EDITOR'S PICKS

Day 16 of the federal election campaign

What leaders Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten and their teams are up to in the federal election campaign.

AAP Newswire

20 minutes ago

Young Saints runaway winners

The Berrigan reserves had no trouble against Tocumwal on Good Friday, running away 91 point winners.

Southern Riverina News

In brief

Trio face court over aggravated burglary

Riverine Herald

Homegrown produce

Some of the delicious citrus fruits we purchase from the supermarket come straight from the Mowbray Farm near Berrigan.

Southern Riverina News

Homegrown produce

Some of the delicious citrus fruits we purchase from the supermarket come straight from the Mowbray Farm near Berrigan.

Southern Riverina News

Aviation bodies to meet on Boeing 737 MAX

The FAA will meet with global aviation regulators on May 23 to share its safety analysis of the Boeing 737 MAX, which has been grounded after two fatal crashes.

AAP Newswire

31 minutes ago

Jerilderie welcomes its fighting sons home

Southern Riverina News

Gold Stars for service

Four volunteer firefighters from northern Victoria have been recognised for a combined 157 years of service to their communities, including their significant dedication to district championships.

Country News

Finance

Shareholder group to reject AMP pay again

The Australian Shareholder’s Association says it plans to vote against AMP Ltd’s executive pay proposals for a second straight year.

AAP Newswire

Aviation bodies to meet on Boeing 737 MAX

The FAA will meet with global aviation regulators on May 23 to share its safety analysis of the Boeing 737 MAX, which has been grounded after two fatal crashes.

AAP Newswire

31 minutes ago

Jerilderie welcomes its fighting sons home

Southern Riverina News

Gold Stars for service

Four volunteer firefighters from northern Victoria have been recognised for a combined 157 years of service to their communities, including their significant dedication to district championships.

Country News

Finance

Shareholder group to reject AMP pay again

The Australian Shareholder’s Association says it plans to vote against AMP Ltd’s executive pay proposals for a second straight year.

AAP Newswire

Most popular

Shepparton man caught travelling at 191km/h

Shepparton Highway Patrol officers nabbed a driver allegedly travelling at 191km/h in Shepparton about 11.50pm last night. The 20-year-old probationary driver was detected in an 80km/h zone on Goulburn Valley Highway. The Shepparton man had his...

Madeleine Caccianiga

20 Apr 2019

Shepparton family preserves fruit at its best

A Shepparton family’s business is set to slash water use in its apple and pear storage facility by up to 80 per cent and stop two tonnes of plastic going to landfill each year as a result of ground-breaking technology.

Alana Christensen

Dairy

Family fighting to stay afloat

The Clark family has always had firm plans for a future in the dairy industry.

Sophie Baldwin

Industry is broken

Steve Dalitz is officially a statistic — collateral damage.

Sophie Baldwin

Prepare for water Campaspe

UP TO 900 Ml of environmental water will be sent down the Campaspe River across six days this month, and then up to 40 Ml a day until winter.

Riverine Herald

22 Apr 2019

GoFish Nagambie event ambassador filming at event

Television fishing personality Paul Worsteling will drop in a line in Nagambie today, filming an episode for his series IFISH.

Tara Whitsed

21 hours ago

Gala night to celebrate business

About 150 people attended the Berrigan Shire Business Awards at the Cobram Barooga Golf Club on Wednesday night.

Southern Riverina News

18 hours ago

Shorten tries to ease big business concern

Bill Shorten says he will work for all Australians if Labor wins the May 18 election, and would not be beholden to the union movement or big business.

AAP Newswire

42 minutes ago

Galleries

Enjoying the outdoors at Victoria Park Lake

News photographer Megan Fisher visited Victoria Park Lake yesterday and caught up with some of the children enjoying the playground facilities.

Shepparton News

19 hours ago

Noor next to testify over Damond’s death

Mohamed Noor is set to testify next, with his testimony likely to be crucial when the jury decides his guilt in the death of Australian woman Justine Damond.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago

Tatura moves into goat milk powder

Tatura Milk has begun processing goat milk, signing a five-year deal with premium infant formula company Bubs Australia to convert fresh goat milk directly from the farm gate into infant formula. Bubs Australia founder and chief executive Kristy...

Dairy News

Local

Homegrown produce

Some of the delicious citrus fruits we purchase from the supermarket come straight from the Mowbray Farm near Berrigan.

Southern Riverina News

Jerilderie welcomes its fighting sons home

Southern Riverina News

Young Saints runaway winners

The Berrigan reserves had no trouble against Tocumwal on Good Friday, running away 91 point winners.

Southern Riverina News

Gala night to celebrate business

About 150 people attended the Berrigan Shire Business Awards at the Cobram Barooga Golf Club on Wednesday night.

Southern Riverina News

18 hours ago

Easter boost

Tocumwal is reaping the economic rewards of a successful Easter, with thousands having attended local events over the weekend.

Southern Riverina News

19 hours ago

Deni pair claim Easter title

Finley BC

Southern Riverina News

20 hours ago

Races attract 3000

The good vibes of the Easter long weekend reached their peak on Saturday with an estimated 3000 racegoers flocking to the Tocumwal Gold Cup.

Southern Riverina News

21 hours ago

Saints excel on Good Friday

Berrigan is back on the winner’s list following an emphatic 83 point win over Tocumwal in the annual Good Friday clash.

Southern Riverina News

22 hours ago

Demerits continue from today

Murray River Highway Patrol Police were out in force over the Easter long weekend to provide a high profile presence to reduce road trauma, which will continue until after Anzac Day.

Southern Riverina News

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EVENTS

Alexandra on Perkins Market

The Alexandra on Perkins Market – after more than a decade away, the monthly market makes a welcome return to the heart of the Alexandra township. Just a short leisurely stroll from the local shops and cafes, visitors and locals can now enjoy...

Simone Dunne

Benalla Lakeside Market

Wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, gifts and much more. Live entertainment each month. This market is organised and managed by the Rotary and Lions Clubs of Benall

Simone Dunne

Kilmore Scout Market

Welcome to The Kilmore Market it is held on the last Saturday of each month at Hudson Park in Kilmore, Victoria from 9am-2pm and managed by 1st Kilmore Scouts. Standard stall 3x3 fees are $15 your car is left next to your stall and will need to have...

Simone Dunne

Rochester Town Market

The Rochester Town Market is held on the fourth Saturday of the month at the Shire Hall/ Skate Park

Simone Dunne

Terrific trio of winners

Berrigan’s Mowbray Farm and Tocumwal businesses HA Accounting and the Tattersalls Hotel were the toast of the district last week, and the three major winners of the revamped Berrigan Shire Business Awards.

Southern Riverina News

Toc. shine in junior games

It was another warm day on the courts when Tocumwal hosted Berrigan in the Round 3 Good Friday matches.

Southern Riverina News

Regional

GoFish Nagambie event ambassador filming at event

Television fishing personality Paul Worsteling will drop in a line in Nagambie today, filming an episode for his series IFISH.

Tara Whitsed

21 hours ago

State award ‘was a delightful surprise’

LOCAL dairy producers Camel Milk Co have found joy in the toughest of times, claiming a spot among the state winners in the 2019 Delicious Harvey Norman Produce Awards for their products last Tuesday.

Kyabram Free Press

Nuclear petition calls for council support

Hundreds of locals have petitioned Benalla Rural City Council asking them to endorse The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

Benalla Ensign

In brief

Trio face court over aggravated burglary

Riverine Herald

Community invited to Action Plan’s launch

Intereach is inviting community members to join with staff in launching the organisation’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2018 to 2020.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Creating volunteering opportunities for people with a disability

Creating meaningful volunteering opportunities for people with disability is something Cobram Youth Op Shop’s Debbie Johns is passionate about.

Cobram Courier

Searching for Easter eggs

On Good Friday, Neil Beer Seymour hosted its first community Easter egg hunt at their Holden and Mitsubishi dealership.

Seymour Telegraph

Council cools on pool decision

CAMPASPE Shire Council has granted four outdoor pools in its smaller communities a stay of execution.

Tyla Harrington

Help Rosie find her way home

DESPITE multiple sightings in Central Victoria and repeated attempts to catch her, Rosie the Maremma remains on the run.

Vanessa Wiltshire

Exhibition opens soon

Weaving Our Stories Together and Stories Through Clay were two free community art activities designed and delivered by members of Splinter Contemporary Artists at Converge On the Goulburn last month.

Tatura Guardian

Pre-world conference workshop

At the request of Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), South Pacific Area President Gail Commens, Yarrawonga /Border CWA Branch “answered the call/volunteered” to help two ladies from Tuvalu Island to gain some new tailoring skills...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

17 hours ago

We need to become electricity neutral – Cr Miegel

Cr Paul Miegel wants Federation Council area to commit to becoming electricity neutral – generating electricity equal to, or greater than, its consumption by June 2025. “Let’s set an agenda for direction. I’m looking for a team effort...

Robert Muir

17 hours ago

KDL netball Violet Town takes on Murchison

This weekend the Kyabram District League netball season returns after the Easter weekend bye and all 14 sides playing will be out to restart their campaigns.

Aydin Payne

18 hours ago

Rural

Gold Stars for service

Four volunteer firefighters from northern Victoria have been recognised for a combined 157 years of service to their communities, including their significant dedication to district championships.

Country News

Water

Burke urged to visit

In a attempt to summon Federal Shadow Water Minister Tony Burke to experience firsthand the impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, State Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed travelled to Sydney to declare her concern for the region.

Country News

19 hours ago

Animal Health

Proof how critical calf care is

Half of a cow’s lifetime height and growth is achieved in the first six months of its life, according to a visiting American calf-rearing specialist. David Kuehnel was raised on a family farm in Wisconsin, which reared 1200 specially-fed veal...

Dairy News

Tatura moves into goat milk powder

Dairy News

Livestock

Success at Sydney show for Yambuna stud

Yambuna stud Redgums Red Angus has tasted success on its first trip to the Sydney Royal Easter Show, winning Champion Interbreed Bull last Monday.

Country News

Markets

The rise of dairy alternative drinks in Australian supermarkets

Australians love dairy products and consume more dairy per capita than most other developed countries. In 2018 Australians drank close to 102 litres of milk per person with a proportion accounted for in coffees. More recently there has been an...

Sofia Omstedt

New art unveiled

Members of the Devenish community gathered on April 14 to host a special ANZAC tribute and street parade, which also marked the official opening of the town’s latest silo art.

Simon Ruppert

17 hours ago

Horticulture

GV apples have wide appeal

My Kitchen Rules contestants Mick and Jodie-Anne Barlow teamed up with Ardmona orchardist Rocky Varapodio last week to support the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

Madeleine Caccianiga

Bega Cheese suffers profit decline

Bega Cheese has taken a huge hit to its bottom line, with profits almost halving in the first half of the 2018-19 financial year as a result of the poor season and the purchase of Saputo’s Koroit factory. The company said the figures, which were...

Dairy News

20 hours ago

Fresh or salt fuels river fight

Central to the argument over the health of the Murray River and its environs is the demand from South Australia that the Lower Lakes, where the river meets the sea, must be maintained as freshwater lakes.

Geoff Adams

22 hours ago

Machinery & Products

For sale: wear and tear on patience

Buying things is easy, most of the time. Not as easy as it should be, of course. I for one have had far too many experiences along the lines of “Sorry mate, is me coming here to spend my money at your establishment an inconvenience to you?” In...

John Droppert

Management

Spot on with grazing management

Jan Giliam focuses on grazing management and benchmarks profit by how much of that home-grown pasture feeds his milking herd. To do that, he relies on an annual rainfall of about 1000 mm to produce grass and 2000 wrapped bales of pasture silage. He...

Jeanette Severs

Water

MDBA says plan helps lakes

Some signs displayed around the Coorong warn of impending disaster for the wetlands and identify the Murray as a ‘‘dying river’’.

Geoff Adams

20 hours ago

Cropping

Call to cut pay risks

Grain traders must institute shorter payment terms across the industry, according to Victoria’s peak farming body.

Country News

23 Apr 2019

From the Experts

Summer heat advice

PROVIDING LIVESTOCK with shade and water during extreme heat is ‘‘paramount’’ according to an owner of a northern Victorian veterinary practice. Keith Fletcher, of Rochester Veterinary Practice, provided some tips on the best way to handle...

Dairy News

18 Feb 2019

Bluey immortalised

The oldest dog to have lived has been immortalised with a mural painted in Rochester.

Country News

National & World

Day 16 of the federal election campaign

What leaders Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten and their teams are up to in the federal election campaign.

AAP Newswire

20 minutes ago

Finance

Shareholder group to reject AMP pay again

The Australian Shareholder’s Association says it plans to vote against AMP Ltd’s executive pay proposals for a second straight year.

AAP Newswire

Aviation bodies to meet on Boeing 737 MAX

The FAA will meet with global aviation regulators on May 23 to share its safety analysis of the Boeing 737 MAX, which has been grounded after two fatal crashes.

AAP Newswire

31 minutes ago

Noor next to testify over Damond’s death

Mohamed Noor is set to testify next, with his testimony likely to be crucial when the jury decides his guilt in the death of Australian woman Justine Damond.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago

Horse Racing

Dale has sights on Wagga with Dark Eyes

Trainer Matt Dale will aim Dark Eyes at the Wagga Wagga Cup after his return to winning form in The Les Carlyon at Flemington.

AAP Newswire

12 hours ago

AFL

Jack joins veterans on Swans’ injury list

Kieren Jack has been sidelined with a hip injury, joining fellow veterans Jarrad McVeigh, Heath Grundy and Nick Smith on the Sydney Swans injury list.

AAP Newswire

3 hours ago

Shorten tries to ease big business concern

Bill Shorten says he will work for all Australians if Labor wins the May 18 election, and would not be beholden to the union movement or big business.

AAP Newswire

42 minutes ago

Entertainment

Bond franchise’s 25th film out next year

The new Bond movie, the 25th in the franchise, will be out next year with Daniel Craig reprising his role and Oscar winner Rami Malek playing the villain.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago