Cobram Courier

Basketball committee members needed

Cobram Basketball Association is on the verge of folding with the lack of off-court support putting too much strain on dwindling volunteer numbers.

Cobram Courier

39 minutes ago

Grants to help young people care for the environment

District organisations are being encouraged to apply for funding to help young people care for and protect the environment through a Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grant.

Cobram Courier

Barooga wins rematch with Kats

In a round one rematch, Barooga was able to take it to Katandra in the Murray Netball League, sending the Kats away licking their wounds with a 19-goal defeat.

Lachlan Durling

Case of who murdered Elaine Jones is still unsolved

The image of a tall, muscular man wearing Speedos haunts the memory of a Tocumwal resident from that first Thursday of 1980 — the day Elaine Jones was murdered.

Cobram Courier

Case of who murdered Elaine Jones is still unsolved

The image of a tall, muscular man wearing Speedos haunts the memory of a Tocumwal resident from that first Thursday of 1980 — the day Elaine Jones was murdered.

Cobram Courier

Barooga keeps hope of finals football alive

Barooga kept its hopes of finals football alive with a convincing 39-point home victory against fellow Murray Football League struggler Katandra.

Cobram Courier

Young Citizen of the Year - Riley Nolen

He might only be 18, but Riley Nolen (pictured) has shown true leadership in Berrigan Shire as president of the Berrigan Rural Fire Service crew and now the Young Citizen of the Year.

Cobram Courier

08 Feb 2019

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Lifestyle

Gentleman Jim is turning 106 today

JIM Stapleton basically defies all the numbers. The life expectancy of an Australian man born, like Jim, in 1913 was just 59.2 years. For a male born in Australia this year that figure has crept up to more than 80.

Riverine Herald

17 Jun 2019

Spectacular has been closed down

AFTER more than 10 years as a major highlight of Echuca-Moama’s festive calendar, the wildly popular Epicentre Christmas Spectacular has decided to call it quits.

Charmayne Allison

Farmers rally to start taking control of their water future

A GROUP of innovative dairy farmers looking for a solution to retaining water and wealth in the Torrumbarry irrigation district are in the process of establishing a water platform to benefit both local investors and irrigators.

Sophie Baldwin

12 Jun 2019

Roulette on a suburban street to be investigated

RESIDENTS of Landsborough St, Echuca are calling for Campaspe Shire to address their need for, at the bare minimum, a footpath.

Kimberley Price

Toolamba Bridge closed for works

Toolamba Bridge is currently closed to all traffic at Newnham Road and Wren Street, Toolamba. The bridge has been deemed unsafe for travel due to significant deterioration of the piers which was discovered during preliminary works today. Council has...

Ashlea Witoslawski

17 Jun 2019

Antique and Collectables Fair draws big crowds

Cobram Historical Society’s 35th annual Antique and Collectables Fair on the weekend saw almost 700 people come through the civic centre’s doors.

Cobram Courier

Cross-border challenges

NSW residents are unable to access essential mental health services south of the border due to their postcode, Victorian cross-border commissioner Luke Wilson has said.

Cobram Courier

Great weather for winter bowls

The winter triples continued on Saturday at Cobram Bowls Club with nice weather complementing the green, which was in great condition.

Cobram Courier

5 hours ago

EVENTS

Alexandra on Perkins Market

The Alexandra on Perkins Market – after more than a decade away, the monthly market makes a welcome return to the heart of the Alexandra township. Just a short leisurely stroll from the local shops and cafes, visitors and locals can now enjoy...

Simone Dunne

Benalla Lakeside Market

Wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, gifts and much more. Live entertainment each month. This market is organised and managed by the Rotary and Lions Clubs of Benall

Simone Dunne

Kilmore Scout Market

Welcome to The Kilmore Market it is held on the last Saturday of each month at Hudson Park in Kilmore, Victoria from 9am-2pm and managed by 1st Kilmore Scouts. Standard stall 3x3 fees are $15 your car is left next to your stall and will need to have...

Simone Dunne

Rochester Town Market

The Rochester Town Market is held on the fourth Saturday of the month at the Shire Hall/ Skate Park

Simone Dunne

Regional

Education

Holocaust stories shared with students

Powerful messages of courage and injustice can be experienced during the next fortnight through a travelling exhibition about the Holocaust visiting Shepparton.

Madeleine Caccianiga

Man given more jail for Ky assault

A SERIAL criminal who police have chased as far as central Queensland has been sentenced to four months jail for assaulting a witness.

Kyabram Free Press

29 minutes ago

World Knit Day marked

Benalla’s keen knitters have joined fellow enthusiasts in 33 countries worldwide to mark World Knit in Public Day.

Simon Ruppert

Team effort really cleaned up

THE Vivid Work Crew and Nestlé Tongala employees teamed up on Friday in the lead up to World Oceans Day to clean up around Echuca.

Lachlan Durling

Chamber change prepares for future

Finley Chamber of Commerce is set to go through major changes as it braces for a new chapter in representing the town and businesses.

Southern Riverina News

9 minutes ago

Are you an Apple or an Android?

“For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.’’ Ephesians 2:10

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Business raid

Tobacco products were seized when Victoria Police and Australian Border Force officials raided businesses in Seymour, Benalla and Kilmore on Friday.

David Rak

Colbinabbin’s kicking goals in sustainability

THE Colbinabbin Primary Students were out and about again as they travelled to the MCG to attend the Sustainability Victoria ResourceSmart School Awards.

Campaspe News

Let’s give Pat a big pat on the back for his award

HEATHCOTE’S Pat McCarthy is finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Vanessa Wiltshire

Blast from past

The McPherson family has published the Tatura Guardian since the mid 1960s.

Tatura Guardian

Lake Mulwala Probus Club 15th Birthday

On June 3 Lake Mulwala Combined Probus Club celebrated their 15th birthday at their monthly meeting held at ClubMulwala. Over sixty members were in attendance for the meeting where following committee reports, presented a birthday cake which was cut...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Cofield Wines shines in China

Cofield Wines in Wahgunyah are basking in the glow of their first international wine show gold medal. The family owned winery received a gold medal for their 2013 Botrytis Muscadelle – a luscious dessert wine, with a silver medal also being...

Corowa Free Press

Garry Jacobson secures V8 Supercars season best finish

Another career best performance highlighted Shepparton speedster Garry Jacobson’s V8 Supercars weekend in Darwin.

Alex Mitchell

5 hours ago

Rural

Club celebrates a milestone

The Cobram and District Pony Club celebrated 80 years of Pony Club Australia on June 2.

Country News

Water

Funding direction criticised

Shadow Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh has criticised Agricultural Minister Jaclyn Symes for not looking after drought-stricken farmers by targeting the funding to overall communities instead.

Country News

18 Jun 2019

Animal Health

Welfare key in rearing calves

THERE IS not much Bernie McManus doesn’t know about rearing calves, after all he has been doing it for most of his life and has got the skill down to a fine art these days. Mr McManus and his wife Carol milk 130 spring calving Jerseys on their...

Dairy News

For pod’s sake, have a listen

GIPPSDAIRY LAUNCHED its inaugural podcast last month, receiving a great response from the dairy community. The first DairyPod saw farm consultant John Mulvany sharing his thoughts on marginal milk with GippsDairy regional extension officer Ruairi...

Dairy News

Livestock

Beef gets good report

A report card into the sustainability of the Australian beef industry shows the industry in on track to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Country News

15 Jun 2019

Markets

Rain will be key to cow value lift: agents

There’s opportunity in current cow values for those who have feed, according to a cow leasing and agricultural finance company boss. This comes as livestock agents continue to report tough selling conditions, as farmers in northern Victoria battle...

Dairy News

17 May 2019

Riding skills in the spotlight

Tatura Park was the venue for the Andalusian Horse Association of Australasia’s dressage competition on June 9, with Justin Hocking, from Kialla, winning the novice and elementary sections with his horse Hollands Bend Secret Agent.

Country News

Horticulture

New owners of SPC hope they can return Shepparton business to its former glory

The new owners of SPC say the significance of the purchase of the 100-year-old business is not lost on them, with hopes they can return the fruit processor to its former glory.

Alana Christensen

12 Jun 2019

Activists fined for farm invasions

VEGAN ACTIVISTS took part in midnight stealth missions, issued extortion-like demands involving live animals and chained themselves to abattoir equipment, a Queensland court has heard. Eight activists were each fined between $400 and $600 recently...

Dairy News

Moves made to find new fish hatchery site

The Victorian Fisheries Authority has written to several property owners along the Goulburn River to explore their interest in voluntary soil and water testing as part of a site selection process for a new native fish hatchery near Shepparton.

Country News

Machinery & Products

New JD site

MACHINERY DEALERSHIP Haeusler’s reached a milestone on April 2 as the business held the opening of its new Shepparton location. Having moved further north of Shepparton at the end of last year, director Martin Haeusler said it was evident that...

Dairy News

Management

“Two speed” autumn in western Victoria

FARMERS KNOW better than anyone the power of Mother Nature. In western Victoria, the weather has played a huge role in the fortunes of dairy farmers this autumn. Early rain for some, has delivered pasture to calve cows on, while others had to...

Dairy News

Water

Call to clear up registers

The National Irrigators’ Council has called for more transparent and clear water trading registers off the back of a Murray-Darling Basin Association report.

Country News

17 Jun 2019

Cropping

Crop plantation set to increase after drought-hit season last year

Crops in Victoria and southern NSW will be less reliant on winter rainfall than other parts of the country because of favourable levels of soil moisture in these regions at the end of autumn.

Country News

From the Experts

California faces similar dairy issues

MULTIPLE DEMANDS on irrigation water, stricter environmental controls and pressures from animal activists are some of the issues that are similar for Californian dairy farmers and those in Australia. Animal scientist Dr Russ Hovey drew some...

Dairy News

Kelpie tops dog auction

A two-year-old kelpie named Whiskey has earned the title of Casterton’s top dog after she scored a $15000 price tag at Australia’s premier working dog auction across the recent Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

Country News

National & world

National

Brisbane protester likes to stick around

A man who shut down a busy Brisbane CBD street by gluing himself to the road has been fined.

AAP Newswire

4 minutes ago

Finance

ASIC secures $14.7m in insurance refunds

ASIC has secured another $14.7 million in remediation for consumers who were mis-sold add-on car loan insurance.

AAP Newswire

World

Trump launches 2020 re-election campaign

Addressing a crowd in Florida, US President Donald Trump has railed against the ‘fake news media’ as he officially launched his 2020 re-election bid.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

World

Aust model facing hefty US prison term

A Melbourne model who slapped a United Airlines flight attendant and had to be handcuffed by an air marshal is facing just over two decades in prison.

AAP Newswire

Horse Racing

Irithea gets another Group One chance

Talented mare Irithea will wear blinkers when she returns to Eagle Farm for the Tatt’s Tiara.

AAP Newswire

4 minutes ago

AFL

Magpie Stephenson banned for 10 AFL games

Young Collingwood star Jaidyn Stephenson will miss their next 10 matches after being sanctioned for betting on three AFL games involving his team.

AAP Newswire

11 hours ago

National

Private health rebate may cost $3b a year

The federal government would have to shell out $3b more each year by 2030 if it reinstated the 30 per cent private health insurance rebate, a report has found.

AAP Newswire

59 minutes ago

Entertainment

Lisa Millar to join ABC TV breakfast

ABC Television has announced former foreign correspondent Lisa Millar will be the new co-presenter of its breakfast program, replacing Virginia Trioli.

AAP Newswire

National

Vaccination push as WA flu deaths surge

WA Pharmacists will be able to give flu shots to children as young as 10 as flu fatalities for this year almost doubled in just one week to 29.

AAP Newswire