News

Kyabram Rodeo to celebrate 75 year milestone on March 6

MARCH 6 will mark the 75th iteration of the Kyabram Rodeo, and it is a commemoration you will not want to miss. The gates at the Kyabram Showgrounds are set to open at 5pm and will feature your favourite acts and events, as well as a number of new...

Jared Prestwidge
Sport

SGR youth girls launch season

THE SGR Giants will enter a new era in just a few weeks, with the debut of the club’s youth girls side. The club — which draws juniors from Stanhope, Girgarre and Rushworth — announced the side late in 2019, and has already seen strong...

Andrew Johnston
News

Kyabram Rodeo to celebrate 75 year milestone on March 6

MARCH 6 will mark the 75th iteration of the Kyabram Rodeo, and it is a commemoration you will not want to miss. The gates at the Kyabram Showgrounds are set to open at 5pm and will feature your favourite acts and events, as well as a number of new...

Jared Prestwidge
Sport

Kyabram Football Club announces new juniors president

KYABRAM Football Club’s junior group has found their new president for the 2020 season, which marks a new era for the black and red. Leesa Hogan, who has taken over from Justin Barnett after a three-year stint, will now be the one working...

Jared Prestwidge
Sport

Kyabram Football Club announces new juniors president

KYABRAM Football Club’s junior group has found their new president for the 2020 season, which marks a new era for the black and red. Leesa Hogan, who has taken over from Justin Barnett after a three-year stint, will now be the one working...

Jared Prestwidge
News

Kyabram cricket import to share story at CoolHeads Young Driver Program

It has been almost a year-and-a-half since the life of Kyabram’s Billy Cookson was turned upside down. The English import for the Kyabram Cricket Club was working his first day at his new job in October 2018 as a delivery driver when he fell asleep...

Liz Mellino
Sport

Steve Atkins inducted into Echuca Moama Sportstar Hall of Fame

THE Echuca Moama Sportstar Awards were still in their infancy when Tongala’s Steve Atkins claimed his second senior award. Already a dominant figure in the world of shooting, Atkins had rapidly become a revered sporting figure within the local...

Kyabram Free Press

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Two charged over boat theft

THREE people are in custody after four Malibu wake boats, one belonging to Supercar champion Mark Winterbottom, and multiple other vehicles stolen in a $700,000 heist were found in Echuca this morning. Detectives from Cobram, Wangaratta and Echuc...

Ivy Jensen
News

Cattle killed during Stanhope truck roll-over

A truck driver who witnessed the scene of a cattle truck roll-over in Stanhope on Saturday morning said the driver was “extremely lucky” to have survived. Adam Stanton was travelling along the Midland Hwy on Saturday morning around 3.30 am when he...

Liz Mellino
News

Man allegedly flees after being released on bail

A man who allegedly stole a police car is believed to have fled the region, just days after being released on bail from a Shepparton court.

Liz Mellino
News

Man charged over Poplar Ave assault

Police have charged a man following a serious assault in Shepparton on Saturday.

Shepparton News
News

Boat thieves nabbed

Cobram Crime Investigation Unit detectives have executed three search warrants in the Echuca area today resulting in the recovery of four allegedly stolen boats and a caravan. Two of the boats were allegedly stolen from Bundalong this week and...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
News

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti fundraiser declared a success

ESSENDON’S Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti is used to entertaining fans on the football field, but earlier this month he did it at the Kyabram Bocce Club. The 26-year-old visited the area to tell his story from tough upbringing to AFL cult hero, as part...

Brayden May
News

Man jailed for Wyuna assault

A MAN who broke into a Wyuna home and assaulted a woman has been jailed for eight months. Luke Griffiths, 44, pleaded guilty in Bendigo Magistrates Court on Friday, February 21, to charges of aggravated burglary, theft and unlawful assault...

Kyabram Free Press
News

Save the Children, Kyabram in need of volunteers

SAVE the Children Australia’s Kyabram branch is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but is in desperate need of volunteers to keep the organisation going. Save the Children works to tackle all issues that affect children, including...

Jared Prestwidge

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Events

Zaidee’s Mad Cow Mud Run

What: The Mud Run is supporting Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation and features a 3 km course for children and 6 km or 9 km course for adults. When: 7 am to 3 pm. Where: KidsTown, 7287 Midland Hwy, Mooroopna. Cost...

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Michael von Güttner
Events

Pako Festa Geelong Heritage Train

Join us on a special vintage diesel haul heritage train tour to Geelong and enjoy a family day out at Pako Festa Festival. Travel to Pako Festa in our Heritage Train hauled by Blue and Gold heritage locomotives. Passengers will travel in comfortable...

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Seymour Telegraph
Events

Body Balance in the Park

What: Join a Body Balance session, a yoga influenced exercise program set to uplifting music. Led by a Aquamoves group fitness instructor, it combines free flowing moves and focuses on improving strength, flexibility and relaxation. When...

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Michael von Güttner
Events

Greater Shepparton Badminton Veterans Team Classic

What: A graded competition for teams and players of all standards aged 35 to over 80. When: Saturday from 9 am to 5.30 pm. Sunday 9 am to 3 pm. Where: Shepparton Sports Stadium, Numurkah Rd; and Visy Centre, Parkside Dve, Shepparton. Cost...

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Michael von Güttner

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Regional

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Shepparton father sentenced to jail for stabbing son

A County Court Judge has denounced the actions of a Shepparton father who stabbed his son multiple times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. Ali Shah Khalili, 45, faced Shepparton’s County Court on Thursday where he was sentenced to two...

Liz Mellino
News

Coo-ee: Minister for murder

When Gough Whitlam said in 1975 “...but nothing will save the Governor General,” no-one ever presumed he was threatening to kill Sir John Kerr. This has not always been the case with politicians. Thomas Ley, nicknamed “Lemonade Ley” for...

Simon Ruppert
Breaking News

Two charged over boat theft

THREE people are in custody after four Malibu wake boats, one belonging to Supercar champion Mark Winterbottom, and multiple other vehicles stolen in a $700,000 heist were found in Echuca this morning. Detectives from Cobram, Wangaratta and Echuc...

Ivy Jensen
News

15th Annual Working Dog Auction ahead

Sixty dogs of the best working canines will be offered for sale at the Jerilderie Racecourse this Saturday for the 15th annual Jerilderie Working Dogs Auction. The popularity of the auction saw 90 dogs registered, however organisers were forced to...

Daniel Hughes
News

Police investigating single-vehicle incident at Koonoomoo

Cobram Highway Patrol is investigating a car which tipped onto its side near Koonoomoo last week.

Cobram Courier
News

Mitchell Shire Concert Band is looking for beginners

If you’ve ever wanted to play an instrument but never known where to start, the Mitchell Shire Concert Band is for you. The band’s beginner lessons offer everyone the chance to learn an instrument under expert tuition and become part of...

David Rak
News

A world of fun at another successful Rochester Show

THE return of the Friday night schedule for Rochester’s Great Northern Show proved a great success at the weekend with attendance up by a third from 2019.

Anna McGuinness
News

Bendigo Council unconvinced roadside trees are the problem residents make out

Large, overhanging branches are causing concern among some local motorists, but council is unconvinced the trees are as dangerous as residents say. City of Greater Bendigo parks and open space manager Paul Gangell said council managed 2000km of...

McIvor Times
News

Crowds expected to converge on Tatura this Sunday

The sun will be shining, the grass will be green and lots of fun will be had on Sunday, with hundreds of visitors expected to converge on Tatura for the annual TatFest. Hosted by Tatura Lions, the action-packed event raises funds for much-needed...

Morgan Dyer
News

Boat thieves nabbed

Cobram Crime Investigation Unit detectives have executed three search warrants in the Echuca area today resulting in the recovery of four allegedly stolen boats and a caravan. Two of the boats were allegedly stolen from Bundalong this week and...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
News

Squirrel Gliders in the spotlight

Corowa District Landcare received a grant through the Australian Government’s Communities Environment Program for the “Enviro quest: Habitat enhancement for threatened species” project, which will focus on enhancing habitat for Squirrel...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Shepp News GVBBL Podcast | Episode 5

The final episode of the Shepparton News GVBBL Podcast is here. Who will take out the inaugural Crane Aid GVBBL crown?

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

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Rural

News

Milk production flat: report

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 recently. The Milk Run report found despite recent challenges faced...

Geoff Adams
Water

Irrigated farming faces more threats

Victoria’s irrigation industries and related communities seem to be ending 2019 with a potential threat of even more water leaving our agriculture. I sense Canberra and city-centric sympathy to adjusting water sharing in the Murray-Darling...

Country News
Animal Health

Do not forget your dry cows during heat stress

ALTHOUGH DAIRY producers are paying more attention to their milking cows during heat stress, many times they will not be aware of how heat stress during the dry cow period has a huge negative impact on the cow and her offspring. This implies...

Dairy News
Dairy

New year marks a new era for dairy industry

2020 will deliver a fairer go for the more than 5000 Australian dairy farmers who now have more sway with processors under the dairy industry’s Mandatory Code of Conduct.

Rodney Woods
Livestock

Red meat industry set to benefit from new pasture grass research

Australia’s red meat industry is set to benefit from new pasture grass research focused on increasing its production and profitability and helping to safeguard it in a changing climate. Agriculture Victoria research scientists have generated...

Rodney Woods
Markets

Australian consumers and the value of premium products

With temperatures heating up, all eyes are on southern Australia’s harvest prospects. As northern parts of the country experience yet another failed harvest, the southern crop will be paramount for any potential impact on current feed costs. While...

Dairy News
News

Growth in Aussie market for A2 company

The a2 Milk Company has experienced growth in the Australian fresh milk market of 11.3 per cent according to its recently released half-year interim report. Liquid milk sales in Australia and the United States totalled NZ$104 million up 28.7 per...

Geoff Adams
Horticulture

New podcast for horticultural growers

A new resource designed to arm horticultural growers with everything they need to grow their business has been released by Hort Innovation. The podcast series, titled Growing Matters, is now freely available to download or stream through Apple...

Rodney Woods
Dairy

Kyabram the home of new milk processing factory

A new milk processing factory is coming to Kyabram, with the Kyabram Jam Company set to invest $40 million to $50 million to diversify the former SPC-owned IXL site.

Rodney Woods
News

Nominations open for new meat producer award

Nominations are now open for the new Eat Easy Best Red Meat Producer Award, sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia’s Australian Good Meat program. The award recognises red meat producers responding to consumer demand for high quality...

Country News
Machinery & Products

New range of telehandlers

A NEW range of agricultural JCB Loadall telescopic handlers has been launched featuring increased lift performance, improved safety and driver comfort, and the all-new next-generation Command Plus cab, designed primarily with agricultural operators...

Dairy News
Management

Rating system useful

DAIRY FARMERS seeking a way of assessing the agronomic performance or economic benefit of different rye-grass cultivars can use a rating system to determine the best choices for their property. Australian dairy farmers invest more than $100 million...

Dairy News
Water

Trading rules and constraints measures top of agenda at MinCo

Basin states have acknowledged concerns around foreign ownership and monopoly behaviour in the water markets and agreed to ask the ACCC to look at whether changes to trading rules are required and consider registration of brokers across state...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

SunRice slashes jobs

The Federal Government must develop a “bail-out package” for SunRice. That’s the message from NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton, following the announcement last week another 100 jobs would be lost from the Deniliquin and Leeton rice mills...

Zoe McMaugh
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
News

Sheep farmers must consider a second summer drench

Agriculture Victoria Wodong

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National & world

National

Aussies advised to avoid Iran travel

Australians are being advised not to travel to Iran under new travel warnings, the Health Minister has announced.

AAP Newswire
Finance

Virus causing global economic ripples

The economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak is becoming evident, on the sharemarket, in workplaces and schools, and in cancelled public events.

AAP Newswire
World

Afghanistan agreement could end conflict

An agreement between the US and Taliban leaders, due to be signed in Doha, could see an end to deadly conflict in Afghanistan and most foreign troops sent home.

AAP Newswire
World

China’s factories slow at record pace

China’s factories have slowed down significantly in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, with everything from workers to transport affected.

AAP Newswire
Horse Racing

Silvera has change of luck in Members Cup

Grey galloper Silvera has ended a frustrating summer by winning the Listed Tattersall’s Members Cup at Doomben.

AAP Newswire
AFL

Tim Taranto hurt in Giants’ AFL trial win

GWS’s AFL pre-season is off to a horror start despite belting Sydney to the tune of 94 points, losing star on-baller Tim Taranto to a dislocated shoulder.

AAP Newswire
National

Qld worker may have infected 40 customers

Up to 40 customers of a Gold Coast hair and beauty salon may have been exposed to coronavirus after a worker became the 9th Queenslander with the disease.

AAP Newswire
Entertainment

BTS cancels shows amid Korean virus fears

K-pop superstar group BTS has cancelled a series of concerts in Seoul due to concerns about a soaring coronavirus outbreak in South Korea.

AAP Newswire
National

Police release video into Qld man’s death

Queensland police are looking to speak to three men who can be seen running after Neil Bennett on January 11, one week before his body was found.

AAP Newswire