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Shepparton

School term an ‘experiment’, says local principal as children return to school after COVID-19 shutdowns

Schools are starting back, kids are learning to tie their shoelaces again, and teachers are reflecting on what they have learnt in the past two months.

Daneka Hill

Maher’s Musings - Most recogniseable product from each town in the region

We’re putting a pin in ranking the best grand finals of the decade for the moment — but never fear, we will come back to it. More pressing investigations are upon us in the meantime, thanks to a suggestion from Mark McDonell on Twitter recently...

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

Shepparton fruit pickers face court following 2018 murder

Two Shepparton fruit pickers have faced a Melbourne court following the death of Tatura man Umit Ergun Bolat in 2018.

Shepparton News

Breathing new life into a crumbling Tatura home

For more than a decade, a ‘for sale’ sign stood stagnant in front of a crumbling Tatura home. Story: Jessica Ball Photography: Rodney Braithwaite G aping holes in the floor, a leaky roof and a corner jacked up to keep the 100-year-old structure...

Jessica Ball

Echuca

Victor builds a new routine

THINGS are quiet around the building at Vivid Living. The COVID-19 shutdown means far fewer people inside than usual, and clients working in a one-on-one setting they usually wouldn’t have in the past. While it’s not how most of Vivid’s...

Andrew Johnston

Echuca Moama Cycling Club turns to Zwift

LIKE countless others, members of the Echuca Moama Cycling Club have been forced to change their weekly routine due to the coronavirus pandemic. Participants can no longer meet early in the morning for a ride followed by a coffee. But online...

Brayden May

Echuca Specialist School takes on Swan Hill to walk around Australia

A LITTLE bit of healthy competition never hurt anyone. That’s why Echuca Specialist School will be taking on Swan Hill Specialist School in the ‘Walk around Australia’ challenge. Students and staff alike will be strapping on their...

Alex Gretgrix

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

Salvage starts to refloat Amphibious

Like some behemoth; the stricken PV Amphibious is slowly being salvaged from the murky depths of the Murray after sinking a week ago.

Brayden May

Finley

A flowing wedding in Toc.

Tocumwal’s Josie Thomas and Seymour’s Scott Williams tied the knot just before the Coronavirus restrictions.

Daniel Hughes

HSC exams confirmed

The start of HSC exams in NSW has been delayed by five days this year as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Daniel Hughes

Donkin, Pyle double up

Ryan Donkin had an impressive weekend taking out Saturday and Sunday’s Division One trophies. Donkin’s 39 points was enough to win Saturday’s Sutto’s Bobcat Hire stableford event. Andrew Higgins who had 37 points was the Division Two winner...

Southern Riverina News

Kyabram

Kyabram and district community groups granted funding

KYABRAM Blue Light, Stanhope and District Men’s Shed and Tongala and District Memorial Aged Care Service were among the 16 local community groups and organisations in the Nicholls electorate recently awarded a funding injection by the Federal...

Jared Prestwidge

KDHS recognises volunteers for National Volunteer Week

KYABRAM District Health Service (KDHS) recently recognised their volunteers’ amazing work by joining in with the Wave your Appreciation for Volunteers movement, initiated by Volunteering Australia.

Jared Prestwidge

Player payments just one brick in the wall

From turning the lights on to mowing the grass and stocking the bar fridge — there are far more moving parts to a club’s financial health than just paying stars

Tyler Maher

Benalla

Benalla street art goes bridal

The vibrant streetscapes of Benalla have created a bold backdrop for a wedding magazine photoshoot. While Chloe Jones of Chloe Jones Photography had heard of the Benalla street art, she had never seen it in person before shooting Urban Kaleidoscope...

Benalla Ensign

Benalla Golf Club results | May 20-23

Last Saturday, a wonderful number - 83 members - competed in a Stableford event.

Benalla Ensign

COVID-19 cases in decline as restrictions eased

Active COVID-19 cases in Victoria are once again trending downwards with the current figure sitting at 58. That number is down from 101 at this time last week. Benalla Rural City still has no active cases. Due to this, some restrictions were further...

Simon Ruppert

RedB4 Bookshop re-opens June 1

The Friends of the Benalla Library would like to let their valued customers know that the RedB4 bookshop on Bridge St will be re-opening on Monday, June 1, at 10 am. Committee spokesperson Geraldine McCorkell said the volunteers were happy to...

Simon Ruppert

Cobram

Body found believed to be missing Shepparton man Simranjeet Bhullar

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after a body was located on a rural property in Katamatite. At this stage the body has not been formally identified however it is believed to be that of Shepparton man Simranjeet Singh Bhullar, 27. It...

Liz Mellino

WorkSafe Club Safety Fund opens up for country football clubs

Whether you are playing or cheering from the side of the ground, everybody deserves to feel safe at football matches. Although there may not be a chance for that to happen at the moment, AFL Victoria and WorkSafe Victoria have announced the Club...

Aydin Payne

Write a letter to become a part of Australia’s history

Would you like to be a part of Australia’s history? District residents are being called on to capture this historic moment in time by writing a letter about their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morgan Dyer

GDP in Moira Shire to drop due to COVID-19 and drought

Moira Shire’s GDP is predicted to fall about 6.5 per cent this financial year, due to the impact of COVID-19 and the drought.

Madi Chwasta

Seymour

Seymour student helping in fight against COVID-19

Former Seymour College student Corey Smith is helping in the fight against COVID-19.

David Rak

Slow down when passing emergency vehicles

Local police have warned drivers to slow down when passing emergency services or they will be fined. While passing emergency vehicles displaying flashing lights, motorists must slow to 40 km/h – a rule that was introduced almost three...

David Rak

WorkSafe Club Safety Fund opens up for country football clubs

Whether you are playing or cheering from the side of the ground, everybody deserves to feel safe at football matches. Although there may not be a chance for that to happen at the moment, AFL Victoria and WorkSafe Victoria have announced the Club...

Aydin Payne

Rochester

Achievement program successful in local schools

THE Victorian Government’s Achievement Program for schools has helped over 20,000 little locals in Lodden Campaspe build lifelong healthy habits in an effort to curb health problems. New data from the Healthy Heart of Victoria 2019 Active Living...

Campaspe News

GVL season’s fate to be decided next month

GOULBURN Valley League clubs can expect to know if the season will go ahead this year in the week beginning June 8. After a meeting between the GVL board on Wednesday night and club presidents last Thursday, the region’s premier competition...

Brayden May

Campaspe drivers taking more risks during COVID-19 restrictions

LEADFOOTS and drivers high on drugs have been risking the lives of everyone on our roads during COVID-19 restrictions.

Ivy Jensen

Give a cat a home: Alley

IF YOU think cats were put on this Earth to ignore you until they want food, ruin your furniture and wake you up at night, this little cutie will prove you wrong.

Alex Gretgrix

Heathcote

Dump point change causes a stink

After numerous locals expressed concern about a mesh cover being placed over the dump point in Barrack Street, the McIvor Times launched an investigation.

McIvor Times

Break and enter at Heathcote’s tip

IT SOUNDS like a joke, but it certainly happened — someone has gone to the effort of breaking into the local recycling centre and making away with several thousand dollars worth of goods. Last week Heathcote Transfer Station’s office was...

McIvor Times

Best Battles, round two: Heathcote v Mount Pleasant

WHILE Heathcote may not have troubled teams in the upper reaches of the ladder in 2017, they certainly made the most of their opportunities against the teams around them.

McIvor Times

Tatura

Tatura photographer captures amazing photos of insects

These impressive close-ups of creepy crawlies aren’t computer generated, nor were they taken by a professional. These spine-tingling photos of jumping spiders and bees were taken by hobby photographer Matthew McDonald in his Tatura garden over the...

Madi Chwasta

Coronavirus cancels Tatura mum’s plans to spend Mother’s Day with daughter in Peru

The month of May is wiped clean in Jeanette Moorhouse’s mobile phone save for one, lone booking on May 21. It’s the date the Tatura local was set to fly home after visiting her daughter Rachel in Lima, Peru. They were going to spend Mother’s Day...

Charmayne Allison

After a long wait, golf has returned to Hill Top Golf Club

After seven weeks of pain, golfers returned to the fairways on Saturday and the sun shone to welcome them back. Officials feared some might not bother coming back, but Saturday’s field, at 103, was the biggest for years. Of course, some things...

Shepparton News

Yarrawonga

Consistency is the key

Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy has called for consistency for our cross-border communities after NSW was made aware of various business reopenings more than a week before Victoria. Mr McCurdy last week said the lack of a timeline...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

All-Abilities park progressing

The All-Abilities Adventure Playground committee met on site with the successful tenderer for the project Enviro Culture Services last Wednesday for an update of the project. Committee members liked what they heard from Enviro Culture Services...

Robert Muir

Local swimmers brave elements

Local swimmers, Greg Bye, Sarah Kaye and Lyndon Hart (pictured) will only have to brave the early morning elements for just another week as restrictions associated with the COVD-19 pandemic start to ease. With heated pools closed until June 1, these...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Burkes reopening creates excitement

In exciting news for staff, patrons and the wider community Burkes Hotel Motel will be reopening from next Monday, June 1, providing the community with their missed pub meals and beverages. Owners Andrew and Melissa Curran are excited to be opening...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Corowa

MARKET REPORT

Numbers eased by just over 2,000 sheep and lambs at Corowa’s market on Monday. The quality was mixed with very few light lambs available. A full field of buyers were in attendance and all operating with prices lifting $10 to $20/head across the...

Corowa Free Press

All round sportsman still swimming

John Hayes has such fond memories of his birthplace Rutherglen he left 58 years ago, with work and sport, and which led to him winning the Stawell Gift in 1954, at age 20.

Robert Muir

No stopping the girl guides!

Despite all the restrictions we are under at the present time, Corowa Girl Guides are continuing to meet and participated in the online ANZAC Day Camp last Friday and Saturday. The girls had many activities related to the armed forces and World War...

Corowa Free Press

Nine lot subdivision go-ahead

By Robert Muir A proposed 9 Lot Subdivision to be developed on Lot 60 DP753734 - Kurrajongs, Whitehead Street, Corowa, Lot 2 DP1037767 - Kurrajongs, 91 Almond Lane Corowa and Lot 1 DP1037767 - Kurrajongs, 91 Almond Lane, Corowa on a total of almost...

Corowa Free Press