, road shoulders, and repairs to six VicTrack bridges.
This section will remain closed to the public until these works are completed.
Construction of the $3.47 million project started in early 2024, two years after designs were developed.
Smoking ‘popular’ in Moira
Moira Shire has been identified as among the top 10 local government areas in Victoria for its prevalence of tobacco smokers, a report by Cancer Council Victoria has shown.
The report shows that just over 15 out of 100 adults in Moira Shire smoked at least once daily.
This figure ranks the shire seventh out of 79 LGAs in Victoria for prevalence of daily tobacco smokers.
Swan Hill, in the state’s north-west, has the highest prevalence of daily tobacco smokers, with over 16 out of 100 adults struggling to kick the habit.
The report also shows that about five in 100 Moira Shire residents currently vape.
In contrast, Yarra City in Melbourne’s north-east tops the chart with 10 out of 100 residents who currently vape.
Isabella Crossman has been granted a scholarship to play division one tennis for the Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Photos: Aidan Briggs.
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Aidan Briggs
Tennis star off to US
Torrumbarry’s Isabella Crossman is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.
The 18 year-old tennis ace has received a scholarship to play tennis and study at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States.
GCU is ranked among the top 50 women’s tennis programs in the NCAA division one rankings - the highest level of collegiate tennis in United States.
Along with daily training sessions both in a squad and privately, as well as regular matches and competitions, Crossman will be studying an undergraduate degree in primary school education.
Playing tennis since the age of three and competitively since she was 12, Crossman’s highest junior girls ranking was 237th in the world in 2023. It was before completing her VCE became her primary focus.
She participated in the under-18 National Championships in early December where she made the second round of the singles tournament and made the semi-final of the doubles.
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