The Border Mail Today

Today is April 30, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Gundagai's revered Dog on the Tuckerbox statue is the lynchpin of a new tourism strategy designed to breathe some life back into the tourist hotspot, and Justice Party MP Tania Maxwell says only "one in every 40" people who lost their home during the bushfires has successfully moved back into permanent housing.

Today is April 29, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a 29-year-old woman has undergone surgery after being shot in the head with a nail gun at a Wodonga property, police say, and the number of speeding fines issued from unmarked mobile cameras has increased 1000 per cent in the Southern Riverina so far this financial year.

Today is April 28, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, external administrators have been appointed to a large rural trucking business, and fewer dogs will be saved if a pound isn't reinstated in Wodonga, the city's dog rescue says.

Today is April 27, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Albury Wodonga Health has revealed plans for the development of its new $30 million Emergency Department at Albury hospital, after outgrowing the current site a few years ago, and Albury Council could designate a further $150,000 for COVID-19 hardship relief.

Today is April 26, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, the Wangaratta RSL sub branch has raised more than $22, 000 to support Australian war veterans, but organisers have said after eftpos donations are tallied, the final count will be higher, and police are investigating the circumstances around the fatal shooting of a hunter in the North East.

Today is April 23, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a report will be prepared for the NSW coroner following a major fire in Howlong, and Australia Post has backed down on a plan to stop delivering perishable goods, to the relief of Border businesses who pivoted to online sales during the pandemic.

Today is April 22, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Border operators are still grappling with Australia Post bans on sending perishable products as the federal Opposition slammed the changes, and police continue to run a motorbike safety operation in the North East.

Today is April 21, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Federation councillor Fred Longmire is baffled how a road in the northern part of the council area has taken precedence for a $2.58 million upgrade over a road in his hometown of Balldale, and a section of Mount Buffalo will be closed to traffic next week as roadworks are undertaken.

Today is April 20, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, a man has been injured in a tractor rollover at a rural property, and Federation Council and community members, young and old, were happy to see the Corowa Aquatic Centre officially open yesterday, after about three decades of intention.

Today is April 19, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Border Mail. In today’s update, Wodonga councillors are also being urged to support the extension of the Wodonga Gold Cup public holiday, and planned changes to a Beechworth business have been knocked back after a group of residents objected to the proposal.