Regional

Shepparton

‘I feel like I have been reborn in Australia’

Safety, security and a renewed faith in humanity have come into Corine Rebecca Muchinya’s life since she and her three-year-old son Benedict James Bwihambi arrived in Shepparton. Two months ago they escaped their war-torn past, to be reunited with...

Ilias Bakalla

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

Your guide to the region’s Christmas lights

Christmas has well and truly come to Shepparton, with homes across the region lighting up. They’re bright, and cheery, and very, very Christmassy. Don’t miss any Christmas lights with our map!

Shepparton News

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

Fishing impacted by fires across Victoria

What a horrible start to the year. Of course, I am referring to the bushfires that have been raging for the past couple of weeks, with no real sign of them being brought under control. What is needed is some heavy, widespread rain, to help the...

Kevin Tyler

Echuca

Breaking the Silence: Paul Harrison

As part of Mental Health Week, nine locals from Echuca-Moama and surrounds will share their stories. After attending a traumatising crash scene while in the CFA, Kotta’s Paul Harrison was thrown into the dark world of post-traumatic stress. If it...

Charmayne Allison

Egans doubled up for a double each

THE Wangaratta races might have been moved to Echuca because of bushfires but the locals had no answer to the Egan bandwagon, which saw trainer Gerald and his jockey nephew Billy end up with winning doubles. Including one in partnership when Billy...

Riverine Herald

Give a dog a home - December 20

She may not have got the memo about the red dress, but this eight-year-old kelpie mix will still steal your heart. Sheri is a lovely, mature lady who is looking for a home where she can laze about, snoop about or stroll down the street with her new...

Riverine Herald

Merry Christmas from Murray River Council community services

MURRAY River Council community services staff, clients and volunteers celebrated their end of year Christmas party recently. The team of hard-working locals enjoyed an afternoon tea and were entertained by the talented Gwen Potter

Charmayne Allison

Redback bite leaves woman in hospital

TAMMY Ritchie might not have been going to die, but for some time it certainly felt that way. But she did realise how bad things were when doctors at Echuca hospital moved her into the resuscitation bay, with adrenalin injections on standby.

Riverine Herald

Finley

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

Design furore

The visitor experience at Tocumwal is at risk according to a faction of community members who are lobbying against concept designs for a new foreshore development.

Olivia Duffey

Smethurst on a roll

Ian Smethurst is now officially one of the top 16 bowlers in Victoria, following a win in the Murray Bowls Division Men’s Champion of Champions final. The Finley RS Club bowler, who lives in Tocumwal, put forward a dominant display of bowls at...

Jamie Lowe

Kyabram

What can Kyabram do to help bushfire victims?

The Kyabram Free Press has covered a number of stories about locals and their selfless efforts during the past few months, such as Dylan Cartwright’s supply runs to southern NSW as well as Strike Team 2096’s trip to the blaze at Mt...

Jared Prestwidge

Plan International Australia release bushfire guide for parents

PLAN International Australia recently launched a guide to help parents talk with their children about out-of-control fires and disasters.

Jared Prestwidge

Cooma stay in finals hunt

COOMA has kept itself in finals reckoning thanks to disciplined knocks from Steve Barrett and Liam Thorne in Goulburn Murray Cricket on Saturday. Barrett made an unbeaten century and Thorne 88 as Cooma reached 6/202 after the visitors had resumed...

Kyabram Free Press

Benalla

Royal Freemasons housing evacuees

Royal Freemasons Benalla has been hosting 20 evacuees from recent bushfires near Bright and Corryong. Facilities manager David Gullick said the aged-care facility was approached by homes in areas being evacuated requesting help. “We had...

Simon Ruppert

Game, set, match for Crittenden in Country Championships

Benalla tennis star Matt Crittenden played an integral part in Goulburn Valley’s recent win at the 64th Inter-Regional Country Championships, securing the men’s 35-49 doubles title with partner Luke Dixon in dominant fashion.

Meg Saultry

Truck rollover Benalla-Yarrawonga Rd

A truck has rolled over on the Benalla-Yarrawonga Rd near Devenish. The accident occurred at around 2.45pm today. No one has been seriously injured. CFA advise that the road may be closed until around 4pm. Please find an alternate route if you need...

Simon Ruppert

A lifetime fighting fires honoured by Goorambat CFA

A ceremony in the Goorambat Mechanics Hall last month marked 60 years of service for CFA life member Mick Johnson.

Simon Ruppert

Cobram

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

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

Boomerang bags a double

Cobram-Barooga Boomerang Bag volunteers were “shocked” to win the Moira Shire Arts/Culture or Environment Project of the Year. So, they could hardly believe their luck when later in the night they won Organisation of the Year.

Cobram Courier

Find out where to celebrate Australia Day

There is something for everybody this Australia Day, with seven Moira Shire towns hosting events. Mayor Libra Mustica is inviting everyone to join at least one celebration across the shire.

Cobram Courier

Seymour

Local health service honoured

Community Interlink has been named the winner of the 2019 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards’ Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Award for excellence in public sector aged care. The award celebrates Victoria’s aged care sector...

David Rak

Wallis St repairs to start

Mitchell Shire Council will undertake important reconstruction and resurfacing works in Wallis St, Seymour from January 28 until February 28. Wallis St, between Bishop St and High St, will see the removal of the current road surface, the road base...

David Rak

SDCA | Avenel, Puckapunyal key winners in round 14

In B-grade action, a key partnership between Avenel’s Josh Aiken (76 not out) and Jack Hesse (65) was enough to blow Eastern Hill out of the water on Saturday.

Meg Saultry

Rochester

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

Matt Day set to take centre stage on Australia Day

When organisers sat down to create an event late in 2018, they could not have foreseen the success ‘Matt Day’ would have on the Australia Day weekend in 2019. Fast forward a year and it is all about to happen again. Before the...

Campaspe News

Locals helping locals

Hearing about the bushfires and the toll it was taking on wildlife, Rochester’s Catriona Jenkins tipped out her loose change jar filled with silver coins. She counted out $80 worth of change to donate to the RSPCA Appeal. Having tried both banks in...

Anna McGuinness

Rochester’s Ron Iddles immortalised in new mural celebrating Australia’s greatest detective

Ron Iddles is one of Rochester’s finest exports. That’s according to Glenda Nichol, Rochester Business Network president and project manager of the new mural.

Anna McGuinness

Heathcote

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

Heathcote is drinking ale and eating pizza for the bushfires

If you are good at drinking and being merry, Heathcote Inn needs you to help finish off its donated kegs and wine bottles — for a good cause of course.

McIvor Times

Heathcote’s season continues to get better

HEATHCOTE’S Northern United Cricket Association season is getting better on a weekly basis. On Saturday, the Saints delivered another message of intent as they defeated ladder leader Elmore for the second time this season.

Brayden May

Tatura

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

Tatura Library temporary closure and redevelopment

A pop-up library will replace the Tatura Library for six months, as a $2 million redevelopment gets under way. Greater Shepparton City Council unveils the pop-up on Tuesday, and said it would remain open until the end of June. No library...

James Bennett

Tat Chat | Merrigum Bowls Club

Last Tuesday our pennant team played Mooroopna Golf at Mooroopna, but could only manage to win on one rink.

Shepparton News

Yarrawonga

Locals assist bushfire fight

A group of three volunteer firefighters from Yarrawonga made up part of a strike team sent to the staging area in Tallangatta on Sunday, January 12 to assist in the firefighting efforts for the Upper Murray fires. The crews were tasked to go to...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Compliance main concern for Maritime

A rise in jet-ski use and general compliance issues have kept NSW Maritime Officers busy over the summer holidays. NSW Roads and Maritime Boating Safety officer Phil Kearney told the Yarrawonga Chronicle that Lake Mulwala and the waterways around...

Jared Loughnan

Australian champs dominate classic

Multiple Australian champion kayakers Kate and Mick Leverett continued their affection for the Murray River at Yarrawonga when they both won the Yarrawonga Mulwala Canoe Club’s annual summer series open events on Sunday. Both Kate and Mick are...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Local Australian honours

Yarrawonga and Tungamah have come away with two wins in the 2020 Moira Shire Australia Day Awards taking out the Community Event of the Year and the Young Citizen of the Year. Nominations were just short of last year with council receiving 27...

Emma Prior

Corowa

Andrew Heslop ambassador

Entrepreneur, commentator and community advocate Andrew Heslop will be Federation Council’s 2020 Australia Day Ambassador this Sunday. Andrew is an award winning keynote speaker and community leader with a global reputation as a social...

Corowa Free Press

Hockey club unite for cancer support

Our sporting clubs are a shining example of community spirit, and the CR United Hockey Club is no exception! The club and their supporters recently raised just over $3,100 for the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust at their Club Day and...

Corowa Free Press

Corowa Market Report

Corowa Market Lamb numbers were similar this week with quality continuing to be good. Lamb numbers lifted marginally on Monday up on last week’s market by 395 with a total of 13,931 yarded with 9,064 lambs and 4,867 sheep. There were mostly heavy...

Corowa Free Press

Council rate relief needed

Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is calling for the Andrews Labor Government to provide council rate relief to local businesses, grape growers and primary producers impacted by the bushfires. Mr McCurdy and Shadow Minister for Local...

Corowa Free Press