Kyabram Free Press

Light testing for Campaspe Shire sports grounds

CAMPASPE Shire Council is continuing to asses and maintain its infrastructure and will be testing sports grounds lights across the shire during this month. Infrastructure services general manager Jason Deller said staff would hold luminosity tests...

Brayden May

Campaspe Shire kicks off fox baiting program

CAMPASPE Shire Council has started a three week fox baiting program at Ern Miles Reserve in Kyabram to help protect existing fauna. Acting Regulatory and Community Services general manager Kate Lemon said with an increased number of foxes in the...

Kyabram Free Press

Joan Coldwell tribute

THE Goulburn Valley lost one of its greatest lady lawn bowlers with the recent passing of Kyabram’s Joan Coldwell. Joan, who left us on March 21 at the age of 91, won multiple club, association and regional titles after taking up the game in...

Kyabram Free Press

Joan Coldwell tribute

Kyabram Free Press

Children suffering financial hardship won’t be without education in catholic schools

LEADERS of Catholic schools in Central and North-East Victoria reaffirmed their promise that no child will have to leave a Catholic school due to financial hardship, reflecting the longstanding policy of Catholic education in Victoria. The Catholic...

Alex Gretgrix

How fixture changes could play out in the Goulburn Valley

FOOTBALL and netball clubs across the Goulburn Valley find themselves in a waiting game as to when their season can begin.

Brayden May

02 Apr 2020

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Ninth COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has another positive diagnosis of COVID-19, taking the total to nine. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the ninth case - the only recorded increase in Northern Victoria. “I can confirm there are a number of...

Madi Chwasta

Number of COVID-19 cases in Goulburn Murray steadies

Despite a Greater Shepparton woman dying from COVID-19 on Friday, the total number of confirmed cases has remained at eight since Wednesday. Moira Shire and its NSW neighbour, Berrigan Shire, are the only two close municipalities to have experienced...

Shepparton News

04 Apr 2020

Teenager granted bail following alleged violent carjacking in Shepparton

A Shepparton teenager has been granted bail following an alleged violent carjacking involving an imitation firearm and samurai sword on Monday night.

Liz Mellino

‘Reverse holiday home decision’ - McCurdy

A reversal should be made on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews decision to allow people to utilise their holiday homes during this COVID-19 pandemic according to Nationals MP Tim McCurdy.

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Tatura auction goes digital

But the crowd was not gathered outside Tatura’s beautifully renovated Devonleigh House

Jessica Ball

$40,000 worth of farm equipment stolen from Wyuna property

A WIDOWER who lost his home and the love of his life within two months has suffered further heartache thanks to callous thieves.

Kyabram Free Press

Study deems Kyabram most economically resilient town

KYABRAM has been deemed the most economically resilient regional town in Australia by a study conducted by the University of South Australia, the University of Newcastle, and George Mason University.

Jared Prestwidge

Crime spree in region lands serial Echuca offender in jail

AN ECHUCA man who went on a two-month crime spree that ended with him fleeing from police through five towns has been jailed for three years.

Ivy Jensen

05 Apr 2020

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Regional

Little fighter Charlee keeps making her parents proud

Born with half a heart, Charlee Norman-Linke is only three months old and has already had two major surgeries. Charlee’s family is from Euroa but her second home — the only one she has known — is the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.

Morgan Dyer

21 hours ago

Local Member Steph Ryan backs rate relief

Nationals MPs across the north east have backed councils calling for rate relief from the Victorian Government. Last week a number of councils from the Hume Local Government Network, including Benalla, Strathbogie, Mitchell and Shepparton, wrote to...

Simon Ruppert

9 hours ago

Riverine Herald

Echuca Regional Health confirms second coronavirus case

A WOMAN in her mid-60s is the second person to be diagnosed with coronavirus at Echuca Regional Health.

Ivy Jensen

25 Mar 2020

Game on for class action

More than 500 landholders have so far joined a Class Action seeking compensation for what is described as mismanagement of water by the Murray Darling Basin Authority, and others are encouraged to sign up now. The Class Action spokesperson and...

Daniel Hughes

Eleventh confirmed COVID-19 case in Moira Shire

Moira Shire has reported another confirmed case of COVID-19 , with the total in the region now at 11. It was the only recorded increase across Northern Victoria - Greater Shepparton and Mitchell Shire have nine cases each, Benalla Rural City has...

Madi Chwasta

16 hours ago

Check your smoke alarms

The Country Fire Authority is urging Victorians to check their smoke alarms are in working order. The CFA is concerned some households may not know if their smoke alarm would alert them in the event of a fire. The end of daylight saving is a great...

David Rak

Community House still open, but only for Food Share and computer services

VOLUNTEERS at Rochester Community House would like locals to know they are still open for business, but only for certain services.

Campaspe News

06 Apr 2020

Mitchell Shire encourages residents to access hardship support

MITCHELL Shire Council is encouraging community members to access new hardship support options if they are unable to pay their fourth instalment rate notices due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The notices will be sent out shortly, with...

McIvor Times

Tatura auction goes digital

But the crowd was not gathered outside Tatura’s beautifully renovated Devonleigh House

Jessica Ball

Local Coronavirus update

As of 11.30am Thursday, April 9 Moira Shire remained at 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases while the Federation Council area remains at seven. No new cases have been recorded in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District for five days running. The total number...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Locked down in 1919

The current situation in Australia is reminiscent of the shutdown in 1919, due to the Spanish flu pandemic. The 30th of January 1919 was a day of high drama for local family the Sloanes of Mulwala and Savernake. William Sloane, wife Jeanie, three...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

15 hours ago

Bowls | Changes to divisions and regions imminent

The winds of change are blowing strongly for lawn bowls in Victoria, with overhauls of the current governance systems of the divisions and regions expected by the start of the 2021-22 season. For the Central Goulburn Murray Bowls Region &mdash...

Tyler Maher

Galleries

PHOTOS | Megan Fisher’s best photos of 2019

It was another huge year of football and netball - and one of the News’ photographers was always hard at work trying to capture the action.

Alex Mitchell

27 Dec 2019

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Rural

Rupert is part of the family

Shaun O’Shannessy’s three children have grown up and left their Toolamba West lucerne farm. Shaun’s red and white border collie, Rupert, is there to fill the hole they left behind and keep Shaun and his wife, Lynda, company. How...

Country News

11 hours ago

Water

A return to Canberra for farmers?

If new Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt takes a ‘slowly slowly’ approach to his portfolio, farmers will again be rallying in Canberra, says one water advocacy group.

James Bennett

18 Feb 2020

Animal Health

On-farm milk culturing a growing

MOST MASTITIS is caused by a bacterial infection. However, visual inspection of the milk is not a reliable method for determining which pathogen you might be dealing with. Traditionally, milk samples from infected quarters or a composite sample from...

Dairy News

12 Mar 2020

Market growth for milk sector

Australia’s dairy sector can expect continued growth in demand while overall production will remain flat to 2030 compared to 2018 levels, according to research released by ANZ today. The Milk Run report found that despite recent challenges faced...

Dairy News

12 Mar 2020

Livestock

Lamb jumpers bring a NSW farmer an OAM

It started as a way to keep orphaned lambs warm and has turned into a “phenomenon” that’s brought joy to farmers doing it tough across NSW.

Rodney Woods

01 Feb 2020

Markets

Global dairy prices ease

DAIRY MARKETS have entered 2020 with strong supply and demand fundamentals which are supporting global commodity prices. It has been widely reported the current market is operating in a well-balanced state, with demand marginally ahead of supply...

Dairy News

23 Mar 2020

Fruit Pops with Marshmallow Yoghurt Dipping Sauce

Colourful fun for the kids, fruit pops make a great snack or dessert. Ingredients: 250 g punnet strawberries, hulled 2 medium kiwifruit 2 bananas 500 g rockmelon 500 g watermelon 12 bamboo skewers or lollipop sticks 100 g...

Country News

11 hours ago

Cropping

Rain, rain go away, come again another day

The recent rain across Victoria’s north-east has done more bad than good, according to Agriculture Victoria’s seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey. Mr Grey said despite 50 mm falling across the region so far this year, it had not improved soil...

Rodney Woods

19 Feb 2020

Dairy

Tatura dairy celebrates healthy success

Tatura dairy farmer Markus Lang has a healthy herd of 2000 cows and attributes his success to VikingGenetics. “It’s uncommon for herds this size not to have more sick cows and the fact that we don’t have a sick herd for the number...

Jamieson Salter

17 Feb 2020

MP says coronavirus is a wake-up call

NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton is hoping the coronavirus will be an opportunity for a reset of values within the parliamentary space when it eventually resumes, at this stage sometime in September. “This has been a wake-up call for us all...

Sophie Baldwin

Machinery & Products

Machinery sales take hit in summer

VICTORIAN TRACTOR sales have been the only bright spark in a disappointing January for machinery sales. However, a national survey of dealers has found optimism that current turnover is picking up and will improve in the next six months. The impact...

Dairy News

22 Mar 2020

Management

Preparation key to optimal pastures

WITH HOME-GROWN feed more important than ever Notman Pasture Seeds has prepared a range of pasture planning recommendations to optimise the establishment of rye-grass pastures this season. Notman Pasture Seeds and Walcha Dairy owner Peter Notman...

Dairy News

24 Mar 2020

Water

Farmers call to boycott water rates

For more than half a century, Cohuna’s Russell Crichton has been a proud food producer. But for the first time in all those years, he has joined the ever-lengthening list of farmers unable to pay their Goulburn-Murray Water bill.

Sophie Baldwin

18 Feb 2020

Cropping

Northern Victorian farmers struggle to produce grain yields in tough season

It was a mixed year for GrainCorp harvest takings across Victoria, with the impact of drought taking its toll on northern Victoria and some Mallee farmers. In northern Victoria, Numurkah took in 10 351 tonnes of mostly canola, Dookie...

Rodney Woods

19 Feb 2020

From the Experts

ABV release prompts sire review

The August release of Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) and the upcoming joining season will have dairy farmers around the country thinking about the next best sires to use over their herds. While breeding enthusiasts will delve into great detail...

Dairy News

13 Sep 2019