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Bears back in Picola League

Tungamah and Katandra are set to return to the Picola & District Football League (PDFNL) for season 2021. Last Wednesday night the PDFNL announced in-principle approval for both clubs to be members of the league. The decision was reached at...

Robert Muir
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Full fields of golfers return

Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort has welcomed back hundreds of golfers since the NSW Government’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions announced last Wednesday night. Numbers quickly soared from the usual 40 to 50 golfers in competitions to over...

Robert Muir
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Mighty Murray Paddle cancelled

One of the largest charity sporting events on the Murray River has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. For more than 50 years The Murray Marathon, now known as The Massive Murray Paddle, is a five-day race that sees people paddle...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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Cricket season plans mid-October start

Local cricket may be taking to the pitch earlier than first thought with the Wangaratta and District Cricket Association (WDCA), in which the Yarrawonga Mulwala Cricket Club (YMCC) are affiliated, looking to start season 2020/21 in mid-October. WDC...

Emma Prior
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Protective gear for AFLW

A women’s chest guard may become standard issue to AFLW next season and extend into local football. Two national female stars, Ebony Antonio and Sabrina Frederick have raised the subject of breast injuries and the need for a protective garment to...

Robert Muir
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Hargreaves a happy Hawk again

Former Pigeons star and AFL footballer Tim Hargreaves will return to Barooga Hawks as senior coach following the resignation of Zac Brain.

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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YMARC flying high

Yarrawonga Mulwala Adult Riding Club (YMARC) held its annual Alan Mitchell Show Jumping Clinic with great success over the weekend of July 25 and 26. The event attracted many local riders who enjoyed the opportunity to train under the careful...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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Seniors’ golf gap year

Our two biggest golf tournaments which attract over 70 senior golf professionals throughout Australia and overseas won’t take place in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The events are the Shepparton BMW Victorian PGA Senior Championship at...

Robert Muir
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Bill Stephen so fondly remembered

Yarrawonga was very much part of champion Victorian State football player and coach Bill Stephen’s life. Stephen, who coached Yarrawonga to its first ever premiership in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1959, passed away last Sunday...

Robert Muir
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Pitch’s perfect roll

After using aged cricket rollers over the years, Yarrawonga Mulwala Cricket Club now has the best roller in the world according to its manufacturer from Ballarat.

Robert Muir
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Yarrawonga Bowls

First off, on behalf of the members of Yarrawonga Bowls Club, congratulations go out to Joan and Max Ramsdale on their 70th wedding anniversary. What a great achievement! We wish you both good health and happiness for the future. Results of the last...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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Junior netball to continue in NSW

Every Tuesday night Shanelle and Breanna Purtle have been hosting skills-based netball training sessions for all NSW residents due to the lack of community sport because of COVID-19. The sessions are held at the Mulwala netball courts for juniors...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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NSW junior footy continues

Junior footballers in Mulwala enjoyed another week of their round robin competition on Saturday with the Pies taking the win in the Under 9s and Yarrawonga coming out on top in the Under 12s. Under 9s Dogs 8.5.53 def by Pies 14.6.90. Dogs Goals: Taj...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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Jordon impresses coaches in hub

It’s tight for spots in any AFL side but former Yarrawonga footballer James Jordon appears to be getting close for being selected in Melbourne’s 22.

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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Mask on – Mask off

It’s just some 7-kilometres between our two local championship golf courses in Yarrawonga and Mulwala but there are some contrasting golf scenarios and a big change in playing numbers due to the border closure and COVID-19 restrictions. The...

Robert Muir
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Helping sporting competitions thrive through COVID-19

Community sport in the Moira Shire and even closer in the Yarrawonga Mulwala region has been given a boost thanks to a grant from the Victorian Government aimed at helping local leagues and associations ride out the coronavirus pandemic and come...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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ClubMulwala Snooker

Just when everyone was getting back into routine, the COVID pandemic has created another hiccup for the ClubMulwala Snooker Club. Whilst so many people are having their lives disrupted and indeed our issues are miniscule, but we look do forward to...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
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Tim completes 400km for FAST4

Before most people had rolled out of bed on Sunday morning Tim Roadley had completed 400km of running in just four weeks. Last week Tim completed the Murray Quad half marathon around the Black Bull Golf course and Silverwoods as part of his...

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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.

Charmayne Allison
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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.

James Bennett
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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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75-year-old assaulted in Shepparton daylight attack

A 75-year-old man was assaulted during a daylight robbery in Shepparton on Saturday morning.

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