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New Australian icebreaker hits water

Still two years away from delivery, Australia’s under-construction icebreaker research vessel has been floated for the first time at Romanian shipyards.

AAP Newswire

20 minutes ago

Hoppers go back to back

Rennie have secured their 15th senior premiership, 80 years after their first flag with an outstanding 38 point victory over Picola. In difficult conditions at Jerilderie with a gusty breeze of over 30 knots the Hoppers were relentless all match and...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

It’s much harder by the metric dozen

IT’S been 143 years since Echuca Moama Show first opened its gates.

Riverine Herald

44 minutes ago

Deputy Mayor re-appointment

Cr Shaun Whitechurch was re-appointed as deputy mayor of Federation Council at yesterday’s monthly meeting, for the next 12 months. Cr Whitechurch became the inaugural deputy mayor of Federation Council upon council’s first meeting of the...

Robert Muir

Deputy Mayor re-appointment

Robert Muir

Maldives opposition leader claims victory

The opposition’s Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has claimed victory in the Maldives’ presidential election by a 16 per cent margin with 92 per cent of the votes counted.

AAP Newswire

Multisport stadium forum this week

A community forum for a proposed new indoor Multisport Stadium for Yarrawonga will be held this Thursday evening, September 20. The forum, to be held the ECA Centre at Yarrawonga College P-12 at 7pm, is part of a feasibility study for the multisport...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Working Dogs

Trio makes farm life easier

Tell me about your three dogs.

Country News

Finance

OPEC, allies agree not to raise oil output

In defiance of pressure from US President Donald Trump to lower prices, OPEC and its, allies, including Russia, have agreed not to increase oil production.

AAP Newswire

Maldives opposition leader claims victory

The opposition’s Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has claimed victory in the Maldives’ presidential election by a 16 per cent margin with 92 per cent of the votes counted.

AAP Newswire

Multisport stadium forum this week

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Working Dogs

Trio makes farm life easier

Tell me about your three dogs.

Country News

Finance

OPEC, allies agree not to raise oil output

In defiance of pressure from US President Donald Trump to lower prices, OPEC and its, allies, including Russia, have agreed not to increase oil production.

AAP Newswire

GOTAFE GVL Grand Final Day 2018

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Shepparton, 2018 GVL Premiers: gallery

Pictures from the 2018 GVL seniors grand final

Ray Sizer

15 hours ago

Shared streetscape gets nod

Despite not being the most popular option during community consultation, Greater Shepparton City Council has endorsed a ‘‘shared streetscape’’ design to work towards for Shepparton’s Maude St Mall.

Shepparton News

Lifestyle

Dealing with testing time

Michael Jones has always been a ‘‘she’ll be right’’ kind of bloke, up for a laugh and a drink with his mates.

Ashlea Witoslawski

Safety assessment at Kialla crossing

Regional Roads Victoria has conducted a safety assessment of Kialla West Primary School’s crossing on Goulburn Valley Hwy following a collision at the site last week.

Tara Whitsed

Warren St tree has to go says resident

AN ECHUCA man believes not removing a tree to make way for the highly anticipated bridge project and thus closing the intersection near it will restrict access for emergency services.

Tyla Harrington

Raising hospital funds at Shepparton cafe

Sweet treats and smiles will be on the menu at Belcibo & Co tomorrow as students Savannah Trigila and Lilli Amodio take over to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Ashlea Witoslawski

2 hours ago

Eastern Regional Awareness Tour

Victoria Police’s Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) are partnering with Special Olympics Australia to hit the road to deliver the Eastern Regional Awareness Tour (ERAT) in Yarrawonga on Thursday, September 20 at 4pm at the Yarrawonga Police...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

GOTAFE GVL Grand Final Day 2018

ABC board sacks managing director Guthrie

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has been sacked from the national broadcaster after just two-and-a-half years in the job.

AAP Newswire

31 minutes ago

Gallery: GVL football: reserves and under-18 grand finals

Photos from the GVL reserves and under-18 grand finals

Ray Sizer

16 hours ago

Pope prays for victims of Nazis, Soviets

The Pope has called for vigilance against “any whiff” of resurgent anti-Semitism as he paid tribute to the victims of the Nazis and Soviets in Lithuania.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

Farmers must extract more value from existing tech

AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmers are starting to embrace technology but aren’t necessarily getting its full benefits, according to a leading researcher. Speaking at the Dairy Research Foundation’s 2018 Symposium at the University of Sydney, Dr Sabrin...

Rick Bayne

Local

Deputy Mayor re-appointment

Robert Muir

Multisport stadium forum this week

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Hoppers go back to back

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Eastern Regional Awareness Tour

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Mulwala bridge vote

Robert Muir

Willett’s world championship fourth

Mulwala shooter James Willett competed in the men’s trap event in the 52nd ISSF World Championships in Changwon, South Korea recently where he shot a score of 122/125. This was the first event for the Olympic cycle with Olympic quotas and a total...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Big day out in a little town

Katamatite Lions Club will once again be holding their “Big Day Out in a Little Town” on Sunday, September 23. This family day beginning at 9am at the Lions Park will be full of fun, festivities and great community spirit and there will be...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Golf’s 950 entries

Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort’s 2018 five-day September tournament last week attracted 950 entries from 60 golf clubs in Victoria, NSW, SA and Queensland. At the mid-week dinner following Wednesday’s Mixed Pinehurst event, club president...

Robert Muir

Moira Shire litter prevention finalist

Moira Shire has been named as a finalist in the Litter Prevention Award category for this year’s Keep Victoria Beautiful Tidy Town Awards. “Council is delighted to have been named as a finalist in the Litter Prevention Award category of this...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

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EVENTS

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

13 Oct

Violet Town Community Market - Copy

The Violet Town Community Market is held on the 2nd Saturday of every month Entry is free however a gold coin donation to a local organisation of the month would be welcomed. Dogs are not allowed on the market site. Service dogs permitted. The...

Ruth Jellif

13 Oct

Benalla Lakeside Craft & Farmers 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

27 Oct

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

28 Oct

Cancer Breakfast new venue

Yarrawonga Friends in Common will host the 2018 Cancer Awareness Breakfast at ClubMulwala on Thursday, October 18 with this year’s breakfast focusing on Melanoma. Jay Allen “the Melanoma Man” from the Melanoma Institute of Australia will be...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Challenge a table tennis Olympian

The 2018 Yarrawonga Mulwala Agricultural Show will this year boast a table tennis clinic with Rio Olympian and Commonwealth Games Australian representative Heming Hu in attendance. On the day of the show, Saturday, October 6, there will be an...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Real Estate

Find your place

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15 Coco Crescent, Yarrawonga

For Sale | $825,000 - $907,000

59 Anchorage Way, Yarrawonga

For Sale | $329,000

34 Robinson Way, Yarrawonga

Regional

Raising hospital funds at Shepparton cafe

Sweet treats and smiles will be on the menu at Belcibo & Co tomorrow as students Savannah Trigila and Lilli Amodio take over to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Ashlea Witoslawski

2 hours ago

Winter drive about more than just food

THE Winter Food Drive initiative has once again helped disadvantaged people in Kyabram get through the chilly months.

Kyabram Free Press

TAFE pledge

Victoria’s TAFEs would be rebuilt and upgraded under a $220 million program promised by the state Labor government.

Benalla Ensign

It’s much harder by the metric dozen

IT’S been 143 years since Echuca Moama Show first opened its gates.

Riverine Herald

44 minutes ago

Delivery deal

A deal has been struck for government authorities to use Murray Irrigation Limited infrastructure to deliver water downstream.

Southern Riverina News

Good fun at parkrun

Athletes and amateurs were limbering up for a parkrun event last Saturday.

Cobram Courier

Sport

Young guns in team

Five budding footballers from the region have been selected in the Goulburn Murray team to contest the 2018 V/Line Cup.

Seymour Telegraph

Rochester Primary School

Rochester Primary School.

Campaspe News

There was no rain on the Hub’s parade Locals enjoy tour of children’s facility

INCLEMENT weather didn’t dampen spirits nor the number of locals who turned up to see firsthand what has been going on behind the fence at 165 High St for the past three months.

Lachlan Durling

Energy pressure

Some say a microgrid could serve to relieve pressure on the energy grid in Tatura, while others suggest it may only serve as part of a mix in ensuring reliability and reducing prices.

Thomas Moir

Close deadline

There are three weeks left to apply for a the 2019 Jan Cathcart Scholarship, offered by SunRice.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

22 Sep 2018

Federation celebrations in Mulwala

\Australia Day Awards 2019 for the Federation Council area will be celebrated in Mulwala on Saturday, January 26. Council will seek Expressions of Interest from community groups or organisations to assist council with the big event. The official...

Corowa Free Press

Sport

Ultimate glory for Redlegs

Tallygaroopna had been the one to chase in the Kyabram District Football League across the season and it was unable to be caught by Nagambie.

Lauren Bordin

24 Aug 2018

Rural

Working Dogs

Trio makes farm life easier

Tell me about your three dogs.

Country News

Water

Weir all clear for users

Lock 26 at Torrumbarry Weir was officially reopened on Friday following successful refurbishment works.

Country News

Animal Health

Is off-label drug use off limits?

THE OFF-LABEL use of veterinary medicines on dairy farms is surprisingly common. This article discusses the safe use of veterinary medicines and scenarios where these medicines are unintentionally used off-label. There are many definitions...

Simone Dunne

28 Aug 2018

Farmers must extract more value from existing tech

Rick Bayne

Livestock

Call to beef-up cruelty penalties

After a push to ban live sheep exports failed, the Federal Government has put the heat back on Labor to pass draft laws beefing up penalties for cruelty.

Country News

44 minutes 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

Students take lessons to city

Finley High School will send a team of almost 50 students to the Royal Melbourne Show this year as part of its agricultural curriculum.

Country News

Horticulture

Showcasing opportunities

A Greater Shepparton delegation to China and Indonesia has met with AusTrade Commissioners, advocating for apple and pear protocols to be developed.

Country News

Dairy

Tight cost control pays off

Better performing dairy farms have good cost control and a focus on directing resources to the area of best return.

Geoff Adams

Rural crime tackled

A Victorian Liberal government will establish a new Livestock and Rural Crime Squad to specialise in dealing with rural crime, including farm and livestock theft.

Country News

2 hours ago

Machinery & Products

Jaylor specialists talk nutrition with farmers

JAYLOR SPECIALISTS have been visiting Australian farms to further their knowledge of the local dairy and beef industries, and discuss feed techniques with farmers. International Business Development Manager for Jaylor mixer wagons, Marty Philippi...

Dairy News

28 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

Water group seeks neutral impact answer

Water leaders in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District met this week to determine what socio-economic neutrality means for the region under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

Country News

Cropping

Tractor family gets new siblings

The Farmall series is one of the most popular in the Case IH tractor family and, from next month, local farmers will have even more choice with the addition of the JXM models.

Country News

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

Katty plans a big day

The town of Katamatite is gearing up for a big weekend, expecting more than 1000 people at its annual Big Day Out in a Little Town event.

Country News

National & World

New Australian icebreaker hits water

Still two years away from delivery, Australia’s under-construction icebreaker research vessel has been floated for the first time at Romanian shipyards.

AAP Newswire

20 minutes ago

Finance

OPEC, allies agree not to raise oil output

In defiance of pressure from US President Donald Trump to lower prices, OPEC and its, allies, including Russia, have agreed not to increase oil production.

AAP Newswire

Maldives opposition leader claims victory

The opposition’s Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has claimed victory in the Maldives’ presidential election by a 16 per cent margin with 92 per cent of the votes counted.

AAP Newswire

Pope prays for victims of Nazis, Soviets

The Pope has called for vigilance against “any whiff” of resurgent anti-Semitism as he paid tribute to the victims of the Nazis and Soviets in Lithuania.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

Horse Racing

Waller to have almost half Epsom field

Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller will have seven of eight runners in the Epsom Handicap over the famous Randwick mile.

AAP Newswire

15 hours ago

AFL

Demons won’t carry mental AFL scars: Vince

Melbourne will bounce back from their AFL preliminary final loss, according to retiring club champion Bernie Vince.

AAP Newswire

7 hours ago

ABC board sacks managing director Guthrie

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has been sacked from the national broadcaster after just two-and-a-half years in the job.

AAP Newswire

31 minutes ago

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

Labor would ban childcare enrolment gifts

Labor has announced a plan to ban childcare centres from offering rewards such as free iPads for new enrolments.

AAP Newswire