General News
17 April, 2023
Region responds to call
Communities in the Wimmera region have worked incredibly hard to raise another record-breaking amount of money for the Good Friday Appeal. Warracknabeal raised a total of $28,098 for the annual appeal, and nearby towns have contributed plenty more...
Communities in the Wimmera region have worked incredibly hard to raise another record-breaking amount of money for the Good Friday Appeal.
Warracknabeal raised a total of $28,098 for the annual appeal, and nearby towns have contributed plenty more to the cause.
Fire trucks passed through the streets with their sirens on, and residents braved the cold to leave their homes to donate throughout the day.
* Warracknabeal $28,098
* Hopetoun $5,004
* Telangatuk East 19,083
* Berriwillock $37,800
* Birchip $4,289
* Dimboola $7,044
* Rainbow $5,724
* Kaniva $2,323
* Nhill $13,063
* Horsham $49,702
* Edenhope $3,369
* Goroke $3,005
* Stawell $51,673
* St Arnaud $4,162
* Beaufort $12,004
* Ararat $32,748
* Marnoo $51,020
* Pomonal $2,316
* Quambatook $2,051
Regional and rural Victoria collected $4,029,017, and the overall state tally totalled $23,061,320.