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Students show sporting spirit

Tocumwal Public School students made a fashion statement last Friday, choosing to don the outfits of their favourite sporting clubs and heroes. The ‘Spirit of Sport Day’ initiative was organised by the student representative council...

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Police pay students a visit

The dangers of social media was impressed on students at Tocuwal Public School last week in a special Child Protection Week initiative. Murray River Police District youth liaison officer Senior Constable Paul Ebsworth covered the stranger danger...

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Students get the formal go-ahead to finish the year in style

Planning for the Finley High School Year 12 formal is back on track with the announcement the end of school gatherings will be allowed. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian last week lifted her ban on school formals, put in place when the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Prepare for bushfire season with the family

With ‘Get Ready Weekend’ this week, residents are being encouraged to prepare for bushfire season with family and friends. Murrumbidgee Council Mayor Ruth McRae is hoping that preparing with small groups can start a broader conversation...

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Home invasion leaves owners feeling unsafe

Senseless vandals who stole a statue from the front yard of a Finley home have done far more damage than they realise, according to a local couple.

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BW Fitness

BW Fitness is giving women in the Southern Riverina a chance to get fit, make new friends and do it all in a comfortable environment. Owner Brooke Williams is welcoming all women who want to get fit at her Barooga property, where she has turned half...

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Staying open during COVID-19

The Finley Community Gymnasium has braved the COVID-19 pandemic and is now offering members the chance to stay fit and get stronger with new opening hours. Previously a 24/7 gym, it has had to reduce hours to maintain a COVID-Safe environment, with...

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Arch fit available in Finley

Barber’s Shoex in Finley is sure to keep your feet comfy with new season’s footwear. Shoex offers big brands, high quality, affordable footwear and accessories for the whole family. It now offers the very best in the latest outdoor...

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Rescue squad upgrade response kits

Vital cash injections are already producing great results in southern Riverina communities, and the benefits are expected to keep coming.

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Action interest - Claimants numbers expected to grow after meetings

The number of irrigators seeking compensation from the Murray Darling Basin Authority is expected to steadily grow over coming weeks as a class action process proceeds.

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Seeking applicants for floodplains committee

Expressions of interest are being called to help construct a flood study of the Murray River. Volunteers will represent the Barooga and Tocumwal areas to form part of the Berrigan Shire Council Floodplain Risk Management Committee. Its main purpose is...

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Trials over, HSC looms for Finley HS students

Students at Finley High School can share a sigh of relief after completing trail exams for the Year 12 High School Certificate last month. The first step of the HSC may have finished on August 28, but students have no time to relax with HSC final...

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500km cycle challenge

Finley’s Sharon Pyle will hop on her bike for her seventh year of the Great Cycle Challenge this October to help raise money for the Children’s Medical Research Institute.

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Towns compete with Love

Local librarians are encouraging everyone to get knitting and donate to the Berrigan Shire libraries’ annual Wrap with Love quilting collection. Having started the knitted square collection at Tocumwal Library in 2008, it quickly became...

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Online show a success

STUD BEEF CATTLESupreme Beef Exhibit: Iseco Gold Pearl K3 exhibited by Iseco Limousins Champion Female: Iseco Gold Pearl K3 exhibited by Iseco Limousins Reserve Champion Female: Black Whiskey Angus Wilcoola exhibited by Black Whiskey Angus Champion...

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Saints scrape through

Under 13s: After falling behind early, Berrigan’s Under 13s were able to beat Jerilderie in the semi finals of the Picola & District League season on Saturday. The Dees came out firing, fighting hard to knock the Saints off early with...

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Happy first Father’s Day

Jerilderie’s Brendan Lawton celebrated his first Father’s Day with son Cypress and wife Jacqui on Sunday. The 10 month-old Cypress John Lawton enjoyed spoiling his father with a present that was equally exciting for Brendan as it was for...

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Historic glider returns to storage

The historic glider display in Tocumwal has been removed in preparation for the demolition of the information centre and public toilets. The sudden disappearance of the glider has left locals to question its future location. Although the Berrigan...

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COVID-19 restrictions loosen from next Sunday for regional Victoria

Gatherings of up to five people will be allowed in outdoor public places while single parents and people living alone will be able to nominate a friend or family member to visit them, as part of eased restrictions.

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$23,128 party breach in Yarrawonga

A party in Yarrawonga on the weekend turned costly when local police intervened and issued 14 $1,652 fines totalling $23,128 for COVID infringements as police patrols beef up with a focus on a 24-hour response.

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Skipping COVID roadmap step a possibility, says premier

Regional Victorians could skip a step in the COVID roadmap if active case remain low, meaning patrons could also return to sit-down meals rather than the current takeaway and delivery options.

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BREAKING: 50km border bubble to start Friday

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will visit Albury tomorrow to announce further details about the return of the 50km border zone.

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