Corowa News

Sparks fly for Corowa students

Sparks flew and skills grew when a group of Corowa High School students earned an engineering qualification as part of a unique partnership with the TAFE NSW Corowa Connected Learning Centre recently. The TVET students, spanning years 10, 11 and 12...

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Park set to come alive

John Foord Oval will again come alive with Christmas cheer for the annual Carols in the Park event next week. This community event will be held at John Foord Oval on Wednesday, 18 December, beginning at 6pm with free kids activities. Residents are...

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Partnership forged

Federation Council and the Corowa District Landcare have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the current working relationship for on the ground local natural resource management and conservation initiatives in the region. The MOU...

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Partnership forged

Federation Council and the Corowa District Landcare have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise the current working relationship for on the ground local natural resource management and conservation initiatives in the region. The MOU...

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Fuse fire narrowly avoids “major incident”

A Wahgunyah house narrowly avoided a serious fire incident after a fuse box came alight and threatened to spread to the rest house. Fire & Rescue NSW 268 Station Corowa was called over the border to support Wahgunyah CFA at the Wahgunyah...

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Corowa Market Report

Corowa’s Market on Monday yielded better results to the previous week with 14,905 yarded with an overall increase of 1,025. There was a picking of sheep and lambs with weight which helped to keep a floor in some categories of the market...

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Rennie Bus Reunion

After 12 months in the making former travellers on the Rennie bus gathered in Corowa for a special reunion. Commuters from as far back as the 1950s travelled in from places such as Melbourne, Port Macquarie and Newcastle to attend the reunion at the...

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Bangerang Park set to open

In much anticipation, the Bangerang Park development is set to officially open to the public next week.

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Win:Win KVE/Federation

By Robert Muir Organisers of the 2020 milestone Khaki Vehicle Enthusiasts (KVE) visit to Corowa in March are delighted their request for a $3200 cash sponsorship has been approved. And Federation Council is also delighted to support its biggest...

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Ambulance Victoria deny validity of alleged death

Ambulance Victoria says the case raised at Indigo Shire Council’s meeting last month about a person dying in hospital after waiting an hour for an ambulance could not be found.

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Murray Irrigation axes six

Murray Irrigation (MI) has announced the removal of at least six roles as part of Phase One of its Business Review, in response to pressures placed upon the business by ongoing dry conditions. MI CEO Phil Endley said the decision to reduce staff...

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Droves of farmers turnout to rally

Many Riverina farmers descended upon Canberra on Monday for the ‘Can the Plan’ rally, which has provoked David Littleproud to review the plan.

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Aquatic Centre preparation works close to completion

With the Corowa Aquatic Centre Design and Construction Tender awarded at the October Federation Council meeting, site preparation works to ensure the site is ready for construction are well advanced.

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Establishing a floodplain committee

A Corowa, Howlong, Mulwala Floodplain Risk Management Committee comprising at least 10 persons is to be established by Federation Council. It follows advice on October 29 of a successful council grant application to the State Government for...

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The Pigasso Project

In celeberation of the Chinese Year of the Pig, students at Lowesdale Public School have teamed up with Rivalea Australia to complete ‘The Pigasso Project’.

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Historic Fairfield property sold

Once Australia’s largest vineyard, Rutherglen’s Fairfield Estate has been sold for the first time in over 40 years for an undisclosed amount The 852-hectare property, which includes a 130-year-old Victorian mansion at 3210 Murray Valley Highway...

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Patient dies after long wait for ambo

The claim that improving ambulance response times in the Indigo Shire is a “matter of life or death” has been substantiated after a local resident died in hospital after waiting an hour for an ambulance.

Rhys Williams

Corowa Market Report

Corowa’s Market on Monday yielded lower results to the previous week’s with 13,880 yarded overall for a decrease of 1,580. 8,210 lambs were yarded for a decrease of 1,210 while sheep were also down 370 with 5,670 yarded overall. Agents penned...

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Sanger Street comes alive

The atmosphere was buzzing on Sanger Street for the 2019 Corowa Christmas Festival on Friday night.

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