EDITOR'S PICKS

PM contender Dutton starts media blitz

Liberal leadership contender Peter Dutton has kicked off a media campaign to reach out to Australians on the topics of energy and fuel prices.

AAP Newswire

Wet weather brings out Pigeons best

It was cold and wet, with splashes of sunshine and rain. But the Pigeons loved it, playing a brand of football that would stand up in all conditions. Senior SCORES Lavington 0.3 3.6 5.7 5.9 39 Yarrawonga 4.3 4.6 6.10 7.13 55 Goals – Yarrawonga: H...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Burnt car but no owner

POLICE are looking for the owner of a car found burnt out (pictured) in Echuca Village yesterday.

Ivy Jensen

Residents agree hall must stay

More than 80 residents attended a community meeting last Wednesday and agreed to move a motion requesting Moira Shire Council rescind their decision to demolish the community hall. Moira Shire Council at its June ordinary meeting voted to have the...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Residents agree hall must stay

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Cycling NZ politician gives birth to son

After making headlines for biking herself to the birthing unit, New Zealand Green MP Julie Anne Genter has announced the birth of her son.

AAP Newswire

Foodshare helping with the struggle

Moira Foodshare and Opportunity Shop manager Robin Harwood said the Moira Foodshare program, which is available in Yarrawonga, was introduced to help those struggling with funds to buy groceries and fill their stomachs. “We work closely with other...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Eggstra-large backyard discovery

When Joe Cirillo collected the eggs from his backyard like any other morning, he could not believe the surprise his chickens had left.

Country News

Finance

Rates seen steady as RBA targets stability

The Reserve Bank of Australia has stressed that keeping rates at 1.50 per cent would help reduce the jobless rate and lift wage growth over time.

AAP Newswire

Cycling NZ politician gives birth to son

After making headlines for biking herself to the birthing unit, New Zealand Green MP Julie Anne Genter has announced the birth of her son.

AAP Newswire

Foodshare helping with the struggle

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Eggstra-large backyard discovery

When Joe Cirillo collected the eggs from his backyard like any other morning, he could not believe the surprise his chickens had left.

Country News

Finance

Rates seen steady as RBA targets stability

The Reserve Bank of Australia has stressed that keeping rates at 1.50 per cent would help reduce the jobless rate and lift wage growth over time.

AAP Newswire

Most popular

Water bill hits $200,000 and the numbers aren’t adding up

ANDREW Wilson is looking at a temporary water bill in excess of $200,000 just to irrigate his pastures this year.

Riverine Herald

17 Aug 2018

Teenager’s battle with freak accident

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Cobram Courier

Sport

Clubs slam game length

A TIMEKEEPING controversy has marred the Heathcote and District Football League qualifying final between Leitchville-Gunbower and Huntly on Saturday.

Andrew Johnston

20 hours ago

Lifestyle

Coffee returns to Wunghnu as cafe reopens

After sitting vacant for a number of months, the Wunghnu Cafe is back and open for business.

Liz Mellino

Shepparton an asthma hot spot

Asthma is more prevalent and more serious in Shepparton compared with Melbourne according to a local respiratory specialist.

Tara Whitsed

Time to talk about gambling

Changing the stigma around gambling was the topic of a theatrical performance in Shepparton yesterday.

Liz Mellino

39 minutes ago

Homelessness on the rise

Emma Prior

I won’t quit if Dutton becomes PM: Bishop

Deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has rejected reports she would quit parliament to deny the government a majority if Peter Dutton becomes prime minister.

AAP Newswire

Galleries

Tatura PS visited by Meerkat Productions

Tatura Primary School students have journeyed to a faraway kingdom for an afternoon.

Laura Briggs

03 Aug 2018

Manafort found guilty of eight charges

Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty of eight charges in a blow to the US president and a win for the special counsel.

AAP Newswire

Dairy

Hoey has best herd

The region has registered strong results in this year’s newly released DataGene Australian Breeding Values, with Katunga dairy farmer Daryl Hoey securing the title of top Jersey herd.

Country News

Local

Residents agree hall must stay

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Foodshare helping with the struggle

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Wet weather brings out Pigeons best

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Homelessness on the rise

Emma Prior

Lego workshops unlocked!

The young and the young at heart can join interactive workshops as part of the upcoming Rutherglen and Corowa Unlocked event on 25-26 August. Exploring the basic principles of architecture and design, participants will be encouraged to recreate...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

9 hours ago

Locals set for AFL testing

Three Yarrawonga Pigeons are headed to the AFL Testing Draft Combine after attracting the interests of AFL Clubs recruiting staff. Ely Smith received an invite to the AFL National Combine; with a minimum five clubs showing their interest. Fin...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

15 Aug 2018

Funding boost for Moira Health

Yarrawonga will benefit from extra funding given to Moira Health Services, giving more patients the world-class treatment and care they deserve faster. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp has announced the State Government is investing $11.7...

Robert Muir

Tungamah Netball

A Grade Cobram 52 defeated Tungamah 45 Knowing that the Bears could make a mark by giving the Tigers a run for their money Tungamah came out firing. For three quarters the Bears were with Cobram however the end result showed the result of some tired...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Camping changes coming

Tighter restrictions on camping areas along the Murray River will soon apply following the final release of Parks Victoria’s River Red Gum Parks Management Plan. Some popular campsites along the Murray River will have a booking system introduced...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

15 Aug 2018

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EVENTS

Benalla Lakeside Craft & Famers Market

Every fourth Saturday of the month including January. All funds raised are donated to the Benalla Community. Make it Bake it Grow it Sew it

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Ruth Jellif

25 Aug

Nagambie Farmers’ Market

The Nagambie Farmers’ Market is held on the fourth Sunday of each month from 10am to 2pm at the Tahbilk Winery. It features butter, bread, fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, nuts, wine, olives, olive oil, beer, ice-cream, pies, flour, jams and...

Country News

26 Aug

Australian National Piano Award

Recitals at the Eastbank Centre, Shepparton – 3 to 8 September, 2018 When: Monday 3 Sept 1pm – 3.30pm & 7.30pm – 10.30pm Tuesday 4 Sept 1pm – 3.30pm & 7.30pm – 10.30pm Wednesday 5 Sept 1pm – 3.30pm &...

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Shepparton News

3 Sep

Wallan Olde Time Market

The Wallan Olde Time Market is run by the Wallan Scout Group as a fund raising solution for providing funds for quality scouting in the township of Wallan. The market features new and used items from brica-a-brac, garden products, cakes, tools...

Country News

8 Sep

Freight changes to support farmers

Member for Albury, Greg Aplin has welcomed the NSW Government’s new improved access for heavy vehicles carrying supplies and stock to drought-affected areas. The new NSW Class 3 Drought Assistance Dimension Exemption Notice, which will come into...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

20 Aug 2018

Local skiers take on World’s best

The Mulwala Water Ski Club Show Ski Team will make up more than half of the Australian team for the 2019 World Show Ski Championships held in the Canada next month. Twenty four members of the Mulwala Water Ski Club team and two judges will jet off...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Real Estate

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Regional

Time to talk about gambling

Changing the stigma around gambling was the topic of a theatrical performance in Shepparton yesterday.

Liz Mellino

39 minutes ago

Pick a project and vote now

NINE local projects are in the running to receive a piece of the state government’s $30 million Pick My Project fund.

Michael Mattingly

Environment and kids thrive

Benalla P-12 Years 4 and 6 students recently planted 100 trees to celebrate National Schools Tree Day, fulfil their curriculum requirements and improve the environment at the Faithful St Campus.

Simon Ruppert

Burnt car but no owner

POLICE are looking for the owner of a car found burnt out (pictured) in Echuca Village yesterday.

Ivy Jensen

Council is now complete

The Berrigan Shire officially welcomed its newest councillor last Wednesday, with Roger Reynoldson officially sworn in.

Southern Riverina News

39 minutes ago

Murder trial set - Man remanded in stabbing case

A man appeared in Shepparton Magistrates’ Court last Thursday accused of murdering a Bearii man this year.

Myles Peterson

59 minutes ago

Industrial waste burning conviction

A Seymour man who allowed industrial waste to be dumped on his property and later burned it, has been convicted, placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond and ordered to pay Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) costs of $1000.

Seymour Telegraph

Country music festival hits all the right notes

THE second Lockington Country Music Festival was a smash hit, attracting even bigger crowds than last year.

Charmayne Allison

Golden pork: Tooborac pig farmers taste success at Sydney awards

BILLY Picken played in five grand finals for Collingwood without tasting the ultimate success and while the pork industry might not have much in common with football, up until recently Belinda and Jason Hagan knew all too much about coming second.

Gus McCubbing

Harston welcomes kinder kids

Nineteen Gowrie Park Kindergarten students visited Harston Primary School last week to experience the small school’s environment.

Madeleine Caccianiga

Work starts to connect river and lagoons

Work was due to start yesterday on the Lagoon to River Walk in Deniliquin.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Clendon House unlocked

Federation Avenue’s house with a turret will be open for display as part of Destination Rutherglen and Federation Council’s ‘Rutherglen Corowa Unlocked’ event to be held on the weekend beginning Saturday, August 25. People who attend the...

Jarryd Barca

23 hours ago

Sport

Shepparton Bulls cap dominant season with grand final win

For the first time in their short history, the Shepparton Bulls are Victorian Rugby Championship grand final winners after a brilliant 46-12 beatdown of Monash University on Saturday afternoon.

Alex Mitchell

Rural

Eggstra-large backyard discovery

When Joe Cirillo collected the eggs from his backyard like any other morning, he could not believe the surprise his chickens had left.

Country News

Water

Dry winter pushes water demand

Dry conditions have caused irrigation orders to skyrocket as farmers try to salvage something from increasingly dry land.

Alana Christensen

Animal Health

Every picture tells a story

AT OUR farm visits, we often take photos of key factors that we identify, and also the dairy shed layout — it helps us to quickly and easily recall the details later. But as the collection of images has got larger, finding a specific image has got...

Rod Dyson

20 Aug 2018

Dairy

Hoey has best herd

The region has registered strong results in this year’s newly released DataGene Australian Breeding Values, with Katunga dairy farmer Daryl Hoey securing the title of top Jersey herd.

Country News

Livestock

Cash cow for hospital

Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital will benefit from the sale of a Holstein steer at Shepparton Regional Saleyards last week.

Country News

20 hours ago

Markets

World wheat crop, fodder supplies declining

WE ARE now more than halfway through winter, and more than halfway through a year that has so far been unseasonably warm and dry. Rainfall for the year to date has been well below average in most of southern and eastern Australia and across the...

Sofia Omstedt

21 Aug 2018

Study wants input

Egg producers are calling on the Australian public to reveal what they think of their industry as part of a new research project.

Country News

16 hours ago

Horticulture

Free pest info offered

Australian apple and pear growers are invited to attend free training in integrated pest and disease management to help preserve orchard health and viability.

Country News

14 Aug 2018

Sixth-generation farmers embrace change

FOR A dairy farming dynasty that stretches across six generations and 136 years, the Whites like to stay on the move. Current patriarch of Hillgrove Farm and Dilee Holsteins at Leongatha South in Gippsland is Les White, who is in partnership with...

Rick Bayne

22 hours ago

Car show shines again

Cool conditions welcomed the more than 3000 people attending the Rotary Club of Cobram’s 12th Cobram Swap Meet and Shannons All Wheels Show at the Cobram Showgrounds on August 12.

Country News

21 hours ago

Machinery & Products

Wrangler makes hoof work easy

THE WRANGLER dairy crush, popular in New Zealand dairy sheds, is now available in Australia through De Wit Trading. “I had a farmer ask if I could import one in for him. I looked into it and thought this is brilliant and just what is needed...

Dairy News

21 Aug 2018

Management

Subsurface drainage keeps farm on top

FARMING SUCCESS all starts underground for Cooriemungle’s Andy Powell. His farm, just 15 km inland from the iconic Port Campbell National Park, receives about 750 mm of rain every year but, with subsurface drainage covering 98 per cent of the...

Rick Bayne

21 Aug 2018

Water

Deni rally to call for water

Drought-hit irrigators in the southern Riverina are planning a rally to ask for more water to be released to finish off crops and grow fodder for NSW.

Geoff Adams

18 hours ago

Cropping

Wheat code cracked

Agriculture Victoria scientists have helped to crack the genetic code of wheat, laying the foundation to improve production and response to disease threats, enhance wheat quality, and better prepare an industry adapting to climate change.

Country News

17 hours ago

From the Experts

Bringing new pastures on line

GETTING YOUR grazing rotation right is critical to maximise your pasture production. A well-managed rotation will help not only to boost pasture intake per cow but enable a more effective use of supplements. Establishing a rotation with newly sown...

Dairy News

22 Apr 2018

Colbinabbin pitches silo art idea

A group of Colbinabbin locals have turned to people power in a bid to see their beloved town silo transformed into a piece of art.

Alana Christensen

22 hours ago

National & World

PM contender Dutton starts media blitz

Liberal leadership contender Peter Dutton has kicked off a media campaign to reach out to Australians on the topics of energy and fuel prices.

AAP Newswire

Finance

Rates seen steady as RBA targets stability

The Reserve Bank of Australia has stressed that keeping rates at 1.50 per cent would help reduce the jobless rate and lift wage growth over time.

AAP Newswire

Cycling NZ politician gives birth to son

After making headlines for biking herself to the birthing unit, New Zealand Green MP Julie Anne Genter has announced the birth of her son.

AAP Newswire

Manafort found guilty of eight charges

Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty of eight charges in a blow to the US president and a win for the special counsel.

AAP Newswire

Horse Racing

Chad Schofield to ride in Japan

Chad Schofield will represent Hong Kong in an international jockeys’ challenge at Sapporo in Japan.

AAP Newswire

AFL

Daniher ready to attack Bombers pre-season

Essendon forward Joe Daniher has endured an injury-ravaged 2018 AFL season but the Bombers expect he’ll be fit and ready to attack pre-season training.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

I won’t quit if Dutton becomes PM: Bishop

Deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has rejected reports she would quit parliament to deny the government a majority if Peter Dutton becomes prime minister.

AAP Newswire

Entertainment

Elvis Presley’s private jet up for sale

Hound Dog, a private jet once owned by music legend Elvis Presley, may no longer look high class but is still attracting attention in a disused corner of an airfield in New Mexico where it is up for sale. The Lockheed Jetstar, once a favourite among...

AAP Newswire

26 Jun 2018

Hope of weekend rain for drought areas

Drought-affected regions of southeast Queensland and NSW may finally get some rain this weekend.

AAP Newswire