News Rochester’s highest bidder to open auction house PEOPLE from Rochester and surrounds will soon have an auction house to sell off bulk, antique and specialty items later this month. James Arbuthnott 15 Aug 2019 15 Aug 2019
Campaspe News Calls to save NRS handset go unanswered CANBERRA is due to cut the cord on a National Relay Service on February 1 next year, with many deaf and hearing-impaired Australians saying it means a return to the dark ages. James Arbuthnott 17 Aug 2019 17 Aug 2019
News Tigers face must win Benalla clash FOR Rochester’s senior footballers the equation is simple - win and you’re in. Brayden May 23 hours ago 23 hours ago
News Tigers face must win Benalla clash FOR Rochester’s senior footballers the equation is simple - win and you’re in. Brayden May 23 hours ago 23 hours ago
Campaspe News Woman breaks neck in Rochester car crash A ROCHESTER woman in her 40s has been flown from Echuca to Melbourne by air ambulance after suffering a broken neck in a Rochester car crash Saturday afternoon. The woman, in her 40s, was driving her Ford Focus with her daughter as a passenger when... James Arbuthnott 18 Aug 2019 18 Aug 2019
News Around the Schools: St Joseph’s Primary One hundred days of school at St Joseph’s James Arbuthnott 18 Aug 2019 18 Aug 2019
News Nominate a mate for Australia Day awards FOR THE first time in its 55-year history, 2019 saw Rochester abandon its Citizen of the Year award. James Arbuthnott 16 Aug 2019 16 Aug 2019
Campaspe News The Little Green Florist set to open in Rochester NANNEELLA florist Josie Haitsma’s twist of the vine on traditional floristry will be more of a garden feel, something more natural than the manicured kind of the old days. James Arbuthnott 15 Aug 2019 15 Aug 2019
News Chicken Run IT HAS been 18 years since Greg and Corina opened Elsey’s Quality Chickens on Gillies St in Rochester. James Arbuthnott 14 Aug 2019 14 Aug 2019
News Rural and regional Australians more likely to die from bowel cancer NEW Cancer Council statistics show people living in regional locations such as Rochester and district are one-third more likely to die from bowel cancer than those living in the most advantaged areas. James Arbuthnott 03 Aug 2019 03 Aug 2019
News Australia’s Cybercop taking care of Rochester ROCHESTER’S high school students got the real story – warts and all – about the prevalence, danger, cruelty and exponential growth of cyber bullying amongst teenagers today. James Arbuthnott 03 Aug 2019 03 Aug 2019
News New Bishop for Sandhurst elected by pope Very Reverend Associate Professor Shane Mackinlay has been appointed as the next Bishop to serve the Sandhurst diocese, which includes Rochester and surrounds. Shepparton News 09 Aug 2019 09 Aug 2019
News Shock to the heart Rochester Ambulance Auxiliary partnered with St John’s Ambulance to install a 24-hour Automated External Defibrillator (AED) outside Majors IGA recently. James Arbuthnott 06 Aug 2019 06 Aug 2019
News Aged Care Employee Day at REDHS REDHS staff had reason to celebrate on Wednesday after receiving thanks from their chief executive Anne McEvoy and afternoon tea for aged care employees day. James Arbuthnott 13 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019
News Splash ‘N’ Learn Awards MAREE Macague of Rochester’s Splash ‘N’ Learn swim school has reached the semi-finals of the Ricoh Customer Service Award for her commitment and hard work in teaching everyone from adults to four-month-olds from around the area. James Arbuthnott 13 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019
News 60th wedding anniversary Long-time locals and Rochester Tigers devotees Marg and Geoff McCarty will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at Morrison’s winery this month with their six children, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Staff can expect to fill a large table for four generations of sports players and farmers whose originators moved to Rochester from Shepparton in the 70s with five kids and a newborn to start a dairy farm. James Arbuthnott 13 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019
News Red Cross 60th Anniversary Ballendella Red Cross celebrated its 60th anniversary on Thursday with cake, awards, speeches and afternoon tea. James Arbuthnott 13 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019
News Rochester’s new community library initiative Year 11 VCAL students at Rochester Secondary College have created a community reading initiative after coordinating with principals, a kindergarten director and a primary school teacher to improve kids’ literacy. James Arbuthnott 13 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019
News Fresh funding for indigenous groups in shire CAMPASPE Shire’s traditional custodians are now eligible for a third round of grants from the Victorian government in Labor’s bid to fulfil its pre-election promises. Campaspe News 31 Jul 2019 31 Jul 2019
Breaking News Woman jumps from moving car in Moama A WOMAN in her 40s is likely to be flown to Melbourne after jumping out of a moving car in Moama earlier today. Murray River Police District Inspector Paul Huggett said Moama and Echuca police and Ambulance Victoria were called to Perricoota Rd near... Ivy Jensen 13 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019
News Accused drug dealer arrested in Echuca AN ECHUCA man will face court today accused of drug, burglary, theft and driving offences. Detective Senior Constable Troy Wickham of Echuca Criminal Investigation Unit said. police arrested the 28-year-old on Friday in High St, along with... Riverine Herald 05 Aug 2019 05 Aug 2019
News Leitchville man reels in monster Murray Cod Yael Fry got the shock of his life last week after reeling in a 120cm Murray Cod near Leitchville. Brayden May 06 Aug 2019 06 Aug 2019
News Homelessness, hopelessness THE homeless exist in a netherworld; in the case of the twin towns if you care to look it doesn’t take long to find some. On a freezing winter’s night under the bridge is a favoured haunt; sadly also occasionally a hunting ground for people who... Charmayne Allison 09 Aug 2019 09 Aug 2019
