News Johnno’s Run goes virtual IT WASN’T the usual Johnno’s Run in 2020, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t as successful. Brayden May 30 Jul 2020 30 Jul 2020
News Campaspe Shire’s 10-year plan to come back to councillors CAMPASPE Shire Council’s 10-year plan will go back before staff to be updated for anomalies and to specify that it is only an indicative costing. At the July 21 council meeting the costings for capital works until June 2030 was presented, with... Lachlan Durling 28 Jul 2020 28 Jul 2020
News Tourism to take a hit from Echuca-Moama border closure A CLOSURE of the NSW border is not a line between two towns. It’s is cutting one community in half. That is the message from Echuca Moama Tourism chief executive Kathryn Mackenzie, who said a border closure would be devastating for tourism... Andrew Johnston 08 Jul 2020 08 Jul 2020
News Tourism to take a hit from Echuca-Moama border closure A CLOSURE of the NSW border is not a line between two towns. It’s is cutting one community in half. That is the message from Echuca Moama Tourism chief executive Kathryn Mackenzie, who said a border closure would be devastating for tourism... Andrew Johnston 08 Jul 2020 08 Jul 2020
News Students go digital to find future career WHILE large gatherings still aren’t permitted during the coronavirus pandemic, this hasn’t stopped the Beacon Foundation from helping their students with their futures. On a normal year, students from five schools around the twin towns would have... Alex Gretgrix 21 Jun 2020 21 Jun 2020
News ACCC investigates Echuca Luxury Houseboats complaints THE consumer watchdog is investigating complaints against Echuca Luxury Houseboats relating to COVID-19 cancellations. It comes after dozens of people claimed they were left thousands of dollars out-of-pocket after they had to cancel their holidays... Ivy Jensen 28 May 2020 28 May 2020
Lifestyle 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 18 May 2020 18 May 2020
News 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 18 May 2020 18 May 2020
News DW Law come full circle IN RECENT times, the day-to-day operation of property law firm DW Law have come full circle. Dianne Taylor started the firm in 1993 after arriving in Echuca from Melbourne and since then the practice has thrived serving thousands of clients from... Riverine Herald 15 May 2020 15 May 2020
News Nicholas WJ Rolfe & Associates are here to support Echuca-Moama Nicholas WJ Rolfe & Associates began life as a criminal law firm over 15 years ago. Since then, the firm has continued to grow. It maintains a strong focus on crime, however the team of three solicitors and one conveyancing clerk provide advice... Riverine Herald 15 May 2020 15 May 2020
Lifestyle Front door photography proves popular in Echuca-Moama region IT IS lucky for Mathoura-based photographer Zowie Crump that petrol is cheap. She has been run off her feet with her business, The Art of Zowie Photography. Lachlan Durling 12 May 2020 12 May 2020
News Echuca Regional Health asymptomatic testing clinic closed ECHUCA Regional Health has today announced the closure of its asymptomatic COVID-19 testing clinic. Brayden May 11 May 2020 11 May 2020
News The Amphibious sinks in Port of Echuca The Paddle Vessel Amphibious sank in the Murray on Saturday evening. Riverine Herald 10 May 2020 10 May 2020
News Moama man bailed after alleged firearm theft A MAN accused of threatening another man with a firearm during an argument Moama last month has been released on bail. Ivy Jensen 07 May 2020 07 May 2020
News O’Dea family home becomes home school classroom SHE admits she might have been a little generous giving herself a mark of 7 out of 10, but this is Prue Harding-O’Dea’s first real crack at home schooling. Riverine Herald 05 May 2020 05 May 2020
News Echuca motorists flout 40km/h past emergency vehicle law ONLY a week after the tragic deaths of four police officers on the Eastern Freeway, motorists continue to speed past emergency sites. In the five minutes the Riverine Herald and Campaspe Highway Patrol set up a police intercept on the Northern Hwy... Ivy Jensen 01 May 2020 01 May 2020
Education Karina Bruffell and her family adjust to remote study THE start of term 2 has been looking very different for Karina Bruffell and her three children – Aiden, Briony and Cade. Brayden May 29 Apr 2020 29 Apr 2020
News Walking in the footsteps of history at Mologa There’s no real way to pin down Mologa, there’s no town, not even a pub. But SOPHIE BALDWIN found through a remarkable tribute to the district’s connection to Anzac Day there is a fiercely proud sense of community ANZAC Day is commemorated... Sophie Baldwin 27 Apr 2020 27 Apr 2020
News Lisa Drysdale goes from premiership coach to school principal LISA Drysdale is better known for her efforts as a coach of a premiership netball team, not as a school teacher. But like so many others, Lisa has seen her family’s routine thrown out the window by the coronavirus pandemic. It has meant she has been... Brayden May 21 Apr 2020 21 Apr 2020
Virus updates Two Shepparton workers test positive for COVID-19 A staff member at First Choice Liquor Shepparton and another at Shepparton Retirement Villages have tested positive for COVID-19. Spencer Fowler Steen 13 hours ago 13 hours ago
News No new cases There has been one further case of COVID-19 identified in a resident of Murrumbidgee Local Health District. Deniliquin Pastoral Times 21 Jul 2020 21 Jul 2020
News COVID-19 fines after police called to Kyabram residence hosting 30-plus gathering NINE people have been issued fines by Kyabram Police after they were found in breach of COVID-19 social-gathering restrictions. Jared Prestwidge 19 Jul 2020 19 Jul 2020
News Benalla Freemasons COVID concerns Family members of residents at Royal Freemasons Benalla are anxiously awaiting test results after a staff member was in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. Simon Ruppert 04 Aug 2020 04 Aug 2020
