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A selection of the latest Local, Regional, National & World News.

News

Egg-cellent backyard chicken talk

It was a celebration of all things feathered at SPC KidsTown on Sunday for the Backyard Chicken Basics Workshop.

Madeleine Caccianiga
National

Inmate threatened to execute prisons boss

A radicalised NSW inmate threatened to kill the state’s prisons boss if he didn’t stop his staff “oppressing” the prisoner, according to court documents.

AAP Newswire
Sport

Tatura bowls

Tatura

Tatura Guardian
News

Grassroot funding to go to bat for cricket

CRICKET clubs across the Murray Plains electorate looking to upgrade their infrastructure or purchase new equipment can apply to two streams of funding from Cricket Australia.

Riverine Herald
News

A whole new Place

Tatura looks set to formally have a central city street renamed ‘Memorial Place’ as of tonight.

Tatura Guardian
News

A whole new Place

Tatura looks set to formally have a central city street renamed ‘Memorial Place’ as of tonight.

Tatura Guardian
World

Trump man Papadopoulos takes aim at Downer

Donald Trump’s former foreign policy aide, George Papadopoulos, claims he was a victim of Australian, UK and US spying ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

AAP Newswire
News

Egg-cellent backyard chicken talk

It was a celebration of all things feathered at SPC KidsTown on Sunday for the Backyard Chicken Basics Workshop.

Madeleine Caccianiga
News

Golden oldies galore

It’s set to be a British invasion at this year’s Goulburn Valley Vintage Tractor and Farm Machinery Club’s annual rally and tractor pull at Wunghnu, with all things British set to be featured.

Country News
Finance

Business economists see US growth slowdown

US business economists foresee a slowdown in economic growth over the next two years, in sharp contrast to government predictions that growth will speed up.

AAP Newswire
World

Trump man Papadopoulos takes aim at Downer

Donald Trump’s former foreign policy aide, George Papadopoulos, claims he was a victim of Australian, UK and US spying ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

AAP Newswire
News

Egg-cellent backyard chicken talk

It was a celebration of all things feathered at SPC KidsTown on Sunday for the Backyard Chicken Basics Workshop.

Madeleine Caccianiga
News

Golden oldies galore

It’s set to be a British invasion at this year’s Goulburn Valley Vintage Tractor and Farm Machinery Club’s annual rally and tractor pull at Wunghnu, with all things British set to be featured.

Country News
Finance

Business economists see US growth slowdown

US business economists foresee a slowdown in economic growth over the next two years, in sharp contrast to government predictions that growth will speed up.

AAP Newswire

Most popular

News

Water bombshell dropped at forum

Water out of the NSW Murray Valley will be used to supply the Wentworth to Broken Hill Pipeline project.

Southern Riverina News
News

Looks like we’ve got us a convoy

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to meet a local delegation to discuss the water crisis.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times
sport

Locals prominent in Murray Bushrangers squads

Six players with a local connection to the area have now made the Murray Bushrangers Under 18 and Under 16 boys NAB League squads for season 2019. In the Under 18 final squad, Nick Irvine from Tungamah has made the list for the second consecutive...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
News

Nagambie booming on back of business confidence, investment

It is boom time in Nagambie.

Seymour Telegraph
News

Tributes flow in Shepparton for Christchurch terror victims

The solemn sound of the Muslim call to prayer rang through the streets of south-east Shepparton yesterday as more than a hundred people gathered outside the city’s Albanian Moslem Mosque to remember those who died in the Christchurch, New Zealand, shootings a week ago.

John Lewis
News

Songs of Marilyn Monroe will be performed Shepparton style

Featuring Marilyn Monroe’s most popular tunes, Diamonds: Songs of Marilyn Monroe will be performed at Shepparton’s Riverlinks Eastbank next month.

Tara Whitsed
News

Making hall accessible to all

Merrigum Hall Committee members have put their heads together in an attempt to raise funds to go towards upgrading and improving the hall’s accessibility.

Laura Briggs
National

Daley stands down as NSW Labor leader

NSW Labor leader Michael Daley is standing down until a leadership ballot is held after the federal election in May.

AAP Newswire
Galleries

St Georges Rd celebrates cultural pride

Cultural diversity was recognised at Shepparton’s St Georges Rd Primary School on Friday, with students taking part in their annual Harmony Day Celebrations.

Shepparton News
World

Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy

A report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election found no proof that any US or Trump campaign officials knowingly conspired with Russia.

AAP Newswire
News

Drought bites Queensland production

The Queensland dairy industry is in “free fall” according to its leaders and it has nothing to do with the latest floods that have devasted the sunshine state. Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation president Brian Tessmann said he feared...

Dairy News

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Local

News

A whole new Place

Tatura looks set to formally have a central city street renamed ‘Memorial Place’ as of tonight.

Tatura Guardian
News

Egg-cellent backyard chicken talk

It was a celebration of all things feathered at SPC KidsTown on Sunday for the Backyard Chicken Basics Workshop.

Madeleine Caccianiga
Sport

Tatura bowls

Tatura

Tatura Guardian
News

Making hall accessible to all

Merrigum Hall Committee members have put their heads together in an attempt to raise funds to go towards upgrading and improving the hall’s accessibility.

Laura Briggs
News

Relax for a whiskey and a chat

Do you fancy a whisky to wow your taste buds?

Laura Briggs
Sport

Merrigum golf

Merrigum golfers opened a new season on Saturday with a 4BBB stableford event.

Tatura Guardian
News

An amazing walk

Tatura residents experienced meditation of a different kind on Sunday, taking part in a labyrinth walk at Mactier Gardens.

Madeleine Caccianiga
Sport

Time to take golf revenge

It was Golfers’ Revenge Day at Hill Top on Saturday when a golfer was able to set the pin positions to their choice.

Tatura Guardian
News

Roll up to fete!

Sacred Heart Primary School in Tatura is gearing up for its annual school fete.

Laura Briggs
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EVENTS
Events

Nagambie Lakes Community Market

Nagambie Lakes Community Market is located in the centre median strip immediately adjacent to the main shopping precinct right in the heart of the beautiful Nagambie township. Operating on the first Saturday of each month plus extra markets to...

06

Simone Dunne
Events

Broadford Market

The Broadford Market has over 12 stalls of hand made and home grown products, as well as second hand items. It is an outdoor market with barbecue facilities, and raises funds for the Broadford Community Centre

07

Simone Dunne
Events

Ky Farmers Market

Ky Farmers Market is a small community farmers market. We have gone from stride to stride supporting local fruit growers, farmers, pig and beef growers, crafting and artists as well. If you can make it, bake it, grow it, sew it, breed it, knead it...

07

Simone Dunne
Events

Shepparton Farmers Market at Emerald Bank

The market includes over 30 stalls dedicated to what’s fresh and what’s best in the Goulburn Valley including fresh fruit and vegetables, homemade pastas, speciality cakes and bread, cider, flowers and so much more

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Tara Whitsed
News

Fluoridation of Tatura’s Water Supply being considered

It may come as a surprise that Tatura’s water supply is not fluoridated, making it the fourth largest community in Victoria not having a fluoridated water supply.

Tatura Guardian
Sport

Shield contenders shaping up after weekend

Mooroopna and Pine Lodge have booked a date in the Jim McGregor Shield grand final after both sides registered emphatic wins against their opposition.

Tatura Guardian

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Regional

News

Songs of Marilyn Monroe will be performed Shepparton style

Featuring Marilyn Monroe’s most popular tunes, Diamonds: Songs of Marilyn Monroe will be performed at Shepparton’s Riverlinks Eastbank next month.

Tara Whitsed
News

Retreat brings students closer together

ST AUGUSTINE’S College’s year 12 students travelled to Feathertop Chalet in Harrietville for their annual retreat from February 18 to 20.

Kyabram Free Press
News

Event offers action aplenty

Benalla is gearing up for the annual Bob Wheatley Memorial Cutting Horse Show.

Benalla Ensign
News

Grassroot funding to go to bat for cricket

CRICKET clubs across the Murray Plains electorate looking to upgrade their infrastructure or purchase new equipment can apply to two streams of funding from Cricket Australia.

Riverine Herald
News

Lucy’s headed for Canberra

Tocumwal’s Lucy Bourchier has been selected to attend the Rotary Adventure in Citizenship program in Canberra from March 30 to April 6.

Southern Riverina News
News

Melanoma March on in Barooga

The Cobram-Barooga community is being encouraged to head to Barooga Oval on Friday to take part in the annual Melanoma March.

Cobram Courier
News

More public transport essential

Member for Euroa Steph Ryan has voiced concerns about the level of unemployment in the Hume region.

Seymour Telegraph
News

Victorian duck season opens

THE Victorian duck hunting season opened on the weekend and will run for a shorter period than in previous years.

Campaspe News
News

Don’t be a goose while hunting ducks

THE 2019 Victorian duck hunting season opened on Saturday and Goulburn-Murray Water (GMW) is reminding those taking part to familiarise themselves with designated hunting areas at the water corporation’s lakes, dams and reservoirs.

McIvor Times
News

Forest bike trail to open in April

Murray Valley Regional Park mountain bike trail will open ahead of the Easter holiday period.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times
News

50 years rewarded

92-year-old resident of Woods Point Nursing Home Yarrawonga, Ernie Ives received a 50 Year Jewel (Medal) from the Lodge of St David in Yarrawonga on Wednesday, March 6 2019. Ernie joined the Masonic Lodge in February 1969, firstly on Flinders Island...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
News

Celebrating Federation seniors

Over 560 seniors kicked up their heels and helped celebrate the 2019 NSW Seniors Festival by attending the Baby Boomers Bus About in February. Based around this year’s festival theme ‘Love Your Life’, Baby Boomers Bus About was a series of...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Kyabram’s B-grade takes home the Clyde Young Shield

Kyabram’s Nathan Pell saved the innings of his life for the Clyde Young Shield grand final, an outstanding, unbeaten 126 helping his side make a tricky chase of 218 absolutely easy. Against Numurkah, the Redbacks breezed to the B-grade premiership...

Alex Mitchell

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Rural

News

Golden oldies galore

It’s set to be a British invasion at this year’s Goulburn Valley Vintage Tractor and Farm Machinery Club’s annual rally and tractor pull at Wunghnu, with all things British set to be featured.

Country News
Water

Locations revealed

New Murray-Darling Basin Authority offices are set to be in Griffith and Mildura as the authority continues to decentralise.

Country News
Animal Health

Questions and compromises

It is now several years since we had been to John’s* farm. Back then he was milking 600 cows in a rotary dairy and had a significant problem with clinical cases of mastitis, mostly caused by Strep uberis. Some key changes to milking setup, dry-off...

Rod Dyson
News

Drought bites Queensland production

The Queensland dairy industry is in “free fall” according to its leaders and it has nothing to do with the latest floods that have devasted the sunshine state. Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation president Brian Tessmann said he feared...

Dairy News
Livestock

Genetic gain adding value

The sheep industry could see a boost of more than $121million by 2029 due to a long-running genomics research program.

Country News
Markets

Indonesia — a growing market opportunity for Australian exporters?

INDONESIA IS the fourth most populous country in the world and one of the fastest growing economies in southeast Asia. It is also a country of increasing importance and interest among South-East major dairy exporters. While some suggest Indonesi...

Sofia Omstedt
News

Sheed seeks assurance on solar planning

The outcomes of the three remaining Greater Shepparton solar farm applications at Tatura East, Lemnos and Tallygaroopna, sitting with the state’s planning minister, was raised on the floor of state parliament recently.

Thomas Moir
Horticulture

Control measure

Sterile Queensland fruit flies are set to be dropped from the sky above Cobram in a bid to curb the spread of the pest.

Country News
Dairy

Company growing

A three-year $2million expansion investment by Tongala-based SLTEC Fertilizers is up and running, improving efficiency, capacity and underpinning the company’s growth in the production of fluid fertilisers.

Rodney Woods
News

PM: visa exists

Australian farmers effectively have access to an agriculture visa after the government extended a raft of migration programs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Country News
Machinery & Products

Scientist on mission to save dairy waste

A scientist with a plan to save dairy waste has won the top cash prize in a competition held as part of the inaugural evokeAG event in February. About 1200 international delegates heard the presentation, where 13 finalists competed for total cash...

Dairy News
Management

Treaty action urged

THE Australian Dairy Industry Council (ADIC) has urged the Australian Parliament to expedite binding treaty action on the already-negotiated trade deal with Peru. Negotiations were completed with Peru in November 2017, and the agreement has twice...

Dairy News
Water

Goulburn and Loddon on 100%

The Goulburn and Loddon systems have joined the Murray, Campaspe and Bullarook systems on 100 per cent allocation, while the Broken system has increased slightly in the latest seasonal determinations for northern Victoria.

Country News
Cropping

Less canola is on the cards

More hay and less canola is set to be the sowing trend around Elmore, Colbinabbin and Rochester, according to a Landmark agronomist.

Country News
From the Experts

Summer heat advice

PROVIDING LIVESTOCK with shade and water during extreme heat is ‘‘paramount’’ according to an owner of a northern Victorian veterinary practice. Keith Fletcher, of Rochester Veterinary Practice, provided some tips on the best way to handle...

Dairy News
News

Winter on way out?

Winter could become a thing of the past within three decades, with the average temperature in the Goulburn Valley and southern Riverina expected to rise by as much as 3.3°C.

Country News

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National & World

National

Inmate threatened to execute prisons boss

A radicalised NSW inmate threatened to kill the state’s prisons boss if he didn’t stop his staff “oppressing” the prisoner, according to court documents.

AAP Newswire
Finance

Business economists see US growth slowdown

US business economists foresee a slowdown in economic growth over the next two years, in sharp contrast to government predictions that growth will speed up.

AAP Newswire
World

Trump man Papadopoulos takes aim at Downer

Donald Trump’s former foreign policy aide, George Papadopoulos, claims he was a victim of Australian, UK and US spying ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

AAP Newswire
World

Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy

A report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election found no proof that any US or Trump campaign officials knowingly conspired with Russia.

AAP Newswire
Horse Racing

Midterm gets 1.5kg Sydney Cup penalty

Imported stayer Midterm has been penalised 1.5kg for the Group One Sydney Cup after his two-length victory in the Group Three Manion Cup at Rosehill.

AAP Newswire
AFL

Eagles boss blasts latest AFL racism

West Coast are fuming after premiership player Liam Ryan was the latest AFL indigenous player to be targeted for online racial abuse.

AAP Newswire
National

Daley stands down as NSW Labor leader

NSW Labor leader Michael Daley is standing down until a leadership ballot is held after the federal election in May.

AAP Newswire
Entertainment

Pamela Anderson urges end to reality TV

Pamela Anderson has called for an end to reality television, saying “it’s an “epidemic of ugliness” and superficial competitions.

AAP Newswire
National

‘No point’ in Snowtown killer apologising

Snowtown serial killer Robert Joe Wagner says there is no point in him apologising for his crimes.

AAP Newswire