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Keep in touch with the latest news and important announcements from Benalla Rural City.

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New outdoor ‘Dining Pods’ for Benalla

Published on 13 September 2021

Council is delighted to announce new street furniture will be installed near Lake Benalla and the Thomas Street shops over coming weeks.

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Lifting of lockdown in regional Victoria announced

Published on 09 September 2021

The Victorian Premier has announced the lifting of lockdown restrictions in regional Victoria, with the exception of Greater Shepparton, from midnight Thursday 9 September 2021.

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Three strategic documents released for community comment

Published on 08 September 2021

Benalla Rural City Council has released three key strategic documents for community comment.

Council’s draft Community Vision 2036, Council Plan 2021-2025 and Financial Plan 2021-2031 are all on public exhibition until 30 September 2021.

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Detox your Home

Published on 26 August 2021

Get rid of toxic household chemicals, such as cleaning products, pool chemicals, pesticides and weed killer, safely at the Benalla Landfill & Resource Recovery Centre on Saturday 9 October 2021.

Tagged as: , Environment

Visitor Information Centre and Historical Museum Project out to tender

Published on 20 August 2021

Benalla Rural City Council will seek suitable qualified contractors to undertake the redevelopment of the Benalla Visitor Information Centre and Museum.

The Mair Street building project will add a café and boutique cinema to the existing Visitor Information Centre and Museum located on the foreshore of Lake Benalla.

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2021 Benalla Festival cancelled

Published on 20 August 2021

After much consideration of the current COVID-19 pandemic and potential future lockdowns of state, regional and local communities, the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Benalla Festival has been made by the Committee.

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Art on Saturdays program at Benalla Art Gallery

Published on 09 July 2021

Benalla Art Gallery will launch its widely loved Art on Saturdays program again this July.
The program offers a number of creative workshops facilitated by professional artists, and covers topics and techniques ranging from mosaics, to drawing white on black, life drawing, linocut printing, and wet and nuno felting.

Tagged as: , Arts & Culture

Managing serrated tussock in winter

Published on 06 July 2021

Serrated tussock has infested over 250,000 hectares of land in Victoria, and has caused great damage to agriculture and native grasslands. Now is a good time to inspect your property for serrated tussock, with increased plant visibility due to frost bleaching.

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2021/2022 Budget adopted

Published on 28 June 2021

Benalla Rural City Council has adopted its 2021/2022 Budget.
The budget includes a record $13.389 million capital works program highlighted by a $3 million upgrade to the Benalla Art Gallery and $2.014 million redevelopment of the Benalla Visitor Information Centre.

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New exhibition at Benalla Art Gallery: Re-generation