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Kyabram Blue Light 2019

IT HAS been a successful 12 months for local police and youth after Kyabram Blue Light saw its 1000th attendee since its inception. More than 150 people turned up on Friday night at P-12 for a fun and safe night of prizes and a surprise visit from...

James Arbuthnott
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Pool and spa owners to register with council

VICTORIAN government has recently introduced new safety laws which require all landowners to register their swimming pool and spa with council. These laws apply to all pools and spas with a depth of water of at least 300mm. Registration is due by...

Jared Prestwidge
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Tatura residents furious with putrid smell coming from the town’s water tower

This sight of Tatura resident Tom Matarazzo sitting peacefully in his garden is rare, because for the past 12 months an increasingly unbearable smell has wafted through his backyard from the Goulburn Valley Water tower located down the road. For the...

Morgan Dyer
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Photo Gallery: Kyabram P-12 College graduation

Photo gallery: Kyabram P-12 class of 2019

James Arbuthnott
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IXL’s multi-million dollar future

KYABRAM IXL’s multi-million-dollar future will be revealed at a face-to-face meeting with the community on Monday, December 16. Kyabram Jam Company Ltd said the site’s new local and international owners expected to invest...

James Arbuthnott
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Annual Toy Run raises $3000 for underprivileged children

ULYSSES Club Echuca and St Vincent de Paul’s annual Toy Run proved a huge success last week, raising $3000 for underprivileged children. This year’s ride saw club members and volunteers make the journey from Bunnings Echuca to donation...

Jared Prestwidge
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Dillmac Christmas carols at the Fauna Park

SING the day away with Christmas cheer at the 2019 Dillmac Christmas Carols at the Kyabram Fauna Park on Sunday, December 15. Join in on the family fun from 6pm, where The Gift will be cooking the BBQ and carols will be sung by Dillmac students and...

James Arbuthnott
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Kyabram man jailed over trying to procure teenage girl for sexual activity

A KYABRAM man who procured a teenage girl - whose profile was operated by police - for sexual activity through social media has been jailed for one year. Sean O’Halloran, 29, pleaded guilty in Bendigo County Court on Tuesday to using a carriage...

Ivy Jensen
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Waranga Health officially opens in Rushworth

Rushworth’s new health facility has been officially opened, bringing together the township’s acute, primary and community health and aged care services into one building. Goulburn Valley Health’s Waranga Health $10 million...

Tara Whitsed
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Stanhope’s big plans

STANHOPE is the most recent town to come under Campaspe Shire’s spotlight, after council and the dairying town of fewer than 900 people agreed on a development plan recently.

James Arbuthnott
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Campaspe Shire Council is ensuring access for one and all

CAMPASPE Shire Council is ensuring equal access for all people in the district after council adopted an updated access and inclusion strategy.

Lachlan Durling
Kyabram Free Press

Can that Plan

DAVID King doesn’t look like the protesters on TV — but he has dairy stamped in his DNA. But he sees his lifelong dream of running his own farm drifting down the Murray River, through South Australia and into the ocean at Goolwa. Mr King...

James Arbuthnott
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Tongala delivers hay to Queensland farm

On Friday, November 22 a B-Double full of hay arrived at a cattle farm in the Western Downs town of Glenmorgan, Queensland. The truck and trailer had travelled more than 1000km from Tongala to the town of about 150 people.

James Arbuthnott
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The walls of Rushy Hall have spoken

The stories of the first 150 years of Rushworth Shire Hall have been collected into a book by author and former resident Alan McLean. Marking the heritage building’s birthday, the book recalls events involving people from surrounding farming...

James Arbuthnott
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Looking back at Ky’s heritage trees

Councillor Pat Morrell stands near her favourite Kyabram tree in 1992, a magnificent eucalyptus mannifera gum tree situated in front of the Kyabram shire offices and library.

James Arbuthnott
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Jodie’s mural: a reason to get out of the house

From her home studio in Kyabram where people struggling with mental health and students on the spectrum come for colour therapy, Jodie Newlan left the house this year for something special. A survivor of domestic violence and then a motorbike...

James Arbuthnott
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BoM expects warmer and drier summer

THE Bureau of Meteorology has warned Victorian residents to expect warmer-than-average conditions this summer in the release of its 2019/20 Summer Outlook. The climate outlook shows a high likelihood of warmer than average days and nights for most...

Jared Prestwidge
Kyabram Free Press

Tongala town’s real characters

Just like big families, country towns have their own parade of unique characters and passions, buildings and histories — all united by a shared sense of pride and identity. In the past few months The News has visited communities near...

Holly Tregenza

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EMERGENCY WARNING: Nanneella, Strathallan

UPDATE, 2.50PM: Thirty-two vehicles are now responding to the fire which is still burning out of control.

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Police investigate Cohuna woman’s death

POLICE have confirmed there are so suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a Cohuna woman.

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Teenagers jailed over death of man in Poplar Ave, Shepparton

A teenager waved goodbye to his family and told them he loved them after being sentenced to four years’ jail yesterday following the death of a man in Shepparton last year.

Liz Mellino
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Shepparton boy wins car in McDonald’s Monopoly

You could not wipe the smile from 14-year-old Bodi Fitzsimmons’ face on Friday afternoon as he collected the four-wheeled prize he won through playing McDonald’s Monopoly.

Ashlea Witoslawski