Deniliquin News

Australia Day nominations closing soon

There are just two weeks left for local residents to nominate in Murray River Council’s 2020 Australia Day Awards. Residents and community members are encouraged to nominate individuals or groups who have made an outstanding contribution to...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Farms exempt from new tax

Farms will be exempt from tax amendments applicable to vacant land designed to prevent land banking and encourage development of housing. NSW Nationals Senator Perin Davey said the impact on agricultural land was raised soon after the Treasury Laws...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Farms exempt from new tax

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

School’s big push

Deniliquin North School’s pushcart challenge team will sail into next month’s competition with ease, thanks to a generous Deniliquin and district community. The support received by the Deni Dragons not only means they have a pushcart...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

CBD Shopfronts get a facelift

A project to rejuvenate shopfronts in the Deniliquin CBD began yesterday. Local painting and signage contractors have been prioritised to complete the works, which are expected to continue through to December. The project, which is partly subsidised...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Plea for access

“I just want this brought to the attention of businesses because they should all have accessible disabled facilities, and toilets especially. Think of the disabled and put toilets in that they can use.“

Olivia Duffey

Big night for senior Rams

The red carpet was rolled out for the guests attending the Deniliquin Rams Football Netball Club senior presentation night on Saturday. Players and their families were ushered along the red carpet to a ‘photo wall’ of blue and gold...

Zoe McMaugh

Truck stop cash to go toward town hall

A large portion of the funding previously earmarked for the Deniliquin truck stop project will be reallocated to the Deniliquin Town Hall project. Council resolved last month to defer the truck stop project due to time constraints. Acting general...

Olivia Duffey

Open garden for Nav

A spring garden party will be held next weekend to raise money for Navorina Aged Care. Robin and Jayne Hood have offered to open their ‘Sherwood’ garden to the public, for the popular Navorina Auxilliary garden tour event. Auxiliary...

Zoe McMaugh

Concert, party about awareness

October is Mental Health Month and a number of activities have been planned to raise awareness for the rest of the month. Deniliquin Mental Health Awareness Group has partnered with a number of local organisations to promote mental health awareness...

Olivia Duffey

Connecting Conargo

A proposed weekly bus service is being proposed to link Conargo with Deniliquin and Echuca, and then Melbourne. Transport for NSW is seeking feedback on the trial route. The day return service would depart Conargo at 8.25am, and arrive in Echuc...

Olivia Duffey

Club’s educational trip to Maryborough

Brightly coloured vintage cars from the 1960s to the 80s travelled from Deniliquin to the annual Maryborough District Historic Vehicle Club rally over the weekend. Fifteen local car enthusiasts piled into the eight cars, keen to make the trip to...

Olivia Duffey

Rotary launches youth support project

A fun night of music trivia will help send a local youth to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in November this year. Those aged between 18 and 30 are being urged to consider attending the week long program which will focus on improving leadership...

Olivia Duffey

Down on his knees

Barooga farmer Chris Brooks was literally down on his knees on Wednesday, pleading with whoever would listen to fix policies impacting on the NSW Murray Valley’s productive sector. The Southern Riverina Irrigators chairman addressed a special...

Zoe McMaugh

Caulfield Cup races

Ideal spring conditions are forecast for tomorrow’s eight annual Deniliquin Caulfield Cup Day race meeting. Rain on Wednesday and early Thursday has freshened up the track, and the prediction is for mostly sunny tomorrow. Deniliquin Racing Club...

Olivia Duffey