Cobram Courier

GVBBL round two | Mud Dogs defeat Panthers

The first finalist of the Goulburn Valley Bush Bash League has been confirmed after the SRP Mud Dogs claimed a thrilling victory on Sunday. The Mud Dogs and Cobram Panel Works Panthers went into the round two Crane Aid GVBBL contest unbeaten, but...

Tyler Maher

Enjoy an evening of classic music

St Margaret’s Anglican Church in Cobram will host a performance by a world renowned chamber orchestra next month. After successful European tours in 2018 and 2019, the Chamber Philharmonia Cologne from Germany returns to Australia with...

Cobram Courier

3 hours ago

GVBBL round two | Hounds and Crushers split the points

Hurley’s Hotel Hounds 3-76 (Michael Archer 33 not out, Jedd Wright 26, Corey Hickford 1-10, Dwain Vidler 1-18, Luke Patel 1-19) drew with Jarvis Delahey Crushers

Tyler Maher

GVBBL round two | Hounds and Crushers split the points

Hurley’s Hotel Hounds 3-76 (Michael Archer 33 not out, Jedd Wright 26, Corey Hickford 1-10, Dwain Vidler 1-18, Luke Patel 1-19) drew with Jarvis Delahey Crushers

Tyler Maher

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

Barooga bowls notes

Last week’s question: If a player leaves the green with the permission of the opposition team how long can the player stay off the green? Answer: 10 minutes. This week’s question: If during a pennant game, the thirds had started deciding the number...

Cobram Courier

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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

Yarrawonga Mulwala will reverberate with the familiar rumble of the GP Hydroplanes over Anzac Day weekend for the next three years and hopefully beyond. Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism & Business (YMTB) have entered a partnership with the Victorian...

Jared Loughnan

Include water mismanagement in royal commission

Cobram Courier

Letter to the editor: More money needed for fruit fly prevention

Program must continue I wish to inform your readers that I have written to the Agriculture Minister seeking confirmation of continued funding of the Goulburn-Murray Valley Regional Fruit Fly Program. Our region is a significant horticultural...

Cobram Courier

10 hours ago

Scottish play comes to Moira

It can be tough to find something different to do when everybody is in holiday mode. But Moira Arts & Culture Inc. has a solution.

Cobram Courier

EVENTS

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

Pool Party

What: Enjoy classic pool party fun with inflatables, games and more. When: 2 pm to 6 pm. Where: Tatura Swimming Complex, Hastie St. Cost: Pool admission More information: Phone Outdoor Pools 5832 9483

Michael von Güttner

23 Jan

Come and Try Golf

What: Join Valley Golf for a fun session where you learn to play golf. Registration via www. trybooking. com/BHXFI When: 9.30 am to 10.30 am. Where: Merrigum Golf Club, Ryan Rd Cost: Free. More information: Phone Valley Sport 5831 8456

Michael von Güttner

24 Jan

Planks

What: Come along anytime for a self-directed block play session where planks are used to build your creative mind. When: 11 am to 2 pm. Where: Maude Street Mall, Shepparton. Cost: Free More information: Green Hat Workshop 0421 383 174

Michael von Güttner

24 Jan

Regional

Education

Wendy Lovell taken to VCAT over super school documents

Wendy Lovell says she has the “upper hand” at a February Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing to determine if the Victorian Government must release information regarding risks involved with Greater Shepparton Secondary College that...

James Bennett

6 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

10 hours ago

First-time buyer opportunities

With the new year under way, Benalla’s first-home buyers are anxiously undertaking what is required to purchase their slice of real estate. The Federal Government’s newly re-tweaked First Home Loan Deposit Scheme kicked off in January and has...

Simon Ruppert

1 hour ago

The spectre of child abuse: Bryan Pickthall’s story

THE eyes of our elderly hold a thousand stories. Stories of love and loss, of battles won and dreams never realised. For many, they also conceal secrets. Some buried so deep beneath decades of pain, shame and guilt they seem impossible to unearth.

Charmayne Allison

8 hours ago

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

Counting their blessings

Five years ago Matt and Lucy Horne were confronted by the medical reality they may never get to see their son Jake grow up. Jake had a tumultuous start to life, being born 24 weeks premature, weighing 735g and facing multiple health complications...

Jamie Lowe

1 hour ago

Style an issue but a captivating thriller

The Pelican Brief, by John Grisham. The author has said he admires the work of John le Carre, possibly Britain’s most esteemed spy-thriller writer, but if that is the case Grisham has a long way to go with his own style. However, given this...

David Rak

3 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

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

Locals in running for awards

Mulwala has nominations for the four main awards at this year’s Federation Council Australia Day celebrations in Howlong. Mulwala Community Christmas Day lunch at the Mulwala Football Netball Club and Tunzafun Park Upgrade are two of the three...

Robert Muir

1 hour ago

Local firefighter stuck in firestorm

A local firefighter has recounted the terrifying moment his crew were caught in a firestorm while battling an inferno in the Riverina. Fire and Rescue NSW Station 268 Corowa captain Lindsay Bush was fighting a cataclysmic blaze between Tumut and...

Rhys Williams

2 hours ago

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

Endangered fish released near Bendigo

Eight hundred captive-bred southern pygmy perch have been released into wetlands near Bendigo. The North Central Catchment Management Authority and the City of Greater Bendigo have teamed up to release the fish, with a further 800 to be released in...

Rodney Woods

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

AFIA chief wants fodder database created

The national fodder industry body has ramped-up calls for a market database to provide better insight into stocks and demand, as the growing need for livestock feed drains hay supplies. Australian Fodder Industry Association chief executive John...

Rodney Woods

20 Jan 2020

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

Kerang to host a-maize-ing field walk

Key researchers, local grain growers and industry representatives will convene near Kerang on January 30 to discuss the new grain maize research being conducted in the region. The field walk, starting at 9 am, will provide the opportunity to...

Rodney Woods

7 hours ago

Machinery & Products

New focus for New Holland

It’s a new year and a new focus for New Holland Agriculture with the announcement of a new brand leader for the company’s Australian and New Zealand operations. Former managing director of Iveco Australia/New Zealand Bruce Healy, will take the...

Dairy News

Management

Herd a fan of breezy comfort

Temperatures can get hot and oppressing in Cowra during the peak of summer, unless you are one of the lucky cows housed in the free stall barn built by dairy farmers Colin and Erina Thompson. The building of the barn has been a gradual process over...

Dairy News

8 hours ago

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

Bushfire appeal auction the highlight of IDW sale

The International Dairy Week Bushfire Appeal raised more than $65 000 at Wednesday night’s World Wide Sires Evolution Sale. Before the annual sale began, auctioneer Brian Leslie held an auction, with the buyer being able to choose any cow...

Rodney Woods