An Echuca resident or visitor has stepped into the new week $919,000 richer.
An Echuca resident or visitor has stepped into the new week $919,000 richer after scoring division one in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw, though they may have yet to discover their good fortune.
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The mystery ticket holder held one of the seven division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4589, drawn on Saturday, July 12 and can look forward to $919,024.03.
The winning entry was purchased at Echuca Lucky Lotto, 196 Hare St, Echuca.
At the time of going to print yesterday, the winner had not yet come forward.
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said anyone who purchased a TattsLotto ticket from Echuca Lucky Lotto should check their tickets.
“If you discover you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 to begin the exciting prize claim process,” she said.”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4589 on 12 July 2025 were 36, 9, 37, 35, 23 and 29, while the supplementary numbers were 20 and 31.
Train sounds in Deni again
Many Deniliquin locals turned out on Saturday morning to safely get a glimpse of an active passenger train and its visitors.
The Riverlander diesel train rolled into Deniliquin just before 8am on Saturday, staying until just after noon on Saturday with about 90 customers on board.
Passengers boarded the train in Melbourne on Friday, and were able to relax in the restored sleeper, lounge and dining cars while the train made its way to Deniliquin.
The visitors had around four hours to explore the local area in the morning, before the train sounded its horns and made its way home.
As a surprise, train passengers were greeted by members of the Donut Derelicts of Deniliquin group, who set up a display of their classic and vintage cars.
The trip also included stops at Rochester and Echuca, with specific plans to take in the silo art and other public art.
The Riverlander in Deniliquin on Saturday.
Foggy starts are back
It seems those foggy mornings are not over yet.
A thick fog hovered for quite a while on Saturday morning, which unfortunately impeded the view of the Riverland passengers as they were coming into our town.
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology suggests fog forms in the same way as a cloud does, except the process takes place at the surface rather than higher in the atmosphere.
For both fog and clouds to form, the air temperature needs to cool to the dew-point temperature—the temperature at which condensation occurs.
Once this happens, the invisible water vapour that surrounds us condenses into tiny water droplets, and it is these that form fog.
If there is too much wind, low clouds form rather than fog.
If there is too little or no wind, dew forms on the grass instead.
The most common way the air cools is overnight, as the ground radiates (loses) the heat it absorbed during the day.
According to timeanddate.com, the weather at 8am Saturday of 3°C, with winds of 2 km per hour and 99 per cent humidity.
Thankfully, because of the school holidays and a league wide bye in the Picola League, there were not too many sports impacted by the low visibility.
Siren sounds for Don
A few people were caught off guard on Thursday when a loud and persistent siren filled the air.
It was the Deniliquin Fire + Rescue NSW sirens, which only sounds on ceremonial occasions these days - particularly Remembrance Day.
Thursday’s siren was played in honour of the late Don Ward, whose funeral was held Thursday morning.
Mr Ward was a prominent member of the Deniliquin RSL Sub-Branch, serving as President for 12 years, and also serving as Vice-President and was also in the Australian Navy from 1960 to 1969.
Flags also flew at half-mast at the council’s offices from 12pm on Wednesday, July 2 at the request of the Deniliquin RSL Sub-branch, in honour of Mr Ward.
Mr Ward was an avid reader and regular contributor to the Pastoral Times, particularly when he was head steward of the dairy cattle sections of the Deniliquin Show.
The Pastoral Times staff extend condolences to Don's family, friends and colleagues.
