Benalla Ensign

Benalla junior cricketers to take next step in Youth Premier League

Four Benalla junior cricket players have been selected as part of a North East Knights Youth Premier League squad announced last week.

Meg Saultry

Jaclyn Symes visits Benalla’s Ride Ave Kinder to view building works

Benalla families will have access to more kinder places with upgrades to Benalla’s Ride Ave Kinder well under way.

Simon Ruppert

15 hours ago

Benalla swimmers take to the pool in first meet of season

Benalla Swim Club began its Summer Long Course season at a Kyabram meet earlier this month, with five of the club’s athletes swimming solid times to start the season, including a second place finish in the relay.

Benalla Ensign

19 hours ago

Benalla swimmers take to the pool in first meet of season

Benalla Ensign

19 hours ago

Benallas’ Energy and Water Ombudsman complaints down

Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria (EWOV) cases in Benalla Rural City are down by 16 per cent compared to last year.

Simon Ruppert

17 hours ago

Country Squash Championships set to thrill this weekend

Goulburn Valley Squash and Racquetball Club is set to host the 2019 Country Individual Championships this Sunday, October 20.

Benalla Ensign

20 hours ago

Most popular

Warramunda grants dying wish

THE wish of an elderly farmer was granted just hours before he passed away thanks to the Royal Flying Doctors Service and Warramunda Aged Care. John Hall, 84, visited his beloved farm and horses in Echuca earlier this month and enjoyed a beer with...

Holly Tregenza

Makia’s dream journey comes true

Three weeks after appealing for help to visit her dying movie legend father David Gulpilil, Shepparton’s Makia McLaughlin has realised her dream. Last week the 30-year-old travelled to Murray Bridge in South Australia to spend five days with her...

John Lewis

Echuca raid nets thousands of dollars in stolen property

A MAN is behind bars and thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen property has been recovered in an Echuca raid. Detectives swooped on a High St unit on October 2, where they found about 12 items believed to be stolen.“There were two bikes which have...

Ivy Jensen

Coles Echuca opens renovated store

COLES Echuca has celebrated their new store with a grand opening on Wednesday with all the trimmings.

Lachlan Durling

11 Oct 2019

Maude St Mall revitalisation works set to begin

Works in the Maude St Mall are set to start soon as part of the Greater Shepparton City Council revitalisation plans.

James Bennett

11 Oct 2019

Homemaking and lifestyle guru Chyka Keebaugh visits Benalla for book signing

Benalla’s Rustik Cafe and Foodstore will host homemaking and lifestyle expert Chyka Keebaugh on Friday (October 18).

Simon Ruppert

20 hours ago

Benalla Lions and Mitre 10 join forces to donate tea urn to SES

The Benalla Lions club and Mitre 10 have joined forced to ensure the hard-working volunteers of Benalla’s VICSES have access to piping hot tea and coffee.

Simon Ruppert

21 hours ago

From the Archives: Cup fever hits Benalla

2009Headline: Milestone birthdayRose City resident May Vogel (nee Coish) celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family at her Benalla home last month. The daughter of William Coish and Margaret Murray, both well-known local families, Mrs Vogel...

Benalla Ensign

EVENTS

Art Beyond the Divide

Art Beyond the Divide is an opportunity for everyone to enjoy and celebrate arts. The event opens on Friday, October 18 at 7pm. Open Saturday, October 19 from 10am to 4pm. Open Sunday, October 20 from 10am to 3pm. Address: Wine x Sam 69-71 Anzac...

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Lachlan Durling

18 Oct

Tastes of the Goulburn

Experience the finest food & wine from one of Victoria’s best kept secret, The Goulburn River Valley. Date: Saturday October 19, 2019 Time: 10am to 5pm Address: Station Street ,Seymour Website: www. tastesofthegoulburn. org. au Email...

Seymour Telegraph

19 Oct

Yarrawonga Mulwala Multisport Festival

The eighth annual Yarrawonga Mulwala Multisport Festival is brought to you by Yarrawonga Mulwala Tourism and Business and Mulwala Waterski Club. Now in its seventh year, the annual Yarrawonga Mulwala Multisport Festival is a major participation and...

Alana Christensen

19 Oct

Yarrawonga Mulwala Multisport Festival

Alana Christensen

20 Oct

Regional

Tallygaroopna Nationals set to celebrate 100 years

The Tallygaroopna branch of the Nationals is ready to pop open the bubbly for its 100th anniversary celebration. Later this month, members and supporters will be joined by current and former politicians who have represented the Goulburn Valley at the...

James Bennett

Ky Flower Show to bloom

WELL bloomin’ heck, it’s flower show time again

Holly Tregenza

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Caulfield Cup races

Ideal spring conditions are forecast for tomorrow’s eight annual Deniliquin Caulfield Cup Day race meeting. Rain on Wednesday and early Thursday has freshened up the track, and the prediction is for mostly sunny tomorrow. Deniliquin Racing Club...

Olivia Duffey

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The Lead

The Lead with Charmayne Allison - October 17

Tonight on The Lead with Charmayne Allison, as part of Mental Health Month, Njernda held a luncheon to raise awareness of their services and introduce the Njernda Wellbeing Team

Riverine Herald

12 hours ago

School names new leaders

As the HSC rounds the corner for the graduating class of 2019, so does the turnover of responsibilities to Finley High School’s new school captain and vice captains. Girls captain Niamh Mason will take over the responsibilities from outgoing...

Daniel Hughes

13 hours ago

Pet of the week

This cute female DSH cat is looking for her forever home. She is friendly, very affectionate and will sit on your lap for cuddles. She has a relaxed personality and is kitty litter-trained.

Liam Nash

22 hours ago

60 years of wedded bliss

Len and Ruth Underwood recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple met through friends in Nagambie in the summer of 1958 and married at Christ Church Seymour in the spring of 1959. They have lived in and around Avenel for nearly...

David Rak

13 hours ago

Campaspe News

Treasured Team Patrick

REBECCA O’Sullivan’s son Patrick spent more than a month in Shepparton Hospital after he was born eight weeks premature and weighing less than 2kg

James Arbuthnott

Historic bridge celebrates 145 years of crossings

FOR those who have driven, walked or cycled it, the bridge on Sugarloaf Rd, Axedale, facilitates a quick and convenient passage across Axe Creek. It is fascinating to look at — the structure is nearly a century and a half old.

Vanessa Wiltshire

Hill Top Golf Club women’s notes

The stroke event sponsored by Drummond Golf was an important day as it was the playoff for the Silver Spoon, the second qualifying round of the Veterans event, and the Star medallist play-off. Jan Coe played well to win A-grade with 69 nett, which...

Tatura Guardian

District Governors annual visit

District Governor Omeni Ndlova and wife Tabisile joined Lions and Lioness at Burkes for dinner and fellowship on Tuesday, October 1. Approximately 30 members of Lions, Lioness’s, partners and friends met at Burkes to welcome the current District...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Church’s past finds a presence in the future

The St Andrew’s Lutheran congregation held a belated 50th anniversary service on Sunday, October 6, coupled with a celebration to mark its inclusion with St Luke’s Lutheran Parish, Albury. This was a low key event to acknowledge the journey of...

Corowa Free Press

17 hours ago

Football exports | Local stars shine in Northern Territory Football League

While many leading footballers in the region are preparing for a summer of cricket, a select few are continuing their football season in Australia’s top end.

Aydin Payne

14 Oct 2019

Rural

Dairy body slammed for basin comments

A claim by a leading dairy lobby group that drought is responsible for high irrigation prices has created consternation anger and surprise among Victorian dairy farmers. Australian Dairy Farmers president Terry Richardson made the claim last week in...

Geoff Adams

20 hours ago

Country News

Water floods NSW farm and forest

Water is breaking banks and flooding the property owned by Lee and Mal Hannan.

Olivia Duffey

Animal Health

Know your fodder: feed testing facts

THIS SEASON there is the potential for a fodder supply shortage across Australia’s dairy regions. In times of low pasture supply, it is essential to carefully plan what the likely feed requirements will be for your herd and actively manage the...

Dairy News

11 Oct 2019

Dairy

Tough competition at Shepparton Show

Young cattle wranglers from the age of nine were in the competition ring for junior handler competitions at Shepparton Show on Friday

Country News

Country News

Top ranked rams up for sale at Benalla Saleyards

The country’s highest ranked ram for lean meat yield and the highest ranked ram for number of lambs weaned will be up for sale at the Ivadene Poll Dorset ram sale.

Rodney Woods

03 Oct 2019

Markets

Australian milk production continues to slide, while global markets present opportunities

THE 2018–19 season will most certainly be remembered as an exceptionally challenging season for the Australian dairy industry. Universally high feed costs, record high temporary irrigation water costs and widespread dry seasonal conditions have...

Sofia Omstedt

12 Jul 2019

Water

Katandra West farmer slams MDBA

Laurie and Gayle Clark have always gone quietly about the business of dairy farming on their Katandra West property.

Sophie Baldwin

Horticulture

$10m to help combat pest

A further $10million has been invested into sterile fruit fly research as part of a three-year Hort Innovation-managed project.

Country News

24 Jul 2019

Dairy

Rabobank forecasts further milk production drop in 2019-20

Australian milk production fell by 5.7 per cent, a loss of 530 million litres, in the 2018-19 season, according to Rabobank’s latest global Dairy Quarterly report.

Rodney Woods

01 Oct 2019

Livestock

Vortex ram sale breaks records

Goorambat East stud, Vortex, offered 50 White Suffolk and 40 Charollais rams at an on-property sale on September 25.

Country News

Machinery & Products

Sneak peek of new tractor technology at AgQuip

VISITORS TO this year’s AgQuip Field Days from August 20 to 22 at Gunnedah enjoyed a sneak peek at the next generation in Case IH’s high-horsepower tractor technology. The new AFS Connect Magnum, powered by the company’s Advanced Farming...

Dairy News

13 Sep 2019

Management

Efficiencies in scale as US producers expand operation

EVERYTHING LOOKED new. There were no marks on the walls and any manure which splashed on the milking machines was quickly pressure cleaned-off. The 80 Holsteins calmly chewing their cuds where spinning around on a shiny rotary platform. Above all...

Dairy News

13 Sep 2019

Country News

New MDBA office to open in Mildura

Mildura is set to become home to the Inspector-General of Murray-Darling Basin Water Resources, with one of the two offices being set up in the city.

Geoff Adams

Cropping

Cropping research and industry issues discussed at field day

Local research being conducted at the Riverine Research Centre at Yarrawonga and issues of importance to the industry were on the agenda at the recent Riverine Plains and FAR Australia Spring Field Day.

Rodney Woods

30 Sep 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

Truck ownership fact sheet released

To own or not to own a truck? That is the question that grain growers often contemplate.

Rodney Woods

National & world

National

CBA says sorry for banking system outage

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reassured customers their accounts are save after a systems upgrade went wrong and disrupted online and other services.

AAP Newswire

2 minutes ago

Finance

Wisetech shares plummet after short attack

Overseas short-sellers have unleased another attack on an Australian listed company, this time accusing Wisetech Global of shoddy accounting.

AAP Newswire

17 hours ago

World

Dutch cops hold father of isolated family

Dutch police have arrested the father of a family found this week living on a farm, where they had possibly been held against their will for some nine years.

AAP Newswire

2 minutes ago

World

Turkey agrees with US to halt Syria attack

Turkey will enforce a “safe zone” in northern Syria under an agreement with the US to pause its attacks against a Kurdish militia for five days.

AAP Newswire

4 hours ago

Horse Racing

Payne to enjoy rare role for Sydney return

History-maker Michelle Payne will record another first when she has her debut NSW runner as a jockey and trainer.

AAP Newswire

13 hours ago

AFL

Suns, Blues consider AFL options on Martin

Carlton could still pick up Gold Coast utility Jack Martin through one of the drafts after the Blues’ bid for a trade fell through.

AAP Newswire