Yarrawonga Chronicle

Australian champs dominate classic

Multiple Australian champion kayakers Kate and Mick Leverett continued their affection for the Murray River at Yarrawonga when they both won the Yarrawonga Mulwala Canoe Club’s annual summer series open events on Sunday. Both Kate and Mick are...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Platypus on brink of extinction

New UNSW research calls for national action to minimise the risk of the platypus vanishing due to habitat destruction, dams and weirs. Australia’s devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic platypus, a globally unique mammal...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

6 hours ago

Waterfest makes a splash

Popular watersports canoeing, paddleboarding, yachting and windsurfing were on show last Saturday for the Yarrawonga Mulwala Waterfest. The fifth Waterfest, which was held at the Yarrawonga Yacht Club, was again hailed as a huge success by...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Waterfest makes a splash

Yarrawonga Chronicle

School tips for parents

Backpack safety Choose a backpack with wide, padded shoulder straps and a padded back. Pack light. Organize the backpack to use all of its compartments. Pack heavier items closest to the centre of the back. The backpack should never weigh more than...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

9 hours ago

Bowls notes

ClubMulwala Indoor Bowls Indoor Bowls will restart on Monday, February 3 at 7pm. Please have your name down on the sheet by 6.15pm. Anyone who would like to try a game of indoor bowls is very welcome to come along and have a go. New players are...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

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Shepparton man identified as victim of fatal crash

A 33-year-old Shepparton man has been identified as the victim of Monday’s fatal collision in Arcadia.

Liz Mellino

Fatal collision in Arcadia

A driver has died following a collision with a truck in Arcadia this morning.

Shepparton News

20 Jan 2020

Euroa man pleads guilty to sexual assaults he ‘can’t remember’

A man who sexually assaulted his daughter, a partner’s daughter and one of his daughter’s friends will have to await his fate after a judge deferred his sentence.

Monique Preston

Education

Wendy Lovell taken to VCAT over super school documents

Wendy Lovell says she has the “upper hand” at a February Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing to determine if the Victorian Government must release information regarding risks involved with Greater Shepparton Secondary College that...

James Bennett

Big partnership secures big boats

Jared Loughnan

Water quality may change

Federation Council has advised the water quality in the Murray River may change over the coming weeks due to bushfire contaminants and run off from forecast rain fall. Federation Council Mayor Pat Bourke said that significant rainfall events...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

“Don’t be a Tosser”

‘Don’t be a Tosser!’ It’s a simple message, but many people make excuses to justify their littering behaviour. The bold campaign is being used by Federation Council in targeting litter reduction in 2020 and you can be part of the solution...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Rezoning interest sought

Federation Council is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from property owners and or developers seeking to undertake residential or commercial development on land where it is currently not permitted under current zoning rules. Federation Council...

Robert Muir

EVENTS

Kyabram Market

What: An old fashioned market about local producers, growers, makers and shakers selling produce and homemade gifts. This market will feature a best dressed bogan competition with many prizes to be won. When: 8 am to noon. Where: Campaspe Stadium...

Michael von Güttner

25 Jan

Australia Day Celebrations - Arcadia

Arcadia What: Join locals for breakfast and hear Lindy Allen before the Australia Awards Presentation. When: 8 am to 11 am. Where: Arcadia Community Hall, Main St

Michael von Güttner

26 Jan

Australia Day Celebrations - Tatura

What: Hear from Daniel Baer, enjoy a cooked breakfast and morning tea provided by the Lions Club. When: 8.30 am to noon. Where: Italian Social Club Rooms, 45 Martin St

Michael von Güttner

26 Jan

Yarrawonga Farmers Market

What: Sample a diverse range of renowned local produce including wines, nuts, fruit, prime meat and more. Enjoy a coffee and a bite to eat at one of the many local eateries or meet and chat with regional producers. When: 8.30 am to 12.30 pm. Where...

Michael von Güttner

26 Jan

Regional

Lifestyle

Transforming a Trawool treasure

The year was 1989; Bob Hawke was Prime Minister, Madonna’s Like A Prayer topped the charts and The Trawool Estate was the place to be. A younger Wes Old remembers it as a thriving oasis. “It was the duck’s guts coming out here,”...

Jessica Ball

12 hours ago

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti jetting to Kyabram

AFL superstar Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti is making his way to Kyabram on February 14 to share his inspiring story and help raise money for bushfire victims. Presented by the Kyabram P-12 College Chaplaincy Support Group, proceeds from the event...

Jared Prestwidge

Murray PHN welcome mental health support

Murray PHN chief executive officer Matt Jones has welcomed the additional mental health support announced by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. The announcement came on the back of a national $76 million bushfire relief package that was released on...

Simon Ruppert

53 minutes ago

The spectre of child abuse: Bryan Pickthall’s story

THE eyes of our elderly hold a thousand stories. Stories of love and loss, of battles won and dreams never realised. For many, they also conceal secrets. Some buried so deep beneath decades of pain, shame and guilt they seem impossible to unearth.

Charmayne Allison

Sunny Tocumwal for Australia Day

The Tocumwal foreshore is the place to be on Sunday, with everyone invited to come along and celebrate Australia Day.

Southern Riverina News

Enjoy an evening of classic music

St Margaret’s Anglican Church in Cobram will host a performance by a world renowned chamber orchestra next month. After successful European tours in 2018 and 2019, the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne from Germany returns to Australia with...

Cobram Courier

Seymour Telegraph

Shooting hoops for a cause

More than $3500 was raised for people impacted by bushfires at a round-robin basketball competition in Seymour last week. Organiser Bree D’Andrea said the response from the community to donate their time and goods for a raffle was overwhelming...

David Rak

Lockington pool raises nearly $700 for bushfire appeal

LOCKINGTON pool’s successful fundraiser on Friday raised $697.50 for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. Local resident Kylie Floyd said more than 80 people enjoyed the evening, with 100 per cent of proceeds from sales of Ciurleo’s ice creams...

Campaspe News

Help those who need it this Australia Day

THIS Australia Day, Victorians are being asked to consider donating to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal to help struggling bushfire-affected communities across our state. Many around the state will enjoy Australia Day with friends and family, but for...

McIvor Times

Delays and diversions around Service St works

Tatura commuters can expect some delays and traffic diversions around asphalt surfacing works on Service St next week, from Monday to Friday. Greater Shepparton City Council would like to advise the community that road servicing will occur from...

Spencer Fowler Steen

16 Jan 2020

Sport

Locals compete against Vic’s best

The annual Deni Wake Muster and Wakeboard Victoria Championships drew a huge crowd and plenty of competitors at the weekend. On Friday and Saturday, a record-breaking 75 wakeboarders showed off their skills on the Edward River, competing in round...

Jamie Lowe

Broaden the terms for royal commission

The proposed royal commission following this season’s fire disasters needs to extend to other natural resource management. Speak Up Campaign deputy chair Lachlan Marshall said we have a natural resource crisis in our nation that must be addressed...

Corowa Free Press

6 hours ago

Sport

Murphy the magician puts England in a tail-spin

Todd Murphy etched his name into the storied annals of World Cup folklore overnight as part of a stunning - and ultimately match-winning - 10th wicket partnership for Australia. Facing old rival England for a spot in the knockout stage of the...

Tyler Maher

Rural

IDW Ayrshire competition

The first day of breed competitions at International Dairy Week took place in Tatura on January 21, and featured Australia’s National Ayrshire Show. Dairy week director Brian Leslie said the Ayrshire show was probably the biggest held in the country...

Country News

Water

Irrigated farming faces more threats

Victoria’s irrigation industries and related communities seem to be ending 2019 with a potential threat of even more water leaving our agriculture. I sense Canberra and city-centric sympathy to adjusting water sharing in the Murray-Darling...

Country News

17 Dec 2019

Animal Health

Look out for cancer eye

The most common type of tumour or “cancer eye” in cattle is squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer eye is an invasive and rapidly spreading tumour and is economically important, representing 58 per cent of all cancers that result in condemnation of...

Dairy News

29 Dec 2019

Dairy

New year marks a new era for dairy industry

2020 will deliver a fairer go for the more than 5000 Australian dairy farmers who now have more sway with processors under the dairy industry’s Mandatory Code of Conduct.

Rodney Woods

01 Jan 2020

Livestock

Red meat industry set to benefit from new pasture grass research

Australia’s red meat industry is set to benefit from new pasture grass research focused on increasing its production and profitability and helping to safeguard it in a changing climate. Agriculture Victoria research scientists have generated...

Rodney Woods

10 Dec 2019

Markets

Australian consumers and the value of premium products

With temperatures heating up, all eyes are on southern Australia’s harvest prospects. As northern parts of the country experience yet another failed harvest, the southern crop will be paramount for any potential impact on current feed costs. While...

Dairy News

20 Dec 2019

Tired of the bedtime stories

After reading the bedtime story by Hare and Pyle from Wakool and Berrigan, I feel some clarification is necessary (’Response mirrors water mismanagement’, Country News, January 21). NSW operates and owns NSW irrigation, so any talks of...

Country News

Horticulture

New podcast for horticultural growers

A new resource designed to arm horticultural growers with everything they need to grow their business has been released by Hort Innovation. The podcast series, titled Growing Matters, is now freely available to download or stream through Apple...

Rodney Woods

04 Dec 2019

Dairy

Kyabram the home of new milk processing factory

A new milk processing factory is coming to Kyabram, with the Kyabram Jam Company set to invest $40 million to $50 million to diversify the former SPC-owned IXL site.

Rodney Woods

17 Dec 2019

Factory workers become snake catchers

Stanhope’s Fonterra cheese factory staff were given a new job last week, as snake catchers. ‘Snakeman’ Raymond Hoser, from Melbourne, instructed nine staff members on how to catch, handle and relocate deadly eastern brown snakes safely, after...

Country News

Machinery & Products

New focus for New Holland

It’s a new year and a new focus for New Holland Agriculture with the announcement of a new brand leader for the company’s Australian and New Zealand operations. Former managing director of Iveco Australia/New Zealand Bruce Healy, will take the...

Dairy News

Management

Herd a fan of breezy comfort

Temperatures can get hot and oppressing in Cowra during the peak of summer, unless you are one of the lucky cows housed in the free stall barn built by dairy farmers Colin and Erina Thompson. The building of the barn has been a gradual process over...

Dairy News

Water

Trading rules and constraints measures top of agenda at MinCo

Basin states have acknowledged concerns around foreign ownership and monopoly behaviour in the water markets and agreed to ask the ACCC to look at whether changes to trading rules are required and consider registration of brokers across state...

Rodney Woods

17 Dec 2019

Cropping

SunRice slashes jobs

The Federal Government must develop a “bail-out package” for SunRice. That’s the message from NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton, following the announcement last week another 100 jobs would be lost from the Deniliquin and Leeton rice mills...

Zoe McMaugh

09 Dec 2019

From the Experts

ABV release prompts sire review

The August release of Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) and the upcoming joining season will have dairy farmers around the country thinking about the next best sires to use over their herds. While breeding enthusiasts will delve into great detail...

Dairy News

13 Sep 2019

Stanhope Show, Shine and Swap Meet is back bigger and better

Entries are now open for the bigger and better 2020 Stanhope Show, Shine and Swap Meet to be held on Sunday, March 8. Stanhope Show, Shine and Swap Meet secretary Lyn Emmett said the event would be held at the new location of Stanhope Recreation...

Country News

National & world

National

NSW drop tops Qld-dominated best beer list

Australian beer drinkers have chosen their favourite brew of 2019 in a competition that attracted votes from more than 35,000 craft lovers.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago

Finance

Crown Resorts names new chair, CEO

Crown Resorts has named Helen Coonan as its chairwoman and Ken Barton as its new CEO as it moves to a more traditional leadership structure.

AAP Newswire

World

At least 20 dead in Turkey earthquake

Rescue teams have been dispatched to eastern Turkey where a 6.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 1000.

AAP Newswire

9 hours ago

World

NKorea gets new foreign minister

Former defence commander Ri Son Gwon has been confirmed as North Korea’s new foreign affairs minister by the official KCNA news agency.

AAP Newswire

10 hours ago

Horse Racing

Cunningham celebrates first stakes success

Trainer Clare Cunningham has notched an important career milestone at Randwick, winning her first stakes race with Cradle Mountain.

AAP Newswire

24 minutes ago

AFL

AFL finals pain a spur for Lions: Birchall

Grant Birchall endured tough finals losses before Hawthorn’s AFL flag three-peat and he is planning to pass that experience on to his new Brisbane teammates.

AAP Newswire