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

Fundraising fiasco “fully fund them” - Maxwell

That is the message Member for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell is sending the Victorian Government, which requires CFA volunteer brigades to raise money for part of the cost of their equipment. According to Ms Maxwell, volunteer brigades must...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

16 minutes 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

Locals assist bushfire fight

A group of three volunteer firefighters from Yarrawonga made up part of a strike team sent to the staging area in Tallangatta on Sunday, January 12 to assist in the firefighting efforts for the Upper Murray fires. The crews were tasked to go to...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

16 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...

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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. The man, originally from NSW, was involved in the collision at the intersection of Euroa-Shepparton Rd and Karramomus Rd about 11 am...

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

Hume Freeway closed, near Wangaratta

The Hume Freeway is closed towards Melbourne, just outside of Wangaratta, due to a truck rollover. Emergency services are on site. Motorists are advised to detour at the Great Alpine road exit to get back on to the Hume Freeway. Northbound lanes...

Simon Ruppert

17 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

Big partnership secures big boats

Jared Loughnan

Compliance main concern for Maritime

A rise in jet-ski use and general compliance issues have kept NSW Maritime Officers busy over the summer holidays. NSW Roads and Maritime Boating Safety officer Phil Kearney told the Yarrawonga Chronicle that Lake Mulwala and the waterways around...

Jared Loughnan

18 hours ago

Local Australian honours

Yarrawonga and Tungamah have come away with two wins in the 2020 Moira Shire Australia Day Awards taking out the Community Event of the Year and the Young Citizen of the Year. Nominations were just short of last year with council receiving 27...

Emma Prior

11,000 to see Sir Elton John

In what will be one of the biggest live musical performances ever seen in the region, the legendary Sir Elton John will perform at the A Day On The Green concert at All Saints Estate, Wahgunyah next Wednesday, January 29. The show is sold out with...

Robert Muir

22 hours ago

EVENTS

Mixed Games

What: Join Active @ School instructors for a session filled with a mixture of fun and physical activities designed for primary school aged children. When: 10 am to 10.45 am. Where: Frank Howley Oval, Albert St, Tatura. Cost: Free More information...

Michael von Güttner

22 Jan

Bling Bling

What: Learn how to make your own big jewellery necklace in a fun messy workshop. When: 10.30 am to 11.15 am or 1.30 pm to 2.15 pm. Where: Shepparton Art Museum, 70 Welsford Street. Cost: Gold coin donation. More information: Phone 5832 9861 or visit...

Michael von Güttner

22 Jan

Spotlight Walk

What: See fascinating nocturnal native animals that that call local bushland home. When: 8.45 pm to 10.15 pm. Where: Location available upon registration, Shepparton. Cost: Free. More information: Phone 5832 9700 or email...

Michael von Güttner

22 Jan

Be Art

What: Sensory play activities for children to explore the sensations of touching, smelling and seeing through playing with household products and other items. Bookings essential. When: 10.30 am to 11.30 am and 11.30 am to 12.30 am. Where: Aquamoves...

Michael von Güttner

23 Jan

Regional

‘I feel like I have been reborn in Australia’

Safety, security and a renewed faith in humanity have come into Corine Rebecca Muchinya’s life since she and her three-year-old son Benedict James Bwihambi arrived in Shepparton. Two months ago they escaped their war-torn past, to be reunited with...

Ilias Bakalla

15 hours ago

Safe Seat, Safe Kids program announced

THE Victorian Government recently announced a new $4 million Safe Seat, Safe Kids program, which will provide expert child car seat fittings and safety checks to keep Kyabram’s littlest passengers safe. Kidsafe Victoria and Neighbourhood Houses...

Jared Prestwidge

16 minutes ago

Colbinabbin Silos to get Tim Bowtell treatment

Benalla’s Tim Bowtell is preparing to take on his second silo-art project with a massive six-silo canvas in Colbinabbin. However, locals will have to wait until painting begins to find out what it will be, with the subject a closely guarded secret...

Simon Ruppert

1 hour ago

Breaking the Silence: Paul Harrison

As part of Mental Health Week, nine locals from Echuca-Moama and surrounds will share their stories. After attending a traumatising crash scene while in the CFA, Kotta’s Paul Harrison was thrown into the dark world of post-traumatic stress. If it...

Charmayne Allison

07 Oct 2019

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

Local sporting clubs encouraged to apply for sporting grants

Moira Shire sporting clubs are being urged to apply for funding to help boost administration, training and equipment. As part of the Victorian Government’s 2019-20 Sporting Club Grants Program, grants range between $1000 and $5000. State...

Cobram Courier

5 minutes ago

Local health service honoured

Community Interlink has been named the winner of the 2019 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards’ Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Award for excellence in public sector aged care. The award celebrates Victoria’s aged care sector...

David Rak

17 hours ago

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

17 hours ago

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

Wakeboarding record

Deniliquin is known for breaking records at the Deni Ute Muster, but it was on the Edward River that a new record was made at the weekend. A new record of 75 wakeboarders were in action at the three day Deni Wake Muster event which ended Sunday...

Jamie Lowe

Andrew Heslop ambassador

Entrepreneur, commentator and community advocate Andrew Heslop will be Federation Council’s 2020 Australia Day Ambassador this Sunday. Andrew is an award winning keynote speaker and community leader with a global reputation as a social...

Corowa Free Press

19 hours ago

Sport

Shepp News GVBBL Podcast | Episode 2

The Shepp News GVBBL Podcast is back for another episode, with former local fantasy sports champion Ash Williamson joining Tyler Maher and Alex Mitchell in the studio. On the agenda this week is assessing how to navigate a Vic Super Slam and...

Tyler Maher

15 Jan 2020

Rural

Never a dull moment for a rural vet

The Numurkah Veterinary Clinic comprises three vet nurses, six vets, two receptionists and resident cat Mr Tinks, however, a lot of the work is performed outside of the clinic. Co-owners Peter Grant from St Germains and Frank Worsfold from Numurkah...

Jamieson Salter

13 hours ago

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

Mixed response to bushfire inquiries

The Victorian Government will provide $2.55 million for an independent investigation into the 2019-20 fire season. Inspector-General for Emergency Management Tony Pearce will lead the inquiry into Victoria’s preparedness and response to...

Jamieson Salter

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

Dairy Connect commends bushfire response

Dedicated volunteer firefighters, backed by government agencies, saved numerous lives and community assets during a summer of unprecedented bushfires across Australia. Dairy Connect Farmers Group president Graham Forbes paid tribute to the work of...

Country News

Machinery & Products

Quadtrac journeys full circle

After more than two decades plying its trade in Australian paddocks, a very special Case IH Steiger Quadtrac has returned to where it all began. The Quadtrac 9370 has gone on display at the iconic Case IH factory in North Dakota, United States...

Dairy News

10 Jan 2020

Management

‘Hillbillies moment’ hits jackpot at Gunbower

Uncertainty surrounding the future of irrigation was the catalyst for Gunbower dairy farmers Harry and Jodie Rowlands to look outside the square and do something no-one in the area had done before — install a bore. It was October 2018 when Harry...

Sophie Baldwin

30 Dec 2019

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

Water

Riparian weed control workshop

Landholders with waterway frontage will gain the skills to improve weed management at a free workshop organised by North Central Catchment Management Authority. Areas between land and rivers called riparian areas are prone to weed invasion for...

Jamieson Salter