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West end businesses | Looking Back

Changes have been made over the years to this line-up of shops at the west end of Allan St, Kyabram. On the left is the Goulburn Valley Café, a mixed business that included the sale of newspapers. The Goulburn Valley Café had many...

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Fundraising champion raises $17000 for GV Health

DESPITE being hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Rushworth’s Paul Archer has presented GV Health with a donation of almost $17,000. Affectionately known as ‘‘The Battery Man’’, Mr Archer collects old batteries from...

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Kyabram Fauna Park announces master plan

THE Kyabram Fauna Park is about to get a lot bigger and wilder with the recent announcement of various upgrades and redevelopments as part of a new master plan. Park committee of management chair Marg Allen said the master plan would guide the...

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Nominate an outstanding citizen in Kyabram and district

CAMPASPE Shire Council is encouraging people to dob in an outstanding achiever in our community who deserves recognition for the 2021 Australia Day Awards.

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Kyabram Gift to hold Rubber Duck Race charity event

BETTER get quacking, there’s a race on and you don’t want to miss it. And while it isn’t exactly the Melbourne Cup, it’ll be sure to give you something to cheer about — especially since the top prize is $500. Organised...

Jared Prestwidge
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Kyabram Town Hall to reopen on July 20

AFTER spending nearly four months closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Kyabram Town Hall is now gearing up for its grand return. Set to reopen on Monday, July 20, the hall will have three exhibitions sure to catch the eye: Passions, Journeys and...

Jared Prestwidge
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Campaspe kids gear up for three-year-old kinder

THREE-year-old kindergarten is just around the corner for children living in Campaspe Shire, thanks to the Victorian Government’s landmark early childhood education reform.

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Kyabram Water Tank project needs help to hit final goal

NINETY-TWO thousand down, thirty-eight thousand to go. The Kyabram Project Committee’s efforts to bring a splash of colour to the Goulburn Valley Water tank received a huge boost from the Victorian Government last month.

Jared Prestwidge
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Twin donkey foals born in Girgarre

A CHRISTMAS in July miracle came to a Girgarre family last Sunday in the form of rare twin donkey foals.

Jared Prestwidge
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Campaspe Shire opens Rural Tree Scheme for rural landowners

RURAL landowners can now purchase native seedlings for a subsided cost through Campaspe Shire Council’s Rural Tree Scheme. The council’s community general manager Keith Oberin said the scheme was a great way for rural landowners to improve...

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Victoria-NSW border closure to affect Kyabram businesses

STARTING today, Victoria’s border with New South Wales is officially closed.

Jared Prestwidge
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Meet Macey, Kyabram’s Top Dog

AMASSING 560 votes and beating out 19 other submissions, one-and-a-half-year-old purebred Labrador Marley has been crowned Kyabram and district’s top dog.

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Indoor Cricket in Kyabram | Looking Back

-Compiled by Eileen Sullivan from the files of the Kyabram Free Press

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Burnt Butter cafe encouraging social interaction with new initiative

BURNT Butter owner Jess Scoble has seen thousands of people come and go through her time at the cafe. And over the past few years she has noticed the steady decline of social activity among her customers, in the shop as well as out on the street...

Jared Prestwidge
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Girgarre-Stanhope Rail Trail hits the final stretch

IT’S taken 10 years, countless local volunteers and thousands of dollars, but the Girgarre-Stanhope Rail Trail has entered the final stretch.

Jared Prestwidge
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Kyabram Fauna Park welcome new acquisitions

AS the Kyabram Fauna Park came roaring back to life last week, visitors were treated to a first-time meeting with a couple of new faces. The newest residents are a trio of elusive nocturnal quolls from Tasmania, a southern Koala from Barwon Heads...

Jared Prestwidge
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McConnell First National Real Estate take out two Diamond awards

THE McConnell First National Real Estate team was recognised for its outstanding achievements at the First National General Excellence and Marketing Awards recently. Usually held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Melbourne, the ceremony was instead...

Jared Prestwidge
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The Three to One Band | Looking Back

OVER the years dances were extremely popular in the various halls in the area with many bands formed by young enthusiastic musicians. The Three to One Band was formed in 1965 when some of the original members of the Orbits Band had moved on. The...

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New active COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a new active case of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed its the only active case in the region, as the state’s total rose by 108 – the second highest daily rise in Victoria since the...

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Fatal Cobram collision victims identified

The two young men killed in a fatal collision in Cobram on Wednesday night, July 1, have been named as Nicholas Gash and Samuel Tout. The two men were travelling in a Ford sedan along the Murray Valley Hwy sometime before 11 pm when the...

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Light up the night in world record bid

For more information and to register, visit https://worldrecordlight. thinkific. com/

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GVL cancels 2020 seniors season

The Goulburn Valley League has pulled the pin on its senior competitions for 2020.

Alex Mitchell