Benalla Ensign

Football and netball magazine arrives today

The McPherson Media Group’s annual Football and Netball Magazine is turning 16 this year —and how sweet it is. Once again your one-stop shop for all things football and netball as the respective seasons of your favourite teams get set to...

Benalla Ensign

Walsh calls for supply chain certainty whilst Victoria gets to grips with Covid-19

State Nationals leader Peter Walsh has called on the government to guarantees that food production and supply will not be restricted under measures imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus. Mr Walsh said the Federal Government had confirmed...

Simon Ruppert

School cricket success for Benalla P-12 College

The Benalla P-12 College Year 8 girls cricket team had a hugely successful day on the pitch recently. The side took to the Benalla Showgrounds on March 13 for the first round robin event of the year. Playing three rounds, defeating FCJ8, Euroa 8...

Benalla Ensign

School cricket success for Benalla P-12 College

Benalla Ensign

Number of COVID-19 cases in Goulburn Murray steadies

Despite a Greater Shepparton woman dying from COVID-19 on Friday, the total number of confirmed cases has remained at eight since Wednesday. Moira Shire and its NSW neighbour, Berrigan Shire, are the only two close municipalities to have experienced...

Shepparton News

Benalla Sportstar: Mailer swimming her way to the top

Maddison Mailer’s swimming resume is as impressive as anyone at 16-years-old. In eight years with Benalla Swimming Club, Mailer has gone from local swimmer to someone we could soon be seeing on the national stage.

Brayden May

30 Mar 2020

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GV Health COVID-19 patient dies

GV Health have confirmed that a person being treated for COVID-19 at the hospital has died.

Shepparton News

Three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its six confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has confirmed in a statement today.

Madi Chwasta

30 Mar 2020

Seventh COVID-19 case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported another case of COVID-19 overnight, bringing the region’s total to seven.

Madi Chwasta

Shepparton police ‘fed up’ with locals disregarding social distancing rules

Shepparton police are “beyond frustrated” with locals disregarding social distancing guidelines, with their concerns coming after a seventh case of COVID-19 was confirmed for Greater Shepparton yesterday. Sergeant Darren Wagstaff said police...

Liz Mellino

Another confirmed COVID-19 case brings Greater Shepparton total to eight

Another case of COVID-19 in Greater Shepparton has been confirmed by the state’s health department. The case brings the total in the region to eight.

Shepparton News

Change your clock and check your smoke alarm

Simon Ruppert

Coo-ee: Great war fantasies

It is said the first casualty of war is truth. In the Great War, fantasies often took its place. In August 1914, British forces attempted to stop the left flank of invading German forces at Mons in their first battle. They failed. At the height of...

Simon Ruppert

Swanpool CWA supports fire-ravaged communities

Swanpool Country Women’s Association members recently raised $3133.40 to support the effort to repair fencing in the bushfire-affected Cudgewa District. A movie fundraiser was held at the Swanpool Community Cinema. Organisers said it was an...

Simon Ruppert

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Regional

GV Health COVID-19 patient dies

GV Health have confirmed that a person being treated for COVID-19 at the hospital has died.

Shepparton News

Sheridan Aged Care residents offered support from Ky’s kids

KYABRAM District Health Service has put out the call to our local kids in an effort to help make Sheridan Aged Care’s residents’ time in self-isolation just that little bit easier. In compliance with government restrictions in response...

Jared Prestwidge

Capsule contents are confirmed

The Landale Public School time capsule is full of student contributions like art and creative writing, the school’s former teacher has confirmed. John Hogan was the sole teacher at the school when it was closed in 1989. He had instructed his...

Daniel Hughes

Riverine Herald

Echuca Regional Health confirms second coronavirus case

A WOMAN in her mid-60s is the second person to be diagnosed with coronavirus at Echuca Regional Health.

Ivy Jensen

25 Mar 2020

Southern Riverina News

UPDATE: Berrigan Shire record two more cases

A Coronavirus death has been recorded in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. A 74 year-old woman from Albury succumbed to the virus after contracting it overseas. Latest figures released this morning show no increase on the three cases reported...

Daniel Hughes

Cobram’s Orchard Cafe perseveres despite current conditions

With the odds stacked against it, Cobram’s Orchard Cafe is persevering through tough times amid the spread of the coronavirus. Owner Alison Hewitt said although their business had halved since the virus struck, they were adapting their business...

Spencer Fowler Steen

8 hours ago

Salvos still serving in Seymour

Even though The Salvation Army thrift shop is closed, and many other programs have stopped, we are still providing assistance to Seymour and district. Just in a different way. In Seymour we are still finding inventive ways to assist people. From the...

David Rak

Righting the Rochester Caravan Park water right wrong

AN ADMINISTRATIVE error will be corrected after Campaspe Shire Council resolved to gift a water right to the Rochester Caravan Park committee of management. If the Crown agrees, council will return the water rights to the committee of management of...

Lachlan Durling

Nationals back local councils as they ask for help for rate relief

LOCAL Nationals MPs have backed councils calling for rate relief from the Victorian Government as the impact of action to prevent the spread of coronavirus bites across north-east and central Victoria. Twelve councils from the Hume Local Government...

McIvor Times

Tat Chat: CWA Annual Luncheon the last catch-up for many months

Goulburn Valley West Group of the Country Women’s Association CWA Goulburn Valley West Group president Jenny Goonan welcomed 19 ladies to the Annual Luncheon last Sunday. This was held in the dining room of the Hill Top Country and Golf Club...

Ed McLeish

26 Mar 2020

Coronavirus update

On Friday, April 3 Moira Shire and the Federation Council area both have seven confirmed COVID-19 cases each. The total number of coronavirus cases in Victoria is 1085 (an increase of 49 from yesterday) and in NSW there are a total 2,389 confirmed...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Coronavirus update

Further information is also available at www. dhhs. vic. gov. au/coronavirus or www. health. nsw. gov. au/coronavirus

Corowa Free Press

Best Battles | New series to fill the sporting void

Shepparton v SeymourPreliminary final, 2017 at Deakin ReserveShepparton 18.15 (123) d Seymour 7.14 (56)A year before it would break its premiership drought, Shepparton booked a spot in its first grand final in 17 years in 2017 with a preliminary...

Shepparton News

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Rural

Farmers receive influx of job seekers

The agriculture industry has received an influx of Australians seeking work, as many are left jobless or with reduced hours due to the coronavirus crisis. Many farmers use overseas workers to fill their positions, but farmers are now seeing an...

Country News

02 Apr 2020

Water

A return to Canberra for farmers?

If new Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt takes a ‘slowly slowly’ approach to his portfolio, farmers will again be rallying in Canberra, says one water advocacy group.

James Bennett

18 Feb 2020

Animal Health

On-farm milk culturing a growing

MOST MASTITIS is caused by a bacterial infection. However, visual inspection of the milk is not a reliable method for determining which pathogen you might be dealing with. Traditionally, milk samples from infected quarters or a composite sample from...

Dairy News

12 Mar 2020

Market growth for milk sector

Australia’s dairy sector can expect continued growth in demand while overall production will remain flat to 2030 compared to 2018 levels, according to research released by ANZ today. The Milk Run report found that despite recent challenges faced...

Dairy News

12 Mar 2020

Livestock

Lamb jumpers bring a NSW farmer an OAM

It started as a way to keep orphaned lambs warm and has turned into a “phenomenon” that’s brought joy to farmers doing it tough across NSW.

Rodney Woods

01 Feb 2020

Markets

Global dairy prices ease

DAIRY MARKETS have entered 2020 with strong supply and demand fundamentals which are supporting global commodity prices. It has been widely reported the current market is operating in a well-balanced state, with demand marginally ahead of supply...

Dairy News

23 Mar 2020

Freight flights for beef and dairy exports

Australian beef, dairy and seafood products will be exported to key overseas markets — including China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UAE — as part of a new $110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism. Federal...

Country News

Cropping

Rain, rain go away, come again another day

The recent rain across Victoria’s north-east has done more bad than good, according to Agriculture Victoria’s seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey. Mr Grey said despite 50 mm falling across the region so far this year, it had not improved soil...

Rodney Woods

19 Feb 2020

Dairy

Tatura dairy celebrates healthy success

Tatura dairy farmer Markus Lang has a healthy herd of 2000 cows and attributes his success to VikingGenetics. “It’s uncommon for herds this size not to have more sick cows and the fact that we don’t have a sick herd for the number...

Jamieson Salter

17 Feb 2020

Slow-cooked Mexican Chicken with Cheesy Crust

Serves: 4Ingredients: 500 g chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into four1 red onion, cut into wedges1 red capsicum, diced2 cloves garlic, crushed1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp smoked paprika1 fresh jalapeno, thinly sliced400 g jar tomato...

Country News

Machinery & Products

Machinery sales take hit in summer

VICTORIAN TRACTOR sales have been the only bright spark in a disappointing January for machinery sales. However, a national survey of dealers has found optimism that current turnover is picking up and will improve in the next six months. The impact...

Dairy News

22 Mar 2020

Management

Preparation key to optimal pastures

WITH HOME-GROWN feed more important than ever Notman Pasture Seeds has prepared a range of pasture planning recommendations to optimise the establishment of rye-grass pastures this season. Notman Pasture Seeds and Walcha Dairy owner Peter Notman...

Dairy News

24 Mar 2020

Water

Farmers call to boycott water rates

For more than half a century, Cohuna’s Russell Crichton has been a proud food producer. But for the first time in all those years, he has joined the ever-lengthening list of farmers unable to pay their Goulburn-Murray Water bill.

Sophie Baldwin

18 Feb 2020

Cropping

Northern Victorian farmers struggle to produce grain yields in tough season

It was a mixed year for GrainCorp harvest takings across Victoria, with the impact of drought taking its toll on northern Victoria and some Mallee farmers. In northern Victoria, Numurkah took in 10 351 tonnes of mostly canola, Dookie...

Rodney Woods

19 Feb 2020

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

Demand for farmland remains high

Strong demand for agricultural commodities and recent rainfall has created perfect conditions for those looking to sell rural land, despite the current coronavirus climate. Kevin Hicks Real Estate owner Kevin Hicks said farm properties were being...

Country News