News Haze hazard is still a risk District residents have so far escaped being seriously impacted by smoke cover coming from the Victorian and NSW bushfires. Southern Riverina News 15 Jan 2020 15 Jan 2020
News Works cater for future expansion plans Works that will allow for future expansion have been carried out the Finley Cemetery. Southern Riverina News 15 Jan 2020 15 Jan 2020
News Sports boom for Berrigan Shire Sports tourism will be a major driver of the Berrigan Shire economy in 2020, with a number of large scale events to be hosted locally this year. Southern Riverina News 15 Jan 2020 15 Jan 2020
News Sports boom for Berrigan Shire Sports tourism will be a major driver of the Berrigan Shire economy in 2020, with a number of large scale events to be hosted locally this year. Southern Riverina News 15 Jan 2020 15 Jan 2020
News Locals to make quilts to help those in need Tocumwal Girls’ Shed members and their friends will be hosting a quilt-in next week in an effort to support bushfire victims. Daniel Hughes 13 Jan 2020 13 Jan 2020
News South Australians enjoying Finley It was the Finley Rodeo which initially drew the Michaelis family to the Southern Riverina, but the South Australians knew there is much more to the region to explore. Candy and Kym and their son Ethan arrived in Finley days before the competition... Daniel Hughes 12 Jan 2020 12 Jan 2020
News Dalton backs Library funding Increased funding for public libraries must be maintained to save service levels from being reduced in the future, Berrigan Shire Council has said. It is one of the NSW Public Libraries members lobbying for 2019 state government funding increases to... Daniel Hughes 09 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2020
News Waiting for donation The Southern Riverina is doing its bit to support firefighters battling bush fires all over the country, and the communities they have ravaged. A number of separate campaigs have emerged in the past few days. The Finley campaign is being coordinated... Daniel Hughes 09 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2020
News Dive in movie a hit About 60 people enjoyed a ‘dive in’ at the Finley Community Pool on New Year’s Eve. On the big screen was the family film Peter Rabbit, and pool manager and committee member Paul Burns said it was a successful night. “It was... Daniel Hughes 09 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2020
News Rodeo draws big crowd in Finley The Finley Rodeo more then doubled last year’s attendance numbers with over 900 walking through the case to take part in the 36th annual Finley Rodeo on a hot Friday night last week. Daniel Hughes 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2020
News Jerilderie under raw water restrictions The Jerilderie township has been placed under raw water restrictions until further notice. Residents are restricted from outside watering between the hours of 11am and 6pm daily. This includes the use of sprinklers and hand held watering... Daniel Hughes 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2020
News Into the world in 2020 Billie Rose Dunn arrived almost two weeks early to become the first baby of 2020 at Wangaratta Hospital, and the new decade. Daniel Hughes 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2020
News New Year’s fire battle While most locals in the Southern Riverina sat down with their family or friends as the clock ticked over to the new year of 2020, many of the Berrigan Shire and Murrumbidgee firefighters were in the thick of the NSW fires. Daniel Hughes 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2020
News Jerilderie to raise money for bush fire victims. A Combined Community Organisations street stall is planned for Jerilderie next week to raise money to aid victims of the bush fires. A day and date will be notified in next week’s Southern Riverina News. Red Cross, CWA, the Hospital Auxiliary... Southern Riverina News 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2020
News $1m funding open for suggestion Six projects have been put forward by Berrigan Shire Council as potential recipients of drought funding. Daniel Hughes 03 Jan 2020 03 Jan 2020
News Walking track receives funding boost A tourism trails which pays tribute to Tocumwal’s role in World War II has been allocated $60,000 in funding. Funding for upgrades of the Women’s Australian Air Force Auxiliary Force (WAAAF) Creek Walk was provided through round one of the... Daniel Hughes 01 Jan 2020 01 Jan 2020
News Students head to USA Seven student from Finley High School will embark on a trip of a life time to continue their studies in Seattle, United States of America on January 6, 2020. Daniel Hughes 01 Jan 2020 01 Jan 2020
Sport Cowboys ready to ride Some of the best cowboys and cowgirls in the country will converge on Finley this weekend for the annual twilight rodeo. Daniel Hughes 01 Jan 2020 01 Jan 2020
News Riverina students impress at Cobram Secondary College. Barooga’s Freyja Black is one of just 20 people from across Australia and the Asia Pacific region to be offered place in the Victorian College of Arts’ elusive Bachelor of Fine Arts course. Miss Black was among 500 graduating high school... Daniel Hughes 01 Jan 2020 01 Jan 2020
News Your guide to the region’s Christmas lights Christmas has well and truly come to Shepparton, with homes across the region lighting up. They’re bright, and cheery, and very, very Christmassy. Don’t miss any Christmas lights with our map! Shepparton News 24 Dec 2019 24 Dec 2019
News Hume Freeway closed, near Wangaratta The Hume Freeway is closed towards Melbourne, just outside of Wangaratta, due to a truck rollover. Emergency services are on site. Motorists are advised to detour at the Great Alpine road exit to get back on to the Hume Freeway. Northbound lanes... Simon Ruppert 17 Jan 2020 17 Jan 2020
News 23 with three months to live “The year looked so promising for me.“ This is how Johnathon Bentancourt saw his future before doctors told him he had just a few months left to live. Morgan Dyer 10 Jan 2020 10 Jan 2020
Education Builder announced for Greater Shepparton Secondary College Construction on the new Greater Shepparton Secondary College is set to commence next month with a builder now appointed to the job. Liz Mellino 15 Jan 2020 15 Jan 2020
