EDITOR'S PICKS

Calls for Melbourne port operator inquiry

An international port operator has been accused of intimidation and exploitation with unions and a federal senator demanding an investigation.

AAP Newswire

Blighty slip-up

Blighty’s A grade suffered their second loss of the Picola & District League season falling to Strathmerton by one goal on Saturday.

Southern Riverina News

15 hours ago

Trapped on a roller coaster

STEPHEN Fisicaro and Emily Brown purchased their first dairy farm three years ago – and have been on a roller coaster ride ever since.

Riverine Herald

Rice at risk

Southern Riverina News

Rice at risk

Southern Riverina News

Director Weir testifies in Ricketson trial

Film director Peter Weir has testified on behalf of friend and fellow Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, who is on trial for espionage in Cambodia.

AAP Newswire

A Star performance from Nick and Steph

Nick Robertson and Stephanie Price danced their way to victory on Saturday night in the Biralee Preschool Dancing with the Stars annual charity event.

Southern Riverina News

Equine

Pony club notches 60 years

Kyabram Pony Club held its 60th anniversary celebrations on August 4.

Country News

Finance

Premium push paying off for Treasury

Treasury Wine Estates has posted a 34 per cent jump in full-year net profit, thanks to rising demand in Asia and premium brand development.

AAP Newswire

Director Weir testifies in Ricketson trial

Film director Peter Weir has testified on behalf of friend and fellow Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, who is on trial for espionage in Cambodia.

AAP Newswire

A Star performance from Nick and Steph

Nick Robertson and Stephanie Price danced their way to victory on Saturday night in the Biralee Preschool Dancing with the Stars annual charity event.

Southern Riverina News

Equine

Pony club notches 60 years

Kyabram Pony Club held its 60th anniversary celebrations on August 4.

Country News

Finance

Premium push paying off for Treasury

Treasury Wine Estates has posted a 34 per cent jump in full-year net profit, thanks to rising demand in Asia and premium brand development.

AAP Newswire

Most popular

Euroa community shows support for Emily Quattrocchi after life-changing accident

The Euroa community has rallied behind Emily Quattrocchi, who was injured when her vehicle collided with a tree on the Euroa-Shepparton Rd on July 20.

Tara Whitsed

10 Aug 2018

Teenager’s battle with freak accident

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Cobram Courier

Shepparton an asthma hot spot

Asthma is more prevalent and more serious in Shepparton compared with Melbourne according to a local respiratory specialist.

Tara Whitsed

Alliance is ready to get the Port of Echuca shipshape

FIVE major Echuca-Moama community groups have committed to work together, with the Shire of Campaspe, to progress the recently adopted Port Precinct Report.

Riverine Herald

10 Aug 2018

Shepparton Foodshare moving to new site

Shepparton Foodshare is moving warehouses after six years at its Toolamba Rd location.

Ashlea Witoslawski

14 Aug 2018

Ditching the couch to dive into the pool

More than 180 women and girls attended the first Women Only Swimming Session at Aquamoves on Sunday, taking part in free one-on-one water safety lessons and spending time in the hydrotherapy pool, spas and sauna.

Ashlea Witoslawski

On-farm roo cull rules relaxed

The NSW Government has cut red tape and given more power to drought-stricken farmers in order to help manage the damage caused by kangaroos.

Southern Riverina News

Turnbull talking over power price options

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is negotiating with his backbench over a way to keep power prices down in a bid to get support for his national energy plan.

AAP Newswire

Galleries

Tatura PS visited by Meerkat Productions

Tatura Primary School students have journeyed to a faraway kingdom for an afternoon.

Laura Briggs

03 Aug 2018

Up to 20 missing in Italy bridge collapse

As many as 20 people remain unaccounted for after a highway bridge collapsed in the Italian city of Genoa, with at least 38 already confirmed dead.

AAP Newswire

Dairy

Giant jigsaw takes shape

Fonterra’s Stanhope cheese plant reached another key milestone in its expansion this month, with the arrival of new cheesemaking equipment.

Country News

17 hours ago

Local

Rice at risk

Southern Riverina News

A Star performance from Nick and Steph

Nick Robertson and Stephanie Price danced their way to victory on Saturday night in the Biralee Preschool Dancing with the Stars annual charity event.

Southern Riverina News

Blighty slip-up

Blighty’s A grade suffered their second loss of the Picola & District League season falling to Strathmerton by one goal on Saturday.

Southern Riverina News

15 hours ago

On-farm roo cull rules relaxed

The NSW Government has cut red tape and given more power to drought-stricken farmers in order to help manage the damage caused by kangaroos.

Southern Riverina News

Open day and special awards

Jerilderie Public School opened its doors to the community for Education Week 2018 and showcased its great teaching and learning in practice.

Southern Riverina News

16 hours ago

Slow start costly for Jerilderie’s A grade

Jerilderie A grade got off to a slow start on Saturday and had to play catch up all game against home side Picola in round 19 of the Picola Netball League.

Southern Riverina News

Plays and singing all part of the celebration

Tocumwal Public School celebrated the importance of education, and especially public education, at a special assembly last week.

Southern Riverina News

17 hours ago

Eagles claim house shield

The Eagles sporting house had a clean sweep of the silverware taking out the hotly contested Tocumwal Public School athletics carnival, from Wombats and then Koalas.

Southern Riverina News

Eight award recipients

Six students and two staff from Finley Public School received awards as part of the school’s Education Week celebrations.

Southern Riverina News

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EVENTS

Benalla Lakeside Craft & Famers Market

Every fourth Saturday of the month including January. All funds raised are donated to the Benalla Community. Make it Bake it Grow it Sew it

25-

Aug

Ruth Jellif

25 Aug

Nagambie Farmers’ Market

The Nagambie Farmers’ Market is held on the fourth Sunday of each month from 10am to 2pm at the Tahbilk Winery. It features butter, bread, fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, nuts, wine, olives, olive oil, beer, ice-cream, pies, flour, jams and...

26-27

Aug

Country News

26 Aug

Australian National Piano Award

Recitals at the Eastbank Centre, Shepparton – 3 to 8 September, 2018 When: Monday 3 Sept 1pm – 3.30pm & 7.30pm – 10.30pm Tuesday 4 Sept 1pm – 3.30pm & 7.30pm – 10.30pm Wednesday 5 Sept 1pm – 3.30pm &...

03-09

Sep

Shepparton News

3 Sep

Wallan Olde Time Market

The Wallan Olde Time Market is run by the Wallan Scout Group as a fund raising solution for providing funds for quality scouting in the township of Wallan. The market features new and used items from brica-a-brac, garden products, cakes, tools...

08-09

Sep

Country News

8 Sep

Annie’s health award honour

Community Health Care’s Finley-based manager innovation and clinical redesign Annie Williams has received the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) Chief Executive’s Choice Award.

Southern Riverina News

20 hours ago

Finley Under 11s play round robin

The Finley Under 11s girls took advantage of the scheduled bye to compete in a round robin at Shepparton on Saturday.

Southern Riverina News

Regional

Ditching the couch to dive into the pool

Ashlea Witoslawski

P-12 College has sporting chance

KYABRAM P-12 College is one of 300 lucky schools to receive funding as part of the state government’s $1.1 million Active Kids initiative.

Michael Mattingly

No job too big

Newly-established, Benalla Furniture Removals offers people the use of storage sheds and removalist.

Benalla Ensign

Trapped on a roller coaster

STEPHEN Fisicaro and Emily Brown purchased their first dairy farm three years ago – and have been on a roller coaster ride ever since.

Riverine Herald

Calling all inventors

Agricultural machinery manufacturers, farm inventors, backyard tinkerers and students are urged to enter their innovative ideas for the three major awards at the 2018 Henty Machinery Field Days.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Chinese travellers choose caravan parks, camping

A new caravanning report shows Chinese travellers to Australia are 3 times more likely to choose a caravan or camping holiday compared to the same period five years ago.

Kim Price

16 hours ago

Apply for a grant

Community organisations can share in up to $20million in funding to support the efforts of volunteers.

Seymour Telegraph

Students find form in saddle

ROCHESTER was well represented at the recent Elmore Equestrian Club EA Interschool Qualifier.

Campaspe News

Carers to receive more support

HEATHCOTE carers will benefit from Victoria’s first whole-of-government strategy, which aims to provide additional support for carers throughout the next four years.

McIvor Times

Sweet fundraiser

The great Winter High Tea proved to be yet another success raising more than $200 for The Lions Club of Tatura.

Tatura Guardian

Business Awards Noms open

Nominations for the 2019 Moira Business Excellence Awards have opened. The 2019 Moira Business Excellence Awards will be held on Friday, March 29 at the Cobram Civic Centre and will include a number of new and revised categories. The event...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Home burnt down on River Street

A second fire in four days broke out in Corowa on Sunday, August 12. Corowa Fire and Rescue got the call at approximately 8.45 on Sunday night and arrived to a fully evolved fire that completely destroyed a holiday home on River Street. Again with...

Corowa Free Press

Winning is in vogue for Vogel

Any successful team or athlete will tell you winning is a habit and that theory is ringing true for golfer Steffi Vogel.

Patrick Tansey

15 hours ago

Rural

Equine

Pony club notches 60 years

Kyabram Pony Club held its 60th anniversary celebrations on August 4.

Country News

Water

New report says stop farm water transfers

A new government report has failed to identify any easy ways of finding water savings out of agriculture for the Commonwealth’s environmental purposes.

Country News

Animal Health

Do you have the facts on mycoplasma?

MYCOPLASMA IN dairy herds is a topical issue. Much of the media coverage has related to farm biosecurity, management options and the decision to eradicate. This article discusses mycoplasma in relation to animal health: how does Mycoplasma cause...

Gemma Chuck

Dairy

Giant jigsaw takes shape

Fonterra’s Stanhope cheese plant reached another key milestone in its expansion this month, with the arrival of new cheesemaking equipment.

Country News

17 hours ago

Livestock

Live exports in limbo

City people ‘‘in soy latte cafes’’ and ‘‘keyboard warriors’’ have been criticised by Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack for not understanding the complexities of Australia’s valuable live sheep export market.

Country News

Markets

Tide turns but more needed to lift confidence

THE NEW dairy season has just commenced, and there is already plenty to keep track of. We have seen some of the highest opening prices ever announced coincide with farmer confidence hitting a multi-year low, more farmers than ever changing processor...

John Droppert

Last banks ‘stump up’ to help

The banks, who have long taken from farmers, have finally ‘‘stumped up’’ to help them in the drought, Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says.

Country News

Horticulture

Free pest info offered

Australian apple and pear growers are invited to attend free training in integrated pest and disease management to help preserve orchard health and viability.

Country News

14 Aug 2018

Dairy

ADF ready for code of conduct consultations

A stronger dairy industry code of conduct would include a formal dispute resolution mechanism and penalties procedure to solve conflicts between farmers and processors, according to Australia’s peak dairy farmer group.

Country News

11 Aug 2018

Drought stress hurts farmers

Farmers who are under 35 years old, living and working on a farm in outer regional, remote or very remote NSW, are experiencing greater financial hardship, and more frequently report personal drought-related stress (PDS), according to research published by the Medical Journal of Australia.

Country News

Machinery & Products

What to look for in a feed mixer

UNIFORMLY MIXED feed components provide better nutrition, improved feed efficiency and cost, and the opportunity to reduce wastage. In dry times, when much of the feed can be purchased off farm with higher costs, efficiency is even more critical...

Dairy News

Management

Water loss causes change in thinking

USING WATER in the right place at the right time is the key to future success for a young Western Australian dairy farming family. From Benger, two hours south of Perth, Mick and Sophia Giumelli are transforming their farm to reduce costs and the...

Rick Bayne

Water

Drought water price modelled

A new report speculates that if a new drought were to develop similar to the millennial drought, allocation water prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin would rise no higher than the peak experienced in 2002-03.

Country News

Cropping

Performance boost for balers

Precision and consistency are the hallmarks of Case IH’s round baler range, with recent improvements further enhancing its performance in the paddock and the bottom-line for producers.

Country News

From the Experts

Genetics may ease heat stress

THE MODERN dairy cow is highly susceptible to the effects of heat and in the Australian climate, the effects of heat stress cause millions of dollars in lost production every year. Temperature and humidity that exceed certain thresholds lead to...

Dairy News

16 Apr 2018

Working Dogs

Lazy days best

What are their names and how old are they?

Country News

National & World

Calls for Melbourne port operator inquiry

An international port operator has been accused of intimidation and exploitation with unions and a federal senator demanding an investigation.

AAP Newswire

Finance

Premium push paying off for Treasury

Treasury Wine Estates has posted a 34 per cent jump in full-year net profit, thanks to rising demand in Asia and premium brand development.

AAP Newswire

Director Weir testifies in Ricketson trial

Film director Peter Weir has testified on behalf of friend and fellow Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, who is on trial for espionage in Cambodia.

AAP Newswire

Up to 20 missing in Italy bridge collapse

As many as 20 people remain unaccounted for after a highway bridge collapsed in the Italian city of Genoa, with at least 38 already confirmed dead.

AAP Newswire

Horse Racing

Secret Lady to step up in Silver Shadow

Gary Portelli is looking to Silver Shadow Stakes contender Secret Lady and her stablemates to help fill the void left by the retirement of She Will Reign.

AAP Newswire

11 hours ago

AFL

Magpie Mihocek loves new role in AFL debut

Collingwood’s Brody Mihocek rarely played in attack until making his debut this season, but he’s relishing his new role in the AFL’s third highest-scoring team.

AAP Newswire

Turnbull talking over power price options

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is negotiating with his backbench over a way to keep power prices down in a bid to get support for his national energy plan.

AAP Newswire

Entertainment

Tributes flow for Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin, the US soul legend known for hits such as Respect, I Say a Little Prayer and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, has died aged 76.

AAP Newswire

4 hours ago

Christian Brothers pay $1m to abuse victim

A lawyer for a victim of child sex abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers says the landmark $1 million settlement could open the door for more cases.

AAP Newswire