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Cloud over Suns’ competition

It was supposed to be game on for the Goulburn Valley Suns’ junior outfits over the past fortnight. However, no competitive football was played among the Suns’ youth ranks due to postponements implemented by Football Victoria, stemming...

Liam Nash
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Victorian horses banned from racing in NSW

Horse trainers across Victoria have been banned from entering and running their horses in New South Wales following the closure of the border between the two states last week. Trainers will have to shift their gaze to Victorian race meetings after...

Aydin Payne
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VFL season cancelled, NAB League still in plans

“If we could get something up, it would be exciting, I reckon,” he told Leader

Alex Mitchell
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GV Giants still hoping to play

While their official season has been cancelled, AFL Victoria Country Masters outfit Goulburn Valley Giants are not giving up hope of playing matches this year. With Melbourne’s coronavirus spike leaving organisers with no choice but to can the...

Alex Mitchell
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‘He’s got a lot of potential’: Tom Hawkins praises Cobram export

Finley export and star Geelong forward Tom Hawkins believes the future is bright for Cobram product Esava Ratugolea. That was the message from the gun forward when he spoke to reporters last week in the lead-up to Thursday night’s win over Brisbane...

Aydin Payne
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Barooga bowls notes

Barooga Bowls Club’s annual general meeting will be held next Sunday, July 19, at 2 pm at the clubhouse. Please bring your raffle tickets, even if unsold, as the raffle is to be drawn on our opening day and this is a good opportunity to get...

Cobram Courier
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Murray Netball League calls off junior season

Coronavirus restrictions have continued to force cancellations across the district sporting scene, with Murray Netball League the latest competition to be called off this year. Initially intending to run a junior season for 17, 15, 13 and...

Alex Mitchell
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Picola District league to push on

Picola District Football Netball League operations manager Shane Railton says his league will continue to do everything it can to run a junior competition if the organisation’s clubs want to play this year. While a number of clubs have signalled an...

Alex Mitchell
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Best Battles | Murray Football League and Picola District League

MOAMA V BAROOGARound 17, 2017, Barooga Recreation ReserveBarooga 13.5 (83) d Moama 11.8 (74) From the opening siren of this clash, the Hawks were too hard to catch. An opening quarter rampage had Barooga take a 24-point lead in to the opening break...

Cobram Courier
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Ratugolea helps Cats grab back-to-back wins

Two of the region’s AFL exports experienced two contrasting results on the field on Saturday night. Cobram’s Esava Ratugolea helped Geelong to a big victory against Gold Coast, while Katamatite’s Tom Clurey was unable to keep Port Adelaide from...

Aydin Payne
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Picola District league sets sights on junior competition

Picola District Football Netball League is working towards getting a junior competition up and running for this year. A proposed start date for junior football and netball competitions has been pencilled in for July 18. The region’s northern-based...

Aydin Payne
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Going in to bat for young sportswomen

Entering a male-dominated sport is a daunting task for young sportswomen. It becomes even more intimidating when access to gender-suitable equipment is not readily available. But Katamatite Cricket Club is looking to change that. Thanks to...

Liam Nash
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Cobram-Barooga golf notes

Club Championships After some delay, the 2020 Cobram-Barooga Golf Club club championships finished on Sunday, June 21. Congratulations to all of the 29 men and four juniors who completed all four rounds. Also the nine women who played in the...

Aydin Payne
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Price to go around again with Violet Town

Joel Price will get his first real crack at Kyabram District League football next year after putting pen to paper and recommitting as senior coach of Violet Town. After initially signing with the club last off-season on a one-year deal, Price was...

Meg Saultry
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Bulls busy sharpening horns for competition

The Victorian rugby season has been given the green light for this year — and the Bulls are back from their parade gearing up for the next test. Shepparton’s rugby union outfit will feature in the Victorian Premier division after winning...

Liam Nash
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Winton postponed due to coronavirus spike in Victoria

The Supercars Championship has postponed the coming Winton event due to the recent coronavirus spike in Victoria. The call to postpone the event comes after travel protocols in Queensland restrict the return of teams from Victoria once they have...

Aydin Payne
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Tatura and Shepparton South withdraw from BASL season

The decision from the clubs comes less than a week after the league announced the senior competition would commence on July 26

Aydin Payne
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Junior golf competition cancelled due to coronavirus spike

There were no balls hit or birdie putts made at the Murray River Junior Masters golf competition last week. The event — which has not been run since 2017 — found itself at the mercy of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Golf Australi...

Aydin Payne

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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...

Madi Chwasta
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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...

Liz Mellino
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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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Cross border exemptions now available online

LOCAL residents wishing to cross the border from Victoria to NSW are now available online via the Service NSW website. The Public Health (COVID-19 NSW and Victorian Border) Order 2020 states that from 12.01am tomorrow (Wednesday 8 July 2020), no one...

Brayden May