Yarrawonga Chronicle

YMCC juniors ready for season

With another season of junior cricket fast approaching, the Yarrawonga Mulwala Cricket Club is now calling for registrations for all junior programs. Catering for all children from five years of age to 16, the YMCC offers extensive and exciting...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Kinders in Moira get tech savvy

Yarrawonga Early Childhood Centre will benefit from the Victorian Government investing in the future of children giving 784 kindergartens almost $1.1 million in technology grants to help give three and four-year-olds the skills they need. Member for...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

1 hour ago

Rennie influence in final victory

Six young Rennie footballers helped Jerilderie triumph in a reduced 2020 season on Saturday, September 12 at Denilquin. Picola District Football Netball League conducted a six-game under 17 season between four NSW based clubs: Jerilderie, Blighty...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Rennie influence in final victory

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Take a stroll along Woodland Walk

Yarrawonga Urban Land Care are encouraging the community to take a walk along the Woodland Walk on Somerset Drive to the Murray Valley Highway. It is a 600m path that was a joint project between the Urban Landcare group and Goulburn Murray Water in...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

4 hours ago

Bowls notes

YMGCR Bowls It’s been a long time, but we are finally getting back to our home club and we can’t wait to see all our mates. Had a bowl on Friday and it was so nice to bowl on our magnificent greens. Our club would like to take this time and...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

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Nominees confirmed for 2020 local government elections

The nominations are in and the ballots have been drawn for the 2020 local government election. Below is a list of the candidates for the Mitchell and Strathbogie Shire Council elections in ballot order. Mitchell Shire Central Ward (three vacancies)...

David Rak

22 hours ago

NSW Government shut down MP’s water register bill

The NSW Government has voted against a bill to create an online public register listing all corporations, politicians and individuals who own NSW water entitlements. The Water Management Amendment (Water Rights Transparency) Bill 2020, introduced...

Rodney Woods

23 hours ago

Navorina Auxiliary back on course

Grab your friends and your golf clubs for a day on the Deniliquin golf course with members of the Navorina Ladies Auxiliary.

Jamie Lowe

Sport

Past glory: When did your club (or former club) win its last premiership flag?

Grand final week is usually a rolling celebration of the hard work it takes to make the deciding game of the season. After premierships are run and won, the celebrations continue for half of those involved and the commiserations begin for the...

Benalla Ensign

14 minutes ago

Blackwater events warning for Edward-Wakool system

Murray-Darling Basin communities are anticipating a wet spring, but are warned there is a significant risk of hypoxic blackwater events occurring, particularly in NSW. Murray-Darling Basin Authority executive director of river management Andrew...

Country News

Sole trader support not enough - McCurdy

Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy believes Ovens Valley sole traders who run their business from home continue to be overlooked for financial support to help them stay afloat. Mr McCurdy said the latest business support package again...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

7 hours ago

NSW business support arrives

Small or not-for-profit businesses in Federation Council who have been impacted by the closure of the NSW and Victorian border can now check their eligibility and apply for a southern border small business support grant of $5000 or $10,000. This...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

23 hours ago

Australia Day organisers sought

Expressions of Interest are being sought up to September 1 from community groups or organisations from Urana regarding Australia Day, Tuesday, January 26, 2021. The selected body will partner Federation Council to support the delivery of the...

Robert Muir

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Regional

‘World of pain’ for some Shepparton businesses despite step three

The news regional Victoria will reopen to step three has been met with mixed reactions from businesses in Greater Shepparton, with some labelling the announcement as “smoke and mirrors”.

Spencer Fowler Steen

16 Sep 2020

Weston and Pentreath councillors for another term

ADRIAN Weston and Leanne Pentreath will be councillors for another term after the pair ran unopposed in their wards. Voters in the Waranga and Western wards won’t be required to vote via post and Mr Weston and Ms Pentreath will be declared...

Kyabram Free Press

2 hours ago

Beauty salons back in business in Benalla

Stefanie Lie had only 24 hours to get her beauty salon Benalla Boutique ready for customers again. And she did just that, welcoming back regular clients first thing on Thursday morning. Following Premier Daniel Andrews announcement of easing...

Meg Saultry

Virus updates

Andrews: Masks to remain mandatory

FACE coverings including masks won’t be going anywhere fast. At the daily briefing on Wednesday, September 23, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he could not identify a date as to when they would become recommended and not mandatory.

Brayden May

Top honors for school spellers

Could you spell the word ‘expostulate’ without writing it down? This was the winning word in the senior section of the annual spelling bee held at Tocumwal Public School. The top spellers from Years 3 to 6 were put through their paces in...

Southern Riverina News

5 hours ago

The right way to shop local in Cobram-Barooga

Now is the time to support businesses in Cobram-Barooga. Thanks to a newly introduced gift card with a local focus, consumers are being encouraged to invest in the twin towns’ economy, rather than looking beyond it. Stemming from the...

Liam Nash

Nominees confirmed for 2020 local government elections

David Rak

22 hours ago

CFA issues haystack warning

AS THE region experiences spring growth of pastures and crops, the CFA is warning farmers to be cautious when cutting, baling and storing hay.

Ivy Jensen

20 Sep 2020

Dump point change causes a stink

After numerous locals expressed concern about a mesh cover being placed over the dump point in Barrack Street, the McIvor Times launched an investigation.

McIvor Times

14 Apr 2020

Tatura photographer captures amazing photos of insects

These impressive close-ups of creepy crawlies aren’t computer generated, nor were they taken by a professional. These spine-tingling photos of jumping spiders and bees were taken by hobby photographer Matthew McDonald in his Tatura garden over the...

Madi Chwasta

09 May 2020

Navorina Auxiliary back on course

Grab your friends and your golf clubs for a day on the Deniliquin golf course with members of the Navorina Ladies Auxiliary.

Jamie Lowe

70 years on since “two opposite worlds met”

Wahgunyah couple Arthur and Gloria Kercheval will today celebrate 70 years of marriage. Mr Kercheval, 90, and Mrs Kercheval, 89, were only teenagers when they met on the dancefloor in Footscray. “All us young ones would go there and there was no...

Adrienne Hartnett

Video

Farewell David ‘Foxy’ Fox

Watch the full funeral of David Fox, a beloved local figure.

Shepparton News

08 Sep 2020

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Rural

Tatura farmers find TikTok fame

In the 1960s when Theodore and Maddalena Lagozzino started farming at Tatura, the phrase ‘tick tock’ meant checking your watch and telling someone to get back to work. Now their grandsons, third generation farmers Theodore (Theo) and...

Jessica Ball

Blackwater events warning for Edward-Wakool system

Country News

Animal Health

Fatty acids yield benefits in early lactation dairy cows

New research from Michigan State University has demonstrated significant improvements in cow productivity with specific fatty acid supplementation through early lactation. The concept of feeding fat in dairy rations is nothing new — the...

Dairy News Australia

13 Sep 2020

Dairy

National milk volume on the rise following consistent rain

For the first time in three years Australia’s milk production will peak above nine million litres. The jump is being driven by consistent rainfall across Australia’s dairy belts, boosting farms which have operated through seasons of dry...

Daneka Hill

Livestock

Strong demand for rams at Coledale

Stud sheep prices are holding up well despite the decline in wool and lamb prices. Recent sales, including the 51st annual sale at Wallace and Sue Binnie’s Coledale Poll Dorset stud at Bungeet, actually increased their average compared to last year...

Geoff Adams

19 hours ago

Markets

Global dairy prices ease

DAIRY MARKETS have entered 2020 with strong supply and demand fundamentals which are supporting global commodity prices. It has been widely reported the current market is operating in a well-balanced state, with demand marginally ahead of supply...

Sam Leishman

23 Mar 2020

Micro-abattoir funding stirs debate at Murray River Council meeting

A southern NSW councillor has questioned the eligibility of a micro-abattoir proposal at Barham receiving $450,000 in Federal Government funding. Awarded to the Murray Plains Meat Co-operative Micro Abattoir under the Murray-Darling Basin Economic...

Anna McGuinness

22 hours ago

Horticulture

Shepparton MP wants more support for Goulburn Valley fruit growers

The $17 million package announced by the Victorian Government to help attract farm workers this harvest doesn’t go far enough, according to State Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed. Ms Sheed has called on the Victorian Agriculture Minister...

Rodney Woods

Dairy

Dairy Connect and Farmer Power call for royal commission into the industry

Dairy advocacy groups Farmer Power and Dairy Connect have called for a royal commission into the industry, while the UDV and the region’s farmers are not so sure. In a recent Senate inquiry into the dairy industry, Farmer Power chief executive...

Rodney Woods

Priceless pup lives up to his namesake

They say there is power in a name, and Stanhope dairy farmer Craig Emmett is quietly cursing himself for naming the pound dog he adopted after Geelong AFL player Joel Selwood. Selwood the Bull Arab mix has faithfully lived up to his footy star...

Daneka Hill

17 Sep 2020

Machinery & Products

McIntosh Beater Wagons are saving farmers time and money

The new McIntosh Beater Wagons are getting plenty of praise from farmers who are using the equipment on their farms. Users say the unique design of the beater wagon, with its three PTO-driven horizontal beaters, allows you to better incorporate...

Dairy News Australia

17 Jun 2020

Management

102-year-old farm breaking new ground

The Emmett family farm in Stanhope, Victoria has successfully moved into organics after 102 years as a Jersey stud and conventional dairy. Current principal farmer Craig Emmett made the decision to go organic four years ago, influenced by the...

Daneka Hill

18 Sep 2020

G-MW to inspect Gunbower Creek fishway sites before works begin in 2021

Preliminary inspections and investigations are set to take place at Koondrook and Cohuna Weir fishways in coming weeks. The fishways will enable upstream and downstream passage of native fish by connecting the length of Gunbower Creek between...

Rodney Woods

21 Sep 2020

Cropping

As barley trade to China continues to suffer, report encourages industry to turn to India, Vietnam

A new report says Australia’s barley industry should switch its focus to India and Vietnam, while not giving up on its Chinese customers. The 24-page document was released in early September by the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre...

Daneka Hill

2 hours ago

From the Experts

BVDV: A pest of a virus

A complex and challenging disease, bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) or pestivirus is widespread across Australia and known to cause significant reproductive and economic losses. Up to 90 per cent of Australian herds have evidence of exposure to...

Dairy News Australia

09 Sep 2020

Seymour Alternative Farming Expo returns for 2021

One of the Goulburn Valley’s biggest regional events is set to return next year at a later than scheduled date. The Seymour Alternative Farming Expo will celebrate its 30th anniversary at Kings Park Recreation Reserve, Seymour from Friday April 16...

John Lewis