Corowa Free Press

North East Regional Tennis notes

Section 1 Corowa Red have convincingly defeated Wang Hardcourt at Ball Park to set up an enthralling last round where the 4 top teams play one another, and ladder positions are undecided. Corowa blew Hardcourt away early and from there Hardcourt...

Corowa Free Press

Saleyards upgrade tender chosen

Constructing and installing auctioneers’ walkways overhead and new selling pens at Corowa Saleyards are expected to commence in the near future. Corowa based firm Focus Engineering was awarded the tender for $431,926 for the upgrade, by Federation...

Robert Muir

12 hours ago

Bowls notes

Corowa Civic Bowls Club Weekend Pennant With three teams making the finals, it was a very good result with two teams A1 and B2 winning and unfortunately B3 going down, but as they finished 2nd on the ladder they get another opportunity next weekend...

Corowa Free Press

Bowls notes

Corowa Free Press

Local community health survey

Federation Council is encouraging residents to complete the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) 2020 Community Survey. The 2020 Community Survey gathers information from people across the Murrumbidgee region about their experience with and...

Corowa Free Press

18 hours ago

Top team delivers blow for Corowa

Corowa A-Grade has been dealt a big loss against top of the table Yackandandah on Saturday going down by 62 runs.

Corowa Free Press

Most popular

Former local business linked to multi-million dollar scam

A former Shepparton business has made national headlines once again as an ABC investigation uncovered a multimillion-dollar scam that targets drug addicts and the homeless. Former local accountancy firm Brown Baldwin have been accused of exploiting...

Morgan Dyer

15 Feb 2020

Four people dead after two-plane collision near Avenel

Four people have died following an aircraft collission in Mangalore, near Avenel this morning.

Shepparton News

Fatal crash at Tatura

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Tatura last night.

Shepparton News

18 Feb 2020

Emergency services at the scene of Avenel plane crash

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a plane crash on the Hume Fwy near Avenel. Ten vehicles are currently at the scene. Ambulance Victoria said they received the call at approximately 11.30am. There are currently no details about the...

Shepparton News

Shepparton father to be sentenced after stabbing son with screwdriver

A Shepparton father who stabbed his son three times with a screwdriver last year, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, will be sentenced next week.

Liz Mellino

18 Feb 2020

Shaving for a cause

Corowa Free Press employee Dale Pegg will be shaving her head for a good cause next month. Dale will be shaving her locks if she raises more than $1000, in aid of the Cancer Council and Relay for Life both of which hold a special meaning to her...

Emma Prior

21 hours ago

Pool delay – April next year

Corowa’s new $10.3 million swimming pool is not expected to be completed and open to the public until April 2021, instead of the previously anticipated opening for the 2020-2021 season. “Some unforeseen delays have now become evident in the...

Robert Muir

Military motorcycles and more!

Up to 100 military motorcycles and many other various ex-military vehicles, together with over 1,000 attendant people will be in Corowa for at least a week next month. It will be for the 41st annual Khaki Vehicle Enthusiasts Incorporated (KVE)...

Robert Muir

EVENTS

Deep Water Athletic Training

What: Deep water running is a cross training form of exercise ideal for strength and core training as well as cardio fitness. When: 5.30 pm to 6 pm. Where: Tatura Swimming Complex, Hastie St. Cost: Pool admission. More information...

Michael von Güttner

20 Feb

KLT

What: Kinetic Link Training is a challenging and enjoyable approach to resistance training and involves the whole body. When: 5.30 pm to 6 pm. Where: Victoria Park Lake - Western Park, Tom Collins Dve, Shepparton. Cost: Free. More...

Michael von Güttner

20 Feb

Small Park Series - Rigg Reserve

What: Come along to visit different local parks each week, play giant games and enjoy a free light dinner. When: 6 pm to 7 pm. Where: Rigg Reserve, Essex Crt, Shepparton. Cost: Free. More information: Primary Care Connect on...

Michael von Güttner

20 Feb

All Pasts Lead to Now - Concert One

All Pasts Lead to Now is a concert series that will feature a range of music, song, spoken word, dance and visuals that draws on the varied backgrounds of each artist. The series has been crafted by Riverlinks and Multicultural Arts Victoria, as...

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Alana Christensen

21 Feb

Regional

Victims of Mangalore plane crash identified

The victims of Wednesday’s fatal aircraft collision in Mangalore have been identified as three men and a woman from the Melbourne and Bendigo areas. The two planes, a Piper Semionle twin engine registered to Moorabbin Aviation Services and...

Liz Mellino

16 hours ago

Community clean-up days set for Kyabram and district

WITH registrations now open for the 2020 Clean Up Australia Day, it’s time to check out your local rubbish hot-spots and challenge your neighbours, work colleagues, friends and family to get out and tidy up. Registered Community Clean Up...

Kyabram Free Press

21 hours ago

Benalla Lions Blaze Aid

The Benalla Lions visited the small community of Jingellic recently, cooking dinners for Blaze Aid Volunteers. Benalla Lions President Graham Milner and Lester Watt, and their wives Gail and Sue, travelled to Jingellic to help feed volunteers who...

Simon Ruppert

10 hours ago

The spectre of child abuse: Bryan Pickthall’s story

THE eyes of our elderly hold a thousand stories. Stories of love and loss, of battles won and dreams never realised. For many, they also conceal secrets. Some buried so deep beneath decades of pain, shame and guilt they seem impossible to unearth.

Charmayne Allison

23 Jan 2020

State showgirls announced

There’s no trip to Sydney for local Showgirl hopefuls Georgia Webb or Chantelle Gorman, but both women say they have gained a lot from being involved in the process. Representing Finley and Berrigan respectively, Miss Webb and Miss Gorman were among...

Southern Riverina News

18 hours ago

Happy birthday to Cobram’s CWA Nocturnal Branch

Cobram’s Country Women’s Association Nocturnal Branch celebrated its first birthday recently, after a busy year working for the community, learning new skills and forming new friendships. Branch president Helen Christie said they had...

Spencer Fowler Steen

12 Feb 2020

Funded kinder a hit in Nagambie

Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes joined early childhood staff, children and families at Nagambie Preschool and Childcare Centre recently to mark the start of funded universal three-year-old kindergarten on Thirty-six kindergarten services...

David Rak

14 hours ago

International artist withdraws from Rochester Mural Festival

THERE is a late change to the line-up for the Rochester Mural Festival this weekend. International artist Wei Luan has pulled out of the festival because of concerns over coronavirus. The Chinese national lives in Vancouver, which has seen multiple...

Anna McGuinness

Police opening the floor to residents at night markets

Do you have a few words of wisdom for your local police? Or maybe you want to know how many officers work at the Heathcote station? Officers from Heathcote and Bendigo will be present at the Heathcote Friday Night Markets for Coffee With A Cop. The...

McIvor Times

15 hours ago

Tat Chat | Hill Top golf

With 40 points, Trevor Roberts won Saturday’s stableford competition for the Privilege Cup, which is sponsored by Peppermill Shepparton, but, as a visitor he could not claim the privilege of asking members to fill his mug. He did win the...

Shepparton News

27 Jan 2020

Dog attacks prompt warning

Dog owners are being asked to check their pets are adequately confined to their property following a series of dog attack of which Yarrawonga tops the list. Moira Shire General Manager Infrastructure Andrew Close said since December 2019, there were...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

15 hours ago

Fishing Classic prize-arama

It was a full house for the Deniliquin RSL Fishing Club’s prize-arama on Friday. Kicking off the Deniliquin Fishing Classic with a bang, there was more than 30 prizes totalling $10,000 to give away to Fishing Classic patrons and club members...

Jamie Lowe

Shepp News GVBBL Podcast | Episode 5

The final episode of the Shepparton News GVBBL Podcast is here. Who will take out the inaugural Crane Aid GVBBL crown?

Tyler Maher

13 Feb 2020

Rural

Workshops to look at visa options for employing workers

Ed McLeish

13 hours ago

Water

Irrigated farming faces more threats

Victoria’s irrigation industries and related communities seem to be ending 2019 with a potential threat of even more water leaving our agriculture. I sense Canberra and city-centric sympathy to adjusting water sharing in the Murray-Darling...

Country News

17 Dec 2019

Animal Health

Do not forget your dry cows during heat stress

ALTHOUGH DAIRY producers are paying more attention to their milking cows during heat stress, many times they will not be aware of how heat stress during the dry cow period has a huge negative impact on the cow and her offspring. This implies...

Dairy News

Dairy

New year marks a new era for dairy industry

2020 will deliver a fairer go for the more than 5000 Australian dairy farmers who now have more sway with processors under the dairy industry’s Mandatory Code of Conduct.

Rodney Woods

01 Jan 2020

Livestock

Red meat industry set to benefit from new pasture grass research

Australia’s red meat industry is set to benefit from new pasture grass research focused on increasing its production and profitability and helping to safeguard it in a changing climate. Agriculture Victoria research scientists have generated...

Rodney Woods

10 Dec 2019

Markets

Australian consumers and the value of premium products

With temperatures heating up, all eyes are on southern Australia’s harvest prospects. As northern parts of the country experience yet another failed harvest, the southern crop will be paramount for any potential impact on current feed costs. While...

Dairy News

20 Dec 2019

Viticulture

Tasty way to support regional winemakers

Tastes of Rutherglen will showcase the best wines from Rutherglen and the surrounding bushfire-affected north-east Victorian region, from Friday, March 6 to Sunday, March 8. Winemakers of Rutherglen, a group made up of 18 Rutherglen wineries, have...

Jamieson Salter

13 hours ago

Horticulture

New podcast for horticultural growers

A new resource designed to arm horticultural growers with everything they need to grow their business has been released by Hort Innovation. The podcast series, titled Growing Matters, is now freely available to download or stream through Apple...

Rodney Woods

04 Dec 2019

Dairy

Kyabram the home of new milk processing factory

A new milk processing factory is coming to Kyabram, with the Kyabram Jam Company set to invest $40 million to $50 million to diversify the former SPC-owned IXL site.

Rodney Woods

17 Dec 2019

Dairy

Gardiner scholarship winners get help with studies

Heading to university has just been made a little easier for three local students awarded a Gardiner Dairy Foundation scholarship. Dairy farming kids — Kaitlyn Wishart from Mead, Emily Robins from Cohuna and Chelsea Hicks from Calivil &mdash...

Sophie Baldwin

13 hours ago

Machinery & Products

New range of telehandlers

A NEW range of agricultural JCB Loadall telescopic handlers has been launched featuring increased lift performance, improved safety and driver comfort, and the all-new next-generation Command Plus cab, designed primarily with agricultural operators...

Dairy News

Management

Rating system useful

DAIRY FARMERS seeking a way of assessing the agronomic performance or economic benefit of different rye-grass cultivars can use a rating system to determine the best choices for their property. Australian dairy farmers invest more than $100 million...

Dairy News

Water

Trading rules and constraints measures top of agenda at MinCo

Basin states have acknowledged concerns around foreign ownership and monopoly behaviour in the water markets and agreed to ask the ACCC to look at whether changes to trading rules are required and consider registration of brokers across state...

Rodney Woods

17 Dec 2019

Cropping

SunRice slashes jobs

The Federal Government must develop a “bail-out package” for SunRice. That’s the message from NSW Member for Murray Helen Dalton, following the announcement last week another 100 jobs would be lost from the Deniliquin and Leeton rice mills...

Zoe McMaugh

09 Dec 2019

From the Experts

ABV release prompts sire review

The August release of Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) and the upcoming joining season will have dairy farmers around the country thinking about the next best sires to use over their herds. While breeding enthusiasts will delve into great detail...

Dairy News

13 Sep 2019

Deregulating banks was a good thing, says Col

Got a meeting coming up with the bank manager. The son and heir tends to handle most of those these days, going in there armed with attitude, laptop and a lot of jargon that makes absolutely no sense to me. In my day the missus did the books &mdash...

Geoff Adams