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ntil the 1990s prone to flooding and so unsuitable for building citation needed levees were constructed in the 1990s to alleviate the flooding however development in this area has been slow citation needed notable buildings include the holy trinity anglican cathedral and its cathedral close st patrick s catholic church 13 and the eccentric art déco courthouse climate edit wangaratta has a temperate climate with warm to hot summers and cool damp winters since the warmest month mean reaches 22 c 72 f wangaratta would have a humid subtropical climate cfa in the köppen climate classification 14 sleet falls occasionally but settled snowfalls are a rare occurrence rain falls as thunderstorms in the summer and in winter with cold fronts occasional severe heat waves are caused by hot dry air from the central deserts of australia moving over the area citation needed temperatures of 40 c 104 f and slightly above occur 2 4 times a year on average however heatwaves are often succeeded by cold fronts which cause a significant drop in the temperature citation needed wangaratta has cool nights and mornings in the summer due in part to its south western location exposing it to cold airmasses off the southern ocean the city gets 105 1 clear days annually which is akin to sydney and wollongong citation needed however the distribution is wildly different wangaratta being much sunnier from december to march but the inverse from may to september rainfall averages out to 613 6 millimetres 24 16 in a year most of which falls in winter with cold frontal showers however these can occur at any time of year and the main form of rainfall in late spring and summer is that from thunderstorms extreme temperatures have ranged from 45 8 c 114 4 f on 3 january 1990 and again on 7 february 2009 to 7 2 c 19 0 f on 14 june 2006 climate data for wangaratta aero 1987 2022 153 m amsl 36 42 s 146 31 e month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec year record high c f 45 8 114 4 45 8 114 4 39 4 102 9 33 9 93 0 28 2 82 8 21 7 71 1 20 0 68 0 23 1 73 6 29 4 84 9 35 8 96 4 41 4 106 5 43 1 109 6 45 8 114 4 mean daily maximum c f 32 1 89 8 30 9 87 6 27 6 81 7 22 6 72 7 17 4 63 3 13 9 57 0 13 0 55 4 14 5 58 1 17 6 63 7 21 5 70 7 25 8 78 4 29 3 84 7 22 2 71 9 mean daily minimum c f 14 3 57 7 13 7 56 7 10 8 51 4 7 0 44 6 4 3 39 7 2 9 37 2 2 5 36 5 3 0 37 4 4 6 40 3 6 5 43 7 9 5 49 1 11 8 53 2 7 6 45 6 record low c f 3 5 38 3 3 0 37 4 1 1 34 0 2 7 27 1 5 0 23 0 7 2 19 0 5 6 21 9 6 3 20 7 3 3 26 1 3 3 26 1 0 1 32 2 0 9 33 6 7 2 19 0 average precipitation mm inches 44 6 1 76 41 2 1 62 40 7 1 60 38 6 1 52 56 0 2 20 64 9 2 56 63 0 2 48 57 8 2 28 54 3 2 14 51 5 2 03 51 6 2 03 44 2 1 74 613 6 24 16 average precipitation days 0 2 mm 5 8 5 4 6 0 6 9 10 9 14 5 16 4 14 6 11 6 9 6 8 0 7 1 116 8 average afternoon relative humidity 28 32 33 42 56 67 67 61 55 46 38 30 46 source bureau of meteorology 15 governance edit government centre in local government the wangaratta region is covered by the rural city of wangaratta the council was created in 1994 as an amalgamation of a number of other municipalities in the region with the council chambers located at the government centre in central wangaratta the city is represented by seven councillors elected once every four years by postal voting the mayor is elected from these councillors by their colleagues for a one year term in september 2013 the council was sacked by the state government victorian local government minister jeanette powell said this was because council has failed to provide effective leadership and service for the community the council will be replaced by an administrator who will serve until the 2016 local government elections 16 in state politics wangaratta is located in the legislative assembly district of ovens valley currently held by the national party of australia 17 tim mccurdy is the current member of parliament for the ovens valley district 18 in federal politics wangaratta is located in a single house of representatives division the division of indi the division of indi was seen as a safe liberal party of australia seat from 1977 until 2013 when the sitting member sophie mirabella was defeated by independent candidate cathy mcgowan 19 dr helen haines is currently the federal member of parliament for the division of indi 20 making history as the first independent candidate to succeed another independent namely cathy mcgowan in federal parliament 21 industry edit there is a considerable wine and gourmet food industry in the nearby milawa and king valley region other notable industries in the area include australian textile mills formerly bruck textiles wilson fabrics that now occupies the old ibm facility merriwa industries and australian country spinners previously multi national ibm manufactured computers in wangaratta 22 culture and sport edit sport edit a victorian country football league match in wangaratta australian rules football cricket and netball are the most popular sports citation needed there are three australian rules football clubs in wangaratta the wangaratta football club the wangaratta rovers football club both competing in the ovens and murray football league and the north wangaratta football club which competes in the ovens and king football league the close proximity of the rovers and wangaratta grounds reflects the historical sectarian split in membership of the clubs rovers membership being predominantly catholic and wangaratta being predominantly protestant 23 24 many players also travel to play for ovens king clubs based in smaller towns in the king valley the city hosted several games for the 2005 australian football international cup event with several countries competing in the sport of australian rules football the event was played at the city oval and showgrounds and set the attendance records for the tournament to date cricket in wangaratta is organised by the wangaratta and district cricket association clubs include city colts wangaratta magpies rovers united bruck 25 wangaratta city football club is a soccer club based at south wangaratta reserve founded in 1951 they compete in the albury wodonga football association the wangaratta knights play rugby league in the goulburn murray rugby league competition founded in 2017 the club plays its home games at the glenrowan recreation reserve in nearby glenrowan wangaratta has a horse racing club the wangaratta turf club which schedules around eleven race meetings a year including the wangaratta cup meeting in april 26 the wangaratta greyhound racing club which held regular meetings at the same venue has been discontinued avian park is no longer used 27 golfers play at the course of the wangaratta golf club on yarrawonga road 28 or at the course of the jubilee golf club at wangandary nearby 29 a nine hole course is at boorhaman to the north of wangaratta 30 between 1953 and 1956 the north eastern car club ran motor racing meetings on the gravel and earth airstrip located on wangaratta common south of the town centre 31 the circuit ran up and down the airstrip with a loop at the western end 32 the north east windsport club regularly sail land yachts called blokarts blo karts at their sailing site at the nearby town of springhurst the city is home to the northeast bushrangers who play in the big v basketball league they play their home games at the wangaratta ymca 33 events edit the main annual event is the wangaratta new years eve event attracting 10 000 people to the wangaratta showgrounds to see fireworks and popular live music the outdoor ball featuring latin inspired music and international food vendors is another main attraction for the town both these events are free to attend and hosted by the rural city of wangaratta education edit wangaratta has three secondary schools galen catholic college private cathedral college private and wangaratta high school which has three campuses wangaratta has seven primary schools our lady s catholic primary school appin park primary school wangaratta west primary school yarrunga primary school st bernand s primary school st patrick s primary school and wangaratta chisolm street primary school wangaratta also has its own specialist school for people with disabilities wangaratta district specialist school the goulburn ovens institute of tafe has two wangaratta campuses the docker street campus offers a broad range of courses from business studies to music with a central area containing a cafeteria library and student services the christensens lane campus on the outskirts of wangaratta is the home for the national centre for equine education as well as providing courses in horticulture in 2015 the christensens lane campus moved to a bigger site in tone road and in 2016 charles sturt university also added a campus there the old christensens lane campus was then dismantled to make way for a new housing estate transport edit wangaratta railway station the hume freeway m31 bypasses the city to the south and east while the c314 now forms the main road through it as murphy street and wangaratta road the city is located at the junction of several other major roads the great alpine road b500 wangaratta yarrawonga road c374 wangaratta whitfield road c521 and wangaratta kilfeera road c523 a city bus service runs every half an hour during the day on weekdays and on saturday mornings on a route covering wangaratta s west end the business district yarrunga and more recently yarrawonga road rail transport services both passengers and freight wangaratta railway station is on the north east railway line the main railway line between sydney and melbourne it is served by the albury v line rail service thrice daily as well as the nsw trainlink xpt service twice daily in both directions historically wangaratta was the busy junction of several railway branch lines including the broad gauge 5 3 yackandandah railway line a narrow gauge 2 6 whitfield railway line and the broad gauge 5 3 bright and beechworth railway line all of which have since closed another short 5 3 gauge branch line ran west to a wheat silo located on the north side of the ovens river at boorhaman the current rail line through the town is the 4 8 standard gauge rail opened in 1962 the murray to the mountains rail trail is a shared cycling and walking track that follows the way of the former bright railway line the hume freeway runs directly next to wangaratta wangaratta is also serviced by a small regional airport wangaratta airport environmental issues edit land contamination at wangaratta clay target club edit in 2016 epa victoria received reports that lead shot were being used at the north wangaratta recreation reserve several shots were found near the wangaratta clay target shooting club in the reserve the rural council tested the area and discovered lead levels to be above healthy conditions the club closed for six months 34 to remove the contaminated soil which has been stored by the club a risk mitigation plan has been established to safely manage the soil 35 odour pollution at sausage skin manufacturing factory edit van hessen australia is an australian sausage skin manufacturer whose factory is situated on shanley street in wangaratta and impacted local communities with odour pollution in 2022 more than 160 reports were received in 2 months by epa victoria 36 the smell was due to van hessen s private wastewater treatment system which included desludging activities and upset conditions in the wastewater treatment pond the company exceeded its licence boundary and received several notices from epa to prevent further smell and maintain stable conditions 37 in december 2023 van hessen was found guilty in court and was ordered to provide 75 000 to an environmental improvement project in south wangaratta 38 media edit television edit network television is broadcast in wangaratta by the seven network win television affiliated with the nine network network 10 the australian broadcasting corporation abc and the special broadcasting service sbs of the three commercial networks win television airs a half hour win news bulletin each weeknight at 5 30 pm produced from a newsroom in the city and broadcast from studios in wollongong short local news updates and weather updates are broadcast by network 10 throughout the day produced and broadcast from its hobart studios the seven network airs short local news and weather updates throughout the day produced and broadcast from its canberra studios radio stations edit fm 87 6 mhz orbit fm relay of kiss fm 88 0 mhz vision radio network christian narrowcast 99 3 mhz rsn racing sport horse racing narrowcast 101 3 mhz oak fm community 102 1 mhz edge fm north east broadcasters 106 5 mhz abc goulburn murray north east broadcasters am 756 khz radio national abc 1566 khz 3ne north east broadcasters some stations from nearby centres such as albury wodonga and shepparton can be heard across the region newspapers edit local newspaper is served by the wangaratta chronicle which is available in print and online notable residents and former residents edit rebecca allen born 1992 wnba player william ah ket chinese australian barrister 1876 1936 daniel andrews former premier of victoria sir john bowser premier of victoria 1917 1918 deanne butler born 1981 basketball player alipate carlile australian rules footballer with port adelaide isobelle carmody born 1958 author barrie cassidy political journalist born in wangaratta nick cave popular musician lloyd crosbie double murderer greg crump 5x paralympic wheelchair tennis coach anne curtis filipina actress singer tv host sir edward weary dunlop 1907 1993 simon abney hastings the rt hon the 15th earl of loudoun born 1974 an australian who inherited a british peerage belinda hocking olympic backstroke swimmer born 1990 steve johnson australian rules footballer with geelong chris naish former australian rules footballer with richmond and port adelaide sophie mirabella member for indi 2001 2013 nick morris paralympic champion men s wheelchair basketball atlanta 1996 sebastian pasquali soccer player with ajax and melbourne victory mette marit crown princess of norway darcy vescio australian rules footballer with carlton football club ben reid australian rules footballer with collingwood sam reid australian rules footballer with sydney quinton tidswell artist died in wangaratta in 1991 george turner science fiction and miles franklin award winning novelist dean woods olympic champion cyclist los angeles 1984 died in 2022 frederick william wray 1920 canon holy trinity cathedral 1928 1935 parish rector bibliography edit larsen wal the mayday hills railway wal larsen bright 1976 o callaghan bill and bill findlay 1984 wangaratta 1959 1984 a silver city city of wangaratta o brien antony shenanigans on the ovens goldfields the 1859 election artillery publishing 2005 oberg leon railways of australia reed sydney 1975 thompson john e focus on victoria 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