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Benalla Bowls Club results | September 19

With restrictions being eased social bowls can re-commence on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Benalla Ensign
Sport

Benalla Cup good as Gold for 2020

The $125,000 bet365 Benalla Gold Cup will remain anchored to the AFL grand final eve public holiday. It’s a major win for the club as Victorian country tracks battle to remain afloat with no crowds allowed at meetings.

Andrew Mole
Sport

Bathurst’s Super2 round back on track for Best after initial cancellation

Is it on? Is it off? That was the question being asked this week about the Super2 series appearance at the Bathurst 1000 next month.

Meg Saultry
Sport

AFL exports | Rockliff breaks Bombers, Harry’s Hawks mauled by Dogs

Wet conditions in Adelaide on Saturday saw Benalla’s Tom Rockliff at his bullish best in Port Adelaide’s 50-point win over Essendon.

Meg Saultry
Sport

IN BRIEF: Pallpratt poised for 2021, Roaming Rocky

Saints salivating at 2021 season Benalla Saints are awaiting the day its players and supporters can return to the Benalla Showgrounds to enjoy football and netball.

Meg Saultry
Sport

Best’s birthday bubble bursts as Super2 Bathurst round off cards

Super2 driver Zak Best was hoping to ring in his 19th birthday scaling the heights of Mount Panorama next month.

Meg Saultry
Sport

Junior sport back on the table for regional Victoria

Junior sport is back on the cards for regional Victoria following a raft of announcements from Premier Daniel Andrews’ COVID-19 press conference yesterday.

Meg Saultry
Sport

Saultry’s Score: Hoop dreams do come true

DURING the first COVID-19 lockdown I had the considerable urge to find a cheap basketball hoop to shoot around the house. It was a juvenile wish, but one I couldn’t shake.

Meg Saultry
Sport

Burgess books golden ticket to Dakar Rally

For Michael Burgess, the journey to the Dakar, the world biggest – and toughest – endurance rally will be a battle. And as a rookie rider, he knows there is no way he can fully grasp hitting the cauldron that is the desert circuit.

Meg Saultry
Sport

Youth Premier League put on ice for 2020-21

The representative pathway for budding cricket stars in Benalla will look different this summer, with the Youth Premier League put on hold.

Benalla Ensign
Sport

Racing Victoria calls on whip reform

RV has proposed the maximum amount of whip strokes in a race be limited to no more than five to eight times from January 1 next year.

Aydin Payne
Sport

“Bee-autiful”: Lloyd snags first metro win aboard Osborne’s mare

How beautiful it can be for an apprentice jockey to win their first metro race. All the sweeter when they’re sitting on a rank outsider and have to come from a long way back to win by the shortest official margin in the book. Technically a short...

Benalla Ensign
Sport

Terry’s Big Bearded Ball Drop takes flight

Terry’s Big Bearded Ball Drop officially launched last week with plenty of fanfare, as the cause continues to gain momentum in its mission to raise $200,000 for the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre.

Meg Saultry
Sport

What Victoria’s roadmap out means for sport in Benalla

Guidelines around Sunday’s state government announcement on COVID-19 restrictions highlighted certain hurdles to jump for organised sport - at least of the junior kind - to return in Benalla.

Meg Saultry
Sport

AFL exports | Rocky dominant, Harry returns for Hawks

Now at the pointy end of the season, Tom Rockliff put in another strong performance for Port Adelaide in its 36-point win over North Melbourne on Saturday.

Meg Saultry
Sport

Hickmott on board Terry’s Big Bearded cause

The personal tragedy of losing brother Ken to cancer has spurred Melbourne Cup-winning trainer and former AFL footballer Rob Hickmott to join Terry’s Big Bearded Ball Drop as an ambassador.

Meg Saultry
Sport

IN BRIEF: Priest moves parishes, new sport podcast launches

One of the largest tournaments in the region has joined the list of cancelled events this year.

Meg Saultry
Sport

Get behind Benalla Bushrangers in Good for Cricket raffle

Benalla Bushrangers are busy preparing for its next summer season - whenever that may be. But in the meantime, with the help of the nationwide Toyota Good for Cricket raffle, the local club is hoping to raise money, so it can hit the ground running once coronavirus restrictions ease enough to allow play.

Meg Saultry

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COVID-19 restrictions loosen from next Sunday for regional Victoria

Gatherings of up to five people will be allowed in outdoor public places while single parents and people living alone will be able to nominate a friend or family member to visit them, as part of eased restrictions.

Charmayne Allison
News

$23,128 party breach in Yarrawonga

A party in Yarrawonga on the weekend turned costly when local police intervened and issued 14 $1,652 fines totalling $23,128 for COVID infringements as police patrols beef up with a focus on a 24-hour response.

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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NSW-Victoria border restrictions to be eased for border communities

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Wednesday that anything allowed under step three in regional Victoria will be allowed in border communities.

Brayden May
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Skipping COVID roadmap step a possibility, says premier

Regional Victorians could skip a step in the COVID roadmap if active case remain low, meaning patrons could also return to sit-down meals rather than the current takeaway and delivery options.

James Bennett