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

News

You’d be a mug to miss out on merch

YOUR chance to get a momento of the Rochester Silos has arrived in town, with merchandise now available.

Lachlan Durling
National

Man still in custody over Vic rape, murder

A homeless man, 20, will remain in police custody to appear before a Melbourne court on Monday over the alleged rape and murder of an international student.

AAP Newswire
Sport

Campaspe

Campaspe

Campaspe News
News

No flies on our campers

THE ‘No Flies On Us’ community awareness and education campaign has been targeting campers and holiday makers along the Murray this summer with information packs.

Riverine Herald
News

Quick is first female MD for GM Water

GOULBURN-MURRAY Water (GMW) has announced the appointment of Shepparton resident Charmaine Quick as managing director.

Campaspe News
News

Quick is first female MD for GM Water

GOULBURN-MURRAY Water (GMW) has announced the appointment of Shepparton resident Charmaine Quick as managing director.

Campaspe News
World

Trump to offer ‘shutdown-ending deal’

Donald Trump is expected to offer Democrats a compromise on immigration without backing away from demands for border wall funding.

AAP Newswire
News

REDHS is here to help in your home Care packages for older residents

DO YOU have a Home Care Package? Are you on the waitlist for a Home Care Package?

Kimberley Price
News

‘Black Joe’ made an indelible

Joe Vraca’s big hands reached out to many people in his lifetime, and last week the community returned his generosity with an embrace of its own.

Country News
Finance

Atlassian surges on ‘ripper’ $1bn year

Investors have rallied around Aussie tech giant Atlassian after the software provider eclipsed $US1 billion in calendar year revenue for the first time.

AAP Newswire
World

Trump to offer ‘shutdown-ending deal’

Donald Trump is expected to offer Democrats a compromise on immigration without backing away from demands for border wall funding.

AAP Newswire
News

REDHS is here to help in your home Care packages for older residents

DO YOU have a Home Care Package? Are you on the waitlist for a Home Care Package?

Kimberley Price
News

‘Black Joe’ made an indelible

Joe Vraca’s big hands reached out to many people in his lifetime, and last week the community returned his generosity with an embrace of its own.

Country News
Finance

Atlassian surges on ‘ripper’ $1bn year

Investors have rallied around Aussie tech giant Atlassian after the software provider eclipsed $US1 billion in calendar year revenue for the first time.

AAP Newswire

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News

Gastro sweeps along the Murray

HOLIDAY-MAKERS in Echuca-Moama have been left with a bad taste in their mouth as gastro continues to sweep through caravan and holiday parks along the Murray River.

Charmayne Allison
News

Body of former Shepparton woman found in WA’s Pilbara

A search has resumed for former Shepparton mother Felicity Shadbolt, who went missing while bushwalking in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

John Lewis
News

Suspect was leaking cash: $100 notes littered floor

AN ECHUCA man who stole more than $80,000 was caught when his jacket started leaking $50 and $100 notes while he was in Echuca Police Station for an unrelated drug infraction.

Riverine Herald
News

Man charged with road rage incident in Shepparton

A man faced Shepparton Magistrates’ Court yesterday following an alleged series of road rage incidents on Saturday that police said left some motorists ‘‘traumatised’’.

Myles Peterson
News

New Warren St closures coming soon

MAJOR Road Projects Victoria has advised traffic detours to and from Warren St (pictured late last year) will be changed from Wednesday January 23 until late March.

Riverine Herald
News

Climate change grants for regional communities

Climate change could be tackled at a regional level with the help of new Victorian Government grant funding.

Tara Whitsed
News

The environment is on more minds

MORE residents in Campaspe are concerned with their impact on the environment, a Campaspe Shire survey has found.

Campaspe News
National

Mass fish deaths caused by ‘mismanagement’

The NSW Government has defended itself after a new report blamed river mismanagement for the death of up to a million fish in the Murray-Darling.

AAP Newswire
Galleries

Beating heat in splash park

Aquamoves Lakeside Shepparton was the place to shelter from the heat this week as temperatures soared into the 40s and the sun beamed down from above.

Shepparton News
World

Philip ‘snapped driving new Land Rover’

Photographs have emerged that appear to show Prince Philip back behind the wheel of a new Land Rover, two days after flipping his old one in a collision.

AAP Newswire
Dairy

New minister offers boost for dairy skills

The state’s new agriculture minister has marked her first trip to northern Victoria in the job by announcing $35000 in funding for an industry-led project aimed at boosting jobs, training and skills across the dairy sector.

Rodney Woods

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Local

News

Quick is first female MD for GM Water

GOULBURN-MURRAY Water (GMW) has announced the appointment of Shepparton resident Charmaine Quick as managing director.

Campaspe News
News

REDHS is here to help in your home Care packages for older residents

DO YOU have a Home Care Package? Are you on the waitlist for a Home Care Package?

Kimberley Price
Sport

Campaspe

Campaspe

Campaspe News
News

The environment is on more minds

MORE residents in Campaspe are concerned with their impact on the environment, a Campaspe Shire survey has found.

Campaspe News
News

So much to see at Seymour expo

ABOUT 500 exhibitors will be on display at this year’s Seymour Alternative Farming Expo.

Campaspe News
Sport

Young pacer keeps getting better and better

EXCITING young pacer Betternbetter continued from where he left off with impressive wins on his return to racing over the past two weeks.

Campaspe News
News

Lay-by rego is big hit in Campaspe

AN ASTONISHING 10,371 motorists in the Campaspe area and 25,279 in Greater Bendigo Shire have taken up short-term vehicle registration in the past year.

Campaspe News
Sport

About bowls

Rochester

Campaspe News
News

East and west fight pests

A COLLABORATION between the east and the west has strengthened the capabilities of the Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) to rid the region of Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF).

Campaspe News
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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...

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Simone Dunne
Events

Shepparton Farmers Market

The Shepparton Farmers’ Market is dedicated to connecting local producers and growers with consumers and provides a great range of fresh produce at farm-gate prices. Come sample some of the quality produce our region has to offer. Held at...

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Simone Dunne
Events

Rochester Agricultural Show

Come see all the attractions at the Rochester Agricultural and Pastoral Association annual show. A community event filled with family fun entertainment and the opportunity to showcase your talents and skills. Cows, horses, cooking, craft, poultry...

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Campaspe News
Events

Rochester Mural Festival

Rochester Mural Festival is an event that brings eight artists to town to paint large murals in the centre of town celebrating art

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Campaspe News
News

Triple zero first line of call for Rochy crime

ROCHESTER police are encouraging residents who may see something suspicious to call triple zero (000), rather than calling the station’s non-emergency line.

Campaspe News
Sport

Tennis club swept up in Aus Open

BIG things are happening at the Rochester Lawn Tennis Club in the coming weeks.

Campaspe News

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Regional

News

Climate change grants for regional communities

Climate change could be tackled at a regional level with the help of new Victorian Government grant funding.

Tara Whitsed
News

Expo has ‘must-see additions’

ABOUT 500 exhibitors will be on display at this year’s Seymour Alternative Farming Expo.

Kyabram Free Press
News

Stories to be shared at Australia Day ceremonies

A variety of interesting and inspiring guest speakers are lined up to present at upcoming Australia Day ceremonies, which will be taking place in Avenel, Euroa, Longwood, Nagambie, Strathbogie and Violet Town on Saturday, January 26.

Benalla Ensign
News

No flies on our campers

THE ‘No Flies On Us’ community awareness and education campaign has been targeting campers and holiday makers along the Murray this summer with information packs.

Riverine Herald
News

‘Moral urgency’

‘‘It has now become a moral urgency to deal with the issues of a zero water allocation.’’

Southern Riverina News
News

Holiday-makers in Cobram hit with gastro

Holiday-makers in Cobram and across the region have been left with a bad taste in their mouth as gastro continues to sweep through caravan and holiday parks along the Murray River.

Cobram Courier
News

Short stories to entertain, but easily forgotten

No Middle Name

Seymour Telegraph
News

One month until the expo

The Seymour Alternative Farming Expo will be back for another year at Kings Park in Seymour.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times
News

Call is going out for organics event

EXPRESSIONS of interest from people or organisations to speak and exhibit at the 2019 Loddon Mallee organics recovery information series for the horticulture industry are now open.

McIvor Times
News

Hundreds mourn Joe Vraca’s death

About 900 mourners swamped Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Tatura to farewell Murchison businessman, Guiseppe ‘‘Joe’’ Vraca last week.

Tatura Guardian
News

Duncan enters children’s book genre

Former local boy Sam Duncan has released his first children’s book titled In the Land of Every Animal. Duncan chose to write the stories in rhyming verse, a style he’s enjoyed since reading his grandmother’s and renowned local poet (Audrey...

Jared Loughnan
News

Alternative expo is back

Almost 500 exhibitors will be on display at this year’s Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. Held in the heart of Victoria at Kings Park in Seymour, 22 000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day event early next month. Event manager Susie...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Old Students with big chase on its hands

Mooroopna is in the box seat to grab another Haisman Shield win when play resumes tomorrow, but Old Students will go down swinging.

Alex Mitchell

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Rural

News

‘Black Joe’ made an indelible

Joe Vraca’s big hands reached out to many people in his lifetime, and last week the community returned his generosity with an embrace of its own.

Country News
Water

Low water not so bad

About 200 carp have died in Richardson’s Lagoon near Echuca as a result of expected low water levels.

Country News
Animal Health

Keep cows cool this summer

CLIMATE CHANGE is leading to warmer Australian summers with an increased number of hot days and warmer nights. This increases the risk of heat stress, leading to adverse effects on herd health and farm profitability. Effects of heat stress Reduced...

Gemma Chuck
Dairy

New minister offers boost for dairy skills

The state’s new agriculture minister has marked her first trip to northern Victoria in the job by announcing $35000 in funding for an industry-led project aimed at boosting jobs, training and skills across the dairy sector.

Rodney Woods
Livestock

Open day will focus on bulls

Brian and Wayne Mobbs, of High Spa Angus in Daylesford, are hoping 2019 is a kinder year to all in terms of weather and market conditions.

Country News
Markets

Don’t forget global markets

WITH MANY eyes focused on the current feed shortage in Australia and resultant surge in feed costs, global markets have taken something of a back seat. Apart from helpful depreciation of the Australian dollar, there hasn’t been much to jolt our...

John Droppert
News

A true gentleman devoted to

Those who knew Rod Harmer would say he was a true gentleman who maintained respect, honesty and kindness wherever he went.

Country News
Horticulture

Weather has its challenges

The dry and hot conditions that have greeted northern Victoria recently have made it difficult for orchardists as they wrap up the apricot harvest.

Rodney Woods
News

Genetics go under the hammer

TOP GENETICS will once again be on offer at International Dairy Week at the World Wide Sires Evolution Sale. Taking place on Tuesday, January 23, the evening sale will see genetics from across the country go under the hammer, including high ranking...

Dairy News
News

North East deer numbers in spotlight

Deer numbers in north-east Victoria have exploded in recent years as humans and deer compete for space and resources in the region.

Country News
Machinery & Products

Wrapping up a hypothetical silage venture

I’D BE willing to wager that every machinery enthusiast has their share of ‘aspirational’ purchases. The machines that you don’t strictly need, but with whose hypothetical selection and applications you preoccupy your spare time. I have...

John Droppert
Management

Sister act returns to IDW

FOR KATIE and Renee Anderson, International Dairy Week is not just a competition, but part of their childhood. For the sisters, who recently moved to south-west Victorian town Portland from Yarroweyah in northern Victoria, it’s an event not to be...

Alana Christensen
Water

Basin targets at high risk Authority warns

A number of efficiency measures are at a ‘high risk’ of missing their June 2019 targets, with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority revealing less than 2Gl of the 62Gl target had been contracted for delivery.

Country News
Cropping

Corn drinks up sun and water

While the hot summer is wilting some pastures a few irrigated summer crops are thriving.

Country News
From the Experts

New tech helps manage cows

A NEW cow ‘fit bit’ is making it easier to diagnose sick cows and influence management decisions around fertility and performance. Cow Manager uses a small ear tag to monitor and record cow activity, temperature, eating, rumination and resting...

Dairy News
News

Rain a key to 2019 production

While 2018 will be remembered for below average rainfall, the smallest winter crop for a decade on the east coast, record high wool and lamb prices plus high feed costs, 2019’s main players will be rainfall, horticulture exports and milk production.

Country News

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National & World

National

Man still in custody over Vic rape, murder

A homeless man, 20, will remain in police custody to appear before a Melbourne court on Monday over the alleged rape and murder of an international student.

AAP Newswire
Finance

Atlassian surges on ‘ripper’ $1bn year

Investors have rallied around Aussie tech giant Atlassian after the software provider eclipsed $US1 billion in calendar year revenue for the first time.

AAP Newswire
World

Trump to offer ‘shutdown-ending deal’

Donald Trump is expected to offer Democrats a compromise on immigration without backing away from demands for border wall funding.

AAP Newswire
World

Philip ‘snapped driving new Land Rover’

Photographs have emerged that appear to show Prince Philip back behind the wheel of a new Land Rover, two days after flipping his old one in a collision.

AAP Newswire
Horse Racing

Another Sydney win for Maher and Eustace

Ciaron Maher Racing is continuing to show it means to be a force in Sydney with the stable notching another winner at Rosehill.

AAP Newswire
AFL

Eagle Sheppard won’t dwell on GF heartache

Brad Sheppard won’t dwell on missing out on last year’s premiership, saying he still felt part of the celebrations despite not playing in the grand final.

AAP Newswire
National

Mass fish deaths caused by ‘mismanagement’

The NSW Government has defended itself after a new report blamed river mismanagement for the death of up to a million fish in the Murray-Darling.

AAP Newswire
Entertainment

Huey Lewis and the News plan new album

Huey Lewis and the News, the band synonymous with the 1980s, is returning with their first original music in 18 years.

AAP Newswire
National

Minister Kelly O’Dwyer quits fed politics

Australia’s Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer is quitting to politics to focus on her family, with high praise for her service from colleagues.

AAP Newswire