Yarrawonga Chronicle

Star Pigeon to take the reigns

Ace Yarrawonga midfielder and current assistant coach Mark Whiley will take the helm at the Pigeons for season 2020. Whiley has spent the last three years at Yarrawonga, taking out the club’s best and fairest in his first year with the club in...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Unique new irrigated research discussion group

In a unique opportunity for local farmers, Riverine Plains Inc is facilitating a new irrigated research discussion group, with the first the Riverine Plains Irrigated Discussion Group meeting to be held on Friday, August 30 at Mulwala. The Riverine...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

1 hour ago

Pigeons win easy over Hoppers

With only two rounds remaining and the likelihood of a finals berth remote but still possible the Pigeons were keen to deal with the North Albury Hoppers and send them on their way. Senior SCORES Yarrawonga 2.3 10.6 17.6 23.10 (148) North Albury 1.4...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Pigeons win easy over Hoppers

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Baby bundles coming to Yarrawonga

Free baby bundles for first-time parents have arrived in Yarrawonga with brand new first bubs born at Yarrawonga Health receiving a bundle. The very first baby bundle came early when Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos recently made a special delivery...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

6 hours ago

Warwick’s 600th game Saturday

YC: What is the record O and M grand-finals and by whom?

Robert Muir

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Breaking News

Drugs stolen in Echuca Amcal robbery

POLICE are investigating after Echuca’s Amcal Pharmacy was held up this morning. The Hare St robbery occurred about 8.55am where a man threatened staff members before stealing a large amount of pharmaceutical drugs. No-one was injured. The man was...

Ivy Jensen

Campaspe News

Woman breaks neck in Rochester car crash

A ROCHESTER woman in her 40s has been flown from Echuca to Melbourne by air ambulance after suffering a broken neck in a Rochester car crash Saturday afternoon. The woman, in her 40s, was driving her Ford Focus with her daughter as a passenger when...

James Arbuthnott

18 Aug 2019

Medicinal cannabis facility to be built in Greater Shepparton

Set to be one of the world’s largest medicinal cannabis facilities, a new $160 million production site will soon be built in Greater Shepparton.

Ashlea Witoslawski

Police pursuit Benalla - Updated

A reported high-speed police pursuit has come to a dramatic end in Bridge St West. Police at the incident are investigating a small black hatchback. The driver, and/or passengers are no longer on the scene, presumably detained by police. The Ensign...

Simon Ruppert

19 Aug 2019

Love of her life killed doing what he loved

WHEN Codie Rigg died in a freak skiing accident last week, doing what he loved in life, it robbed Echuca water skier Emma Binnie of the love of her life. Worse, it meant their seven-week-old daughter Hallie would never know her father, the man who...

Ivy Jensen

Councillor pay increase push

Federation Council wants councillors in geographical councils which may not have a 20,000 population to be “adequately compensated” by the State Government. Council wants the NSW State Government to determine new categories to reflect Local...

Robert Muir

9 hours ago

Murray Valley farmers take charge of energy

Local farmers will next week have the opportunity to gain new perspectives on energy generation and management at free Farm Energy Forums developed by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), with support from Dairy Australia and NSW Farmers. DPI...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Memorial classic attracts talent

A momentous memorial lawn bowls tournament that was a massive hit in 2018 will be held in Yarrawonga this weekend. The Joy Johnson Memorial Classic which has a $10,000 prize pool will take place from 10am Saturday, August 24 to Sunday, August 25 at...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

EVENTS

Social Art Sessions with Cobram and District Artist Society Group - Barooga

Cobram and District Artist’s Society meet every Thursday 10am to 3pm at Barooga Community Hall. Everyone welcome to share friendship and a common interest of art - if you like to draw, sketch, paint - acrylic, oil, water colour, charcoal, pen...

Cobram Courier

22 Aug

Kenny Broberg - Piano Recital

Kenny Broberg, finalist at the most recent Sydney International Piano Competition, returns to Australia as part of a major recital tour. This is a wonderful opportunity to witness this outstanding musician as his reputation continues to grow. In...

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Alana Christensen

23 Aug

Cafe Culture series

Sharp musicianship and silken four part harmonies fuel this acoustic driven band who presents a flashback to 70s radio sound with impressively penned originals inspired by the big names of the era, America, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, The Band...

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Cobram Courier

30 Aug

Open Studio’s Highlands - Darren Gilbert

Open Studio’s Highlands - Darren Gilbert, an art, design, and sculpture exhibition. A unique studio experience in the Strathbogie Ranges, 90 minutes from Melbourne. An inspirational environment where both art and sculpture come to life in...

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Alana Christensen

7 Sep

Regional

Police operation underway in north Shepparton

A large police presence is canvassing the area near the Shepparton Golf Course following reports of a loud bang earlier today. A witness at the golf course said he heard the noise, which sounded like a gun shot, about 2pm today. A number of police...

Liz Mellino

A walk in the park to remember

CHRISTINE Anderson’s dedication to improving the lives of people living with Parkinson’s saw her and her family raise almost $6000 for A Walk in the Park on Sunday.

James Arbuthnott

Ned Kelly site to remain unaltered

Plans to alter parts of Glenrowan train Station for the Inland Rail Project have been shelved thanks to local lobbyists.

Simon Ruppert

26 minutes ago

Cohuna man loses thousands in cyber attack

A COHUNA man lost thousands of dollars after his laptop was hacked.

Ivy Jensen

Finley High School send representative to ‘Secretary for a day’

Finley High School student Megan Marsden has spent the last two days having an input into education system development as part of a Department of Education program.

Southern Riverina News

09 Aug 2019

Uncovering the stories of the region’s pioneers

Cobram Cemetery Trust secretary/treasurer Rachel McKay, assisted by Margaret Moxham, is writing and compiling The Pioneers and is hoping people might have information to her complete the work.

Dylan Arvela

Massive cash injection for local hospitals

Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes has announced a $14.76 million investment for nurses and doctors at Seymour Health and $194,000 at Nagambie HealthCare.

David Rak

Campaspe News

Campaspe shire appoints new chief executive

Campaspe Shire Council has appointed Mr Declan Moore as its new chief executive.

Lachlan Durling

9 hours ago

Preps are just getting started

TWO weeks ago Foundation students at Heathcote Primary School celebrated their first 100 days of school. Last week it was Holy Rosary’s turn. Teacher Stephanie Slayter said she was enormously proud of her students and that it was “incredible” to...

Vanessa Wiltshire

12 Aug 2019

Blessing of the Bikes to continue in Tatura

The All Saints Anglican Church in Tatura put the wheels in motion for a new tradition at the weekend with the town’s first Blessing of the Bikes service.

Madeleine Caccianiga

29 Jul 2019

Judy’s league honour

The emotion of receiving a Picola & District Football Netball League life membership was evident when Judy Plattfuss was brought to tears on Saturday.

Zoe McMaugh

14 Aug 2019

A ‘Pise’ of history

A local business is conducting a project to unearth the work of one of the region’s most prominent architects, A.C Macknight – the man responsible for bringing modern Pise technology to Australia. Corowa’s Regional Design Service is collating...

Rhys Williams

1 hour ago

Foxy and JR

Shepparton News Netball Show - Week 20

Netball action across the region heats up this weekend as finals get into full swing. Alex and Tyler preview all of the weekend’s matches

Shepparton News

Rural

Ooshie farmers start Facebook page

When Katandra couple Stephen Black and Melissa Portingale destroyed a rare Simba Ooshie on national television to highlight the negative impacts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and online bullying, they had no idea the storm it would create.

Sophie Baldwin

35 minutes ago

Water

Group to discuss irrigation research

Riverine Plains has facilitated a new irrigation research discussion group, with the group’s first meeting to be held on August 30 at Mulwala.

Rodney Woods

Animal Health

Preventing lameness in your herd

LAMENESS IN cattle can occur at any time of the year but extremely wet conditions are associated with higher rates of lameness in dairy cows. This is because prolonged exposure to moisture causes the hoof to soften and increases the risk of...

Gemma Chuck

Dairy

Lachlan Marshall starts the process of destocking

Lachlan Marshall’s Blighty dairy farm has hit the trigger point he was hoping it would never make.

Sophie Baldwin

14 Aug 2019

Livestock

Ram sells for $35,000 in Hamilton

A ram by the name of Moorundie 219 sold for a top price of $35,000 at Sheepvention in Hamilton last week, eclipsing the previous record of $31,000.

Sophie Baldwin

12 Aug 2019

Markets

Australian milk production continues to slide, while global markets present opportunities

THE 2018–19 season will most certainly be remembered as an exceptionally challenging season for the Australian dairy industry. Universally high feed costs, record high temporary irrigation water costs and widespread dry seasonal conditions have...

Sofia Omstedt

‘Really good’ crop dependent on September rains

September may be an important month when it comes to football codes, but it is set to play a huge role in the outcome of hay, silage and grain crops this season.

Rodney Woods

Horticulture

$10m to help combat pest

A further $10million has been invested into sterile fruit fly research as part of a three-year Hort Innovation-managed project.

Country News

24 Jul 2019

Dairy

‘Bold new measures necessary’

More than 130 delegates representing all Australian states and elements of the supply chain in the dairy industry met in Melbourne on July 30 and 31 to frame the key elements of the Australian Dairy Plan.

Country News

09 Aug 2019

Viticulture

With love from Italy: Mario and Madeleine Marson pour soul into every drop

Had the cards fallen differently, Mario Marson could have an Argentinian passport.

Vanessa Wiltshire

Machinery & Products

Air drills integrate seeding technology

BUILDING ON the best features of the 1990CCS Air Seeder that has been the standard for small grains seeding for the last decade, John Deere has introduced the redesigned N500C Series Air Drills for 2019. These new air drills integrate the latest in...

Dairy News

Management

Looking for a reason to smile

HAPPY COWS mean happy farmers and young Western District farmer Rachael McGrath is doing her best to keep smiling. At 25, Rachael is taking over management of her family farm which has endured years of adversity and setbacks. With a good 2019...

Rick Bayne

Water

Irrigation allocations increase

Allocations in the Goulburn-Murray Water irrigation system have taken a substantial move upwards.

Geoff Adams

16 Aug 2019

Cropping

Survey into skills project

NSW grain and cotton growers are being encouraged to have their say in a statewide survey to gather critical information about the impact of the AgSkilled initiative in meeting the training needs of their respective industries.

Country News

08 Aug 2019

From the Experts

California faces similar dairy issues

MULTIPLE DEMANDS on irrigation water, stricter environmental controls and pressures from animal activists are some of the issues that are similar for Californian dairy farmers and those in Australia. Animal scientist Dr Russ Hovey drew some...

Dairy News

14 Jun 2019

Viticulture

The quiet rise of Heathcote’s new reds and whites

Viticulturalist Hugh Jones is a fan of reds — in more ways than one.

Vanessa Wiltshire