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Frank Tobias, the unofficial best friend of every dog in Kyabram

FRANK Tobias is the unofficial best friend of every dog in Kyabram. If you head to Edis Park at 7am, you’ll see why. At 92, Frank is keeping up his more than 30-year tradition of walking five laps of the park every morning. And he always keeps dog...

Holly Tregenza

$30,000 grant for Rushworth war memorial

THE Rushworth war memorial will receive a $30,000 upgrade thanks to the Victorian Government’s $1.4 million veteran support initiative. The money will be used to restore stonework and gutting, install lights and replace mortar joints in support of...

James Arbuthnott

Council votes on controversial abattoir

A decision has been reached by Greater Shepparton City Council on the future of a $30 million abattoir at Gillieston.

Ashlea Witoslawski

Council votes on controversial abattoir

A decision has been reached by Greater Shepparton City Council on the future of a $30 million abattoir at Gillieston.

Ashlea Witoslawski

Kyabram and district owed more than $7 million in super

SUPERANNUATION companies owe Kyabram and district more than $7 million in lost or unclaimed super, according to statistics published by the Australian Tax Office on Friday. Kyabram, Kyvalley, Stanhope, Tongala, Girgarre and Merrigum have a total of...

James Arbuthnott

Woman airlifted to hospital following Graham Road crash

A WOMAN is in a serious condition after a two-car collision at the Graham Rd and Curr Rd intersection last Thursday.

Kyabram Free Press

Residents encouraged to start monthly BBQs to support men’s health

EVERYONE knows someone who appears to have every facet of their life in perfect order. But what if they’re not okay? What if behind your son’s, husband’s or brother’s friendly smile was a man crying out for help? Sometimes...

Jared Prestwidge

Donkeys by the dozens

Jacks and Jennies (male and female donkeys) have been in Australia since the 1800s and Goulburn Valley is no exception, with wild brumby mules and donkeys around Barmah State Forest, and the animals are still used today as herd guardians and pets...

James Arbuthnott

Vinnies Kyabram treated like a tip

VINNIES volunteers in Kyabram have been left frustrated after a large amount of rubbish was dumped at their front door last Wednesday night. Volunteers at the store were left with the hefty clean-up job and a bill the organisation will have to cover...

Holly Tregenza

Stolen car seen in Echuca Kyabram area

ECHUCA and district residents are being urged to keep a lookout for a stolen car.

Ivy Jensen

Kyabram barber raises $540 for Fauna Park, Paint the Tank Foundation

YOU don’t have to hold a blade to someone’s throat to get them in the community spirit in Kyabram – it’s a given. Allan St barber Terry Scott knows this as he sometimes didn’t even have to get his razor and clippers out...

James Arbuthnott

Mayor Weston elected for another term

CAMPASPE Shire Council mayor Adrian Weston will stay at the helm for another term after being re-elected on Tuesday. At the statutory meeting councillors re-elected Cr Weston for a fourth term and elected Cr Vicki Neele as deputy mayor, both for...

Lachlan Durling

AFL Victoria scraps Community Championships

AFL Victoria has dumped generations of bush footy tradition by announcing it has scrapped interleague football. The decision has sparked widespread disappointment overwhelming disappointment at the lack of representative football to be played in...

Brayden May

Hazardous materials callout in Kyabram

THE hazardous material response unit and five other CFA units were called out to the intersection of Oswald and Albion Sts in Kyabram in response to a hazardous materials callout on Sunday.

Lachlan Durling

Manley family seeks knitting history

EMMA Manley lived in Merrigum and Lancaster from 1862 to 1947. In 1937, she presented a knitted blanket to King George VI to commemorate his coronation in 1936, but it was unfortunately declined by the Royal Family due to protocol. However, during...

James Arbuthnott

Major collision at Curr Road intersection

POLICE have confirmed two vehicles are involved in a collision at the corners of Curr Road and Graham Road. Graham Road is currently closed to traffic between Scobie Road and Curr Road, and police are urging motorists to avoid the area. Ambulance...

Holly Tregenza

Kyabram and district firefighters head for Hunter Valley bushfires

LOCAL firefighters strapped on their gear and headed for the Hunter Valley on Sunday to help fight the 10 emergency-level fires currently burning across New South Wales. The heavy tanker and four firefighters from Rushworth, one from Kyabram, two...

James Arbuthnott

Melbourne Cup coming to Kyabram

Another box in Kyabram’s rich sporting history was ticked with Vow And Declare’s stirring win in last week’s Melbourne Cup.

Kyabram Free Press

Mia and Nate raise $20K for The Gift

IT’S pretty amazing what two eight-year-olds can achieve with an electric razor, some scissors and a whole heap of courage.

Holly Tregenza