Southern Riverina News

Lewis’ brush with death

Tocumwal’s Graham Lewis knows he is lucky to be alive. He miraculously escaped injury when a mature tree, estimated at more than 15m tall, fell on his shed while he was working inside last week. Mr Lewis, who may be best known as one of the chefs at...

Daniel Hughes

2 hours ago

Sport

Cats’ clutch win

Finley dug deep to cement their spot in the Murray Valley Cricket Association Division One finals on Saturday night. The twilight game against Barooga was on a knife’s edge, with a four wicket haul from Paul Massingham helping the Cats to a 25 run...

Daniel Hughes

16 hours ago

News

Lewis’ brush with death

Daniel Hughes

2 hours ago

Sport

Finley’s Fast Four tennis

Entries for Finley Tennis Club ‘s Autumn Fast4tennis competition are now open. The short-form tennis style will see singles, doubles, teams and mixed formats to suit all abilities. The competition will see some fast, fun tennis and is also...

Daniel Hughes

17 hours ago

Sport

Finley’s Fast Four tennis

Daniel Hughes

17 hours ago

News

Swimming pool closure

The 2019/2020 swimming season at the Finley pool will come to a close on Sunday February 23. This is a little earlier than usual as renovations to the complex will commence shortly and will be completed by the end of June. The pool will be open on...

Southern Riverina News

16 hours ago

Sport

Saints introduce three coach line up for 2020

Just one week after the Saints’ biggest signings of the off season Tim McAuley was introduced, they have also released their seniors coaching staff for the 2020 season. The seniors side will be lead by Ty Russell and on-field co-coach McAuley...

Daniel Hughes

17 Feb 2020

Most popular

News

Former local business linked to multi-million dollar scam

A former Shepparton business has made national headlines once again as an ABC investigation uncovered a multimillion-dollar scam that targets drug addicts and the homeless. Former local accountancy firm Brown Baldwin have been accused of exploiting...

Morgan Dyer

15 Feb 2020

News

Four people dead after two-plane collision near Avenel

Four people have died following an aircraft collission in Mangalore, near Avenel this morning.

Shepparton News

21 hours ago

News

Fatal crash at Tatura

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Tatura last night.

Shepparton News

18 Feb 2020

News

Emergency services at the scene of Avenel plane crash

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a plane crash on the Hume Fwy near Avenel. Ten vehicles are currently at the scene. Ambulance Victoria said they received the call at approximately 11.30am. There are currently no details about the...

Shepparton News

22 hours ago

News

Shepparton father to be sentenced after stabbing son with screwdriver

A Shepparton father who stabbed his son three times with a screwdriver last year, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, will be sentenced next week.

Liz Mellino

18 Feb 2020

News

Toc. face red alert in the Murray

A red alert warning has been issued for the Murray River at Tocumwal, as a result of blue-green algae. Water NSW has said usage for recreation, stock, domestic, irrigation and potable water is not advisable, and contact can potentially be harmful to...

Daniel Hughes

21 hours ago

News

Max returns from Canada

Berrigan teenager Max Cameron has just returned last week from a “trip of a life time” having completed a five month exchange program in Canada. Max, 17, left for Canada on August 27, 2019 and returned just last week to a warm welcome from friends...

Daniel Hughes

15 Feb 2020

News

Former Finley local becomes international author

A love of literature fostered in primary school has inspired Sue Tyrrell in her career and passions over many years. The former Southern Riverina News journalist has had a successful career in media and marketing, and can now add successful novelist...

Daniel Hughes

14 Feb 2020

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EVENTS

Events

All Pasts Lead to Now - Concert One

All Pasts Lead to Now is a concert series that will feature a range of music, song, spoken word, dance and visuals that draws on the varied backgrounds of each artist. The series has been crafted by Riverlinks and Multicultural Arts Victoria, as...

21-

Alana Christensen

21 Feb

Events

Movie Night at the Pool - ‘Wonder Park’

Age Group: 0-4,5-12,13-17,18+ What to bring: Bathers, a towel, drink bottle and remember to be sun smart Registration: On the day Cost: Pool admission

Alana Christensen

21 Feb

Events

Pako Festa Geelong Heritage Train

Join us on a special vintage diesel haul heritage train tour to Geelong and enjoy a family day out at Pako Festa Festival. Travel to Pako Festa in our Heritage Train hauled by Blue and Gold heritage locomotives. Passengers will travel in comfortable...

Seymour Telegraph

29 Feb

Events

TatFest 2000

A wonderful festival for families with cultural foods, amusements for children, entertainment for adults, and special events. Entry is free. Site is fenced to make safe for children. Brought to you by the Lions Club of Tatur

Alana Christensen

1 Mar

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Regional

News

Four people dead after two-plane collision near Avenel

Four people have died following an aircraft collission in Mangalore, near Avenel this morning.

Shepparton News

21 hours ago

News

Community clean-up days set for Kyabram and district

WITH registrations now open for the 2020 Clean Up Australia Day, it’s time to check out your local rubbish hot-spots and challenge your neighbours, work colleagues, friends and family to get out and tidy up. Registered Community Clean Up...

Kyabram Free Press

1 hour ago

News

FCJ College Dux assembly

FCJ College held its annual Dux assembly on Monday, February 10. Year 12 students from 2019 who scored the highest study score in each subject were acknowledged by the whole school community for their outstanding efforts. College principal Joanne...

Simon Ruppert

56 minutes ago

News

The spectre of child abuse: Bryan Pickthall’s story

THE eyes of our elderly hold a thousand stories. Stories of love and loss, of battles won and dreams never realised. For many, they also conceal secrets. Some buried so deep beneath decades of pain, shame and guilt they seem impossible to unearth.

Charmayne Allison

23 Jan 2020

News

Happy birthday to Cobram’s CWA Nocturnal Branch

Cobram’s Country Women’s Association Nocturnal Branch celebrated its first birthday recently, after a busy year working for the community, learning new skills and forming new friendships. Branch president Helen Christie said they had...

Spencer Fowler Steen

12 Feb 2020

News

Strathbogie Shire by-election candidates announced

Five candidates have nominated in the Strathbogie Shire Council Honeysuckle Creek Ward by-election. The candidates, in ballot paper order, are Robin Hull Weatherald, Chris Raeburn, Julie Allen, Maree Maher and Tom Maher. Candidate statements and...

David Rak

18 hours ago

News

International artist withdraws from Rochester Mural Festival

THERE is a late change to the line-up for the Rochester Mural Festival this weekend. International artist Wei Luan has pulled out of the festival because of concerns over coronavirus. The Chinese national lives in Vancouver, which has seen multiple...

Anna McGuinness

17 Feb 2020

News

Tooby Booby is back for a sixth year

For the sixth year running, Tooborac Hotel and Brewery will be holding its Tooby Booby festival on Saturday, March 7. The event is in support of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and its mission to give world-class scientists the equipment...

Alex Gretgrix

14 Feb 2020

Sport

Tat Chat | Hill Top golf

With 40 points, Trevor Roberts won Saturday’s stableford competition for the Privilege Cup, which is sponsored by Peppermill Shepparton, but, as a visitor he could not claim the privilege of asking members to fill his mug. He did win the...

Shepparton News

27 Jan 2020

News

MAC Inc. to disband

Volunteer organisation Moira Arts & Culture Inc. (MAC Inc.), which was established by Moira Shire Council in 2013, is ceasing at years end. In a statement released by MAC Inc, it highlighted to the withdrawal of support from Moira Shire as...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

56 minutes ago

News

Shaving for a cause

Corowa Free Press employee Dale Pegg will be shaving her head for a good cause next month. Dale will be shaving her locks if she raises more than $1000, in aid of the Cancer Council and Relay for Life both of which hold a special meaning to her...

Emma Prior

1 hour ago

Sport

Shepp News GVBBL Podcast | Episode 5

The final episode of the Shepparton News GVBBL Podcast is here. Who will take out the inaugural Crane Aid GVBBL crown?

Tyler Maher

13 Feb 2020

Galleries

PHOTOS | Megan Fisher’s best photos of 2019

It was another huge year of football and netball - and one of the News’ photographers was always hard at work trying to capture the action.

Alex Mitchell

27 Dec 2019

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Rural

Water

Farmers call to boycott water rates

For more than half a century, Cohuna’s Russell Crichton has been a proud food producer. But for the first time in all those years, he has joined the ever-lengthening list of farmers unable to pay their Goulburn-Murray Water bill.

Sophie Baldwin

18 Feb 2020

Water

Irrigated farming faces more threats

Victoria’s irrigation industries and related communities seem to be ending 2019 with a potential threat of even more water leaving our agriculture. I sense Canberra and city-centric sympathy to adjusting water sharing in the Murray-Darling...

Country News

17 Dec 2019

Animal Health

Do not forget your dry cows during heat stress

ALTHOUGH DAIRY producers are paying more attention to their milking cows during heat stress, many times they will not be aware of how heat stress during the dry cow period has a huge negative impact on the cow and her offspring. This implies...

Dairy News

17 Feb 2020

Dairy

New year marks a new era for dairy industry

2020 will deliver a fairer go for the more than 5000 Australian dairy farmers who now have more sway with processors under the dairy industry’s Mandatory Code of Conduct.

Rodney Woods

01 Jan 2020

Livestock

Red meat industry set to benefit from new pasture grass research

Australia’s red meat industry is set to benefit from new pasture grass research focused on increasing its production and profitability and helping to safeguard it in a changing climate. Agriculture Victoria research scientists have generated...

Rodney Woods

10 Dec 2019

Markets

Australian consumers and the value of premium products

With temperatures heating up, all eyes are on southern Australia’s harvest prospects. As northern parts of the country experience yet another failed harvest, the southern crop will be paramount for any potential impact on current feed costs. While...

Dairy News

20 Dec 2019

Water

A return to Canberra for farmers?

If new Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt takes a ‘slowly slowly’ approach to his portfolio, farmers will again be rallying in Canberra, says one water advocacy group.

James Bennett

18 Feb 2020

Horticulture

New podcast for horticultural growers

A new resource designed to arm horticultural growers with everything they need to grow their business has been released by Hort Innovation. The podcast series, titled Growing Matters, is now freely available to download or stream through Apple...

Rodney Woods

04 Dec 2019

Dairy

Kyabram the home of new milk processing factory

A new milk processing factory is coming to Kyabram, with the Kyabram Jam Company set to invest $40 million to $50 million to diversify the former SPC-owned IXL site.

Rodney Woods

17 Dec 2019

News

Couple awaits council decision on planning permit

Former dairy farmers wishing to develop an embryo transfer facility in Cosgrove have had their plans delayed, as their proposal awaits approval from Greater Shepparton City Council. Andrew and Tina Paterson from South Gippsland moved to Cosgrove to...

Jamieson Salter

18 Feb 2020

Machinery & Products

New range of telehandlers

A NEW range of agricultural JCB Loadall telescopic handlers has been launched featuring increased lift performance, improved safety and driver comfort, and the all-new next-generation Command Plus cab, designed primarily with agricultural operators...

Dairy News

17 Feb 2020

Management

Rating system useful

DAIRY FARMERS seeking a way of assessing the agronomic performance or economic benefit of different rye-grass cultivars can use a rating system to determine the best choices for their property. Australian dairy farmers invest more than $100 million...

Dairy News

17 Feb 2020

Water

Trading rules and constraints measures top of agenda at MinCo

Basin states have acknowledged concerns around foreign ownership and monopoly behaviour in the water markets and agreed to ask the ACCC to look at whether changes to trading rules are required and consider registration of brokers across state...

Rodney Woods

17 Dec 2019

Cropping

SunRice slashes jobs

The Federal Government must develop a “bail-out package” for SunRice. That’s the message from NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton, following the announcement last week another 100 jobs would be lost from the Deniliquin and Leeton rice mills...

Zoe McMaugh

09 Dec 2019

From the Experts

ABV release prompts sire review

The August release of Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) and the upcoming joining season will have dairy farmers around the country thinking about the next best sires to use over their herds. While breeding enthusiasts will delve into great detail...

Dairy News

13 Sep 2019

News

Landholders take on regenerative agriculture project

More than 100 landholders are participating in the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s Regenerative Agriculture project, to reinvigorate the productive and ecological health of soil in the region. The project has been running for 15...

Jamieson Salter

18 Feb 2020

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National & world

National

NSW govt drops forestry privatisation idea

The NSW government won’t privatise Forestry Corporation’s softwood plantation business after an independent scoping study and unprecedented bushfire season.

AAP Newswire

9 minutes ago

Finance

Domain swings to H1 profit but market flat

Real estate advertiser Domain bounced back from an impairment-driven $154.1 million loss a year ago but revenue has slipped 8.0 per cent to $147 million.

AAP Newswire

9 minutes ago

World

China reports large drop in virus cases

China’s central Hubei province has reported 349 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, the lowest figure since January 25.

AAP Newswire

21 minutes ago

World

Coronavirus poses risk to global growth

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, who meet in Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday, have expressed concern the coronavirus will hit global growth.

AAP Newswire

2 hours ago

Horse Racing

Holyfield rises from canvas in Sandown win

Headed in the straight, Holyfield has rallied under the urgings of Jye McNeil to remain unbeaten with his victory in the Ladbrokes Handicap at Sandown.

AAP Newswire

16 hours ago