Rochester News

Firefighters responding to fire in Strathallan

FIREFIGHTERS are responding to a yet-to-be-controlled grass fire Burgoine Rd, Strathallan. The fire is travelling towards the river reserve and smoke will be visible from nearby communities and roads. The CFA encourages residents to keep the roads...

Campaspe News

Mayor Weston elected for another term

CAMPASPE Shire Council mayor Adrian Weston will stay at the helm for another term after being re-elected on Tuesday. At the statutory meeting councillors re-elected Cr Weston for a fourth term and elected Cr Vicki Neele as deputy mayor, both for...

Lachlan Durling

Share your experiences in accessing rural aged care services

If you would like more information or are interested in being part of the study, please contact Marita Chisholm, Research Officer, John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University. Phone: (03) 5444...

Vanessa Wiltshire

Share your experiences in accessing rural aged care services

If you would like more information or are interested in being part of the study, please contact Marita Chisholm, Research Officer, John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University. Phone: (03) 5444...

Vanessa Wiltshire

Fishing and canoe platform coming to Rochester

THE North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has received the go-ahead to construct an all-access fishing and canoe platform at the Campaspe River. The platform was funded by an Australian Government Basin Plan grant and will stretch along...

Jared Prestwidge

Elmore coffee van application refused

THE Elmore Progress Association has breathed a collective sigh of relief as plans for a coffee van at Railway Place were shut down by VicTrack. After almost two months of uncertainty and a petition with more than 300 signatures, the association’s...

Jared Prestwidge

Photo Gallery: REDHS Cup Day luncheon

Photo Gallery: REDHS Cup Day luncheon

James Arbuthnott

George and Marje Milne celebrate 70 years together

IT HAS been 70 years since George and Marje Milne tied the knot on November 12, 1949 at St Peter’s Church in Eaglehawk. Now with a big happy family and a lifetime together to commemorate, the pair reflect on times of hard work, hardship and most of...

James Arbuthnott

Around the Schools: Nanneella Estate Primary School

Big Changes for a Small School In 2020, Nanneella Estate Primary School will undergo some staffing changes not seen since the early 1990s.

James Arbuthnott

Rochester’s netballers in the spotlight

ROCHESTER’S 145-year sporting history added another chapter on Friday when the recreation reserve unveiled lighting for its netball courts.

James Arbuthnott

Lockington circus

LOCKINGTON’S little circus performers had their time in the spotlight recently, showing off their hoola hoop, tumbling, juggling and unicycling skills alongside Circus Oz at the Lockington Community Centre.

James Arbuthnott

Creative Seeds art exhibition at the Heritage Courthouse

Artists from Rochester and district will lift the veil on new artworks at the second annual Creative Seeds exhibition on November 22 after last year’s successful turnout. A diverse range of artworks in a variety of mediums, including two- and...

James Arbuthnott

$2 million hay fire at Elmore still burning

AN ELMORE hayshed fire – that is still burning – may have caused close to $2 million damage.

James Arbuthnott

Campervan and Motorhomes flock to Elmore for national rally

THE freedom of the open road, to travel when you want and stop wherever you want without worrying about accommodation is what drove 1500 people to northern Victoria last month. The 34th National CMCA (Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia) Rally...

David Chapman

Rochester Community House break-in

SHAMELESS thieves broke into Rochester’s Community House and shire offices on Saturday night before leaving with petty cash and food donations. The burglars appear to have gained entry through a door in the library before ransacking Community House...

James Arbuthnott

Alison tackles cancer head-on

To the local sounds of The Healers and with her town by her side, Alison Stewart’s golden-red locks will fall at Lockington Lions Park this Sunday, as she stares bare-faced and bald at her breast cancer diagnosis. She’s raising money for...

James Arbuthnott

Around the Schools: Rochester Primary

Rochester Primary School Disco The annual school disco is a highlight of the school’s social calendar. Last week our students returned to school for an evening of dancing and doing the limbo. Preps to grade 6 all joined in together with the...

James Arbuthnott

Car crashes into irrigation channel on Prairie-Rochester Road on Sunday

A woman has been charged with drug and property offences as well as dangerous driving after her car crashed into an irrigation channel on Prairie-Rochester Rd near Lockington yesterday. Emergency services were called to the scene o at 10.35am on...

James Arbuthnott

Rochester hit by two fires

It was a matter of kilometres between two fires last week, as 600 hay bales were involved in a blaze at Nanneella, and a grass fire threatened a shed and neighbouring properties in Rochester — the incidents starting just minutes apart. Shortly...

James Arbuthnott