Echuca Sport

Brodie furthers Blues’ Echuca bonds

BRODIE Kemp’s drafting to Carlton broadens the Blues’ historic ties to Echuca – most recently through Andrew Walker and as far back as Bert Cowley more than a century ago. When Kemp’s name was called with Carlton’s overall selection No. 17...

Riverine Herald

Big Blue returns to Tonny Town

WHEN Jack Monigatti departed Tongala, he was the reigning best and fairest of a struggling Blues line up. Now, with Tongala is coming off one of the best turnaround seasons in Murray League history - after going from five wins in 2018 to a grand...

Andrew Johnston

Gunbower pacing this weekend

ELMORE trainer Keith Cotchin has made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to win the Gunbower Family Hotel Gunbower Pacing Cup but believes he has the horse to give it a serious shake on Sunday. Cotchin has the polemaker Brackenreid engaged in the...

Riverine Herald

Gunbower pacing this weekend

ELMORE trainer Keith Cotchin has made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to win the Gunbower Family Hotel Gunbower Pacing Cup but believes he has the horse to give it a serious shake on Sunday. Cotchin has the polemaker Brackenreid engaged in the...

Riverine Herald

The weekend ahead

GMC T20 GOULBURN Murray Cricket’s T20 competition will come to a smashing end on Sunday with the semi-finals and final set to take place at Rochester Recreation Reserve. In the semis starting at 9.30am, Moama will face off against...

Andrew Johnston

Thompson drives South to victory

WHEN the big moments come, it is the leaders who step up. When Echuca South - long the strugglers of the Goulburn Murray Cricket - had an opportunity to claim its first victory in more than a year, it was no different. Captain Luke Thompson had been...

Andrew Johnston

Echuca’s women set to play for double against Leitchville-Gunbower

WHEN Echuca’s women’s cricketers take to the field against Leitchville-Gunbower on Sunday, they’ll be playing for more than just Goulburn Murray Cricket points. The game is set to double as a Cricket Victoria Women’s Regional Big Bash...

Brayden May

GVL set to reignite rivalry with Ovens and Murray

INTERLEAGUE football and netball will be going no where after the Goulburn Valley League confirmed they would host the Ovens and Murray competition in 2020. Following AFL Victoria’s decision to dissemble the Community Championships, local...

Brayden May

2020 Southern 80 launches

IT’S as a big an event as our twin towns sees. A weekend where the community near triples in size, as the mighty Murray becomes the fastest stretch of water in the known universe.

Andrew Johnston

Summer racing starts for Echuca

THE magic of spring racing is now behind us, but Echuca Racing Club is moving forward as it holds its first meeting of summer.

Andrew Johnston

Moama Bowling Club to partner with Rich River to host new event

THE Moama Bowling Club will partner with Rich River Golf Club for the inaugural Moama Masters in February. The tournament is a new major stop on the Ladbrokes Legends Tour, and is expected to attract the country’s most decorated senior golfers who...

Andrew Johnston

Lady Pirates smooth sailing

ECHUCA’s Lady Pirates have moved into the top two of the CBL North West’s table following a 22-point win against Kyneton on Sunday. Dominant showings from Zara Pearson (29) and Georgie Eishold (26) saw the Pirates claim the second game of their...

Andrew Johnston

Trophyman delivers local feel to World Bowls Challenge

ECHUCA company Trophyman has ensured the World Bowls Challenge will always have a local feel after designing the trophy for the inaugural event. In the lead-up to the event, the team at Trophyman was approached by Moama Bowling Club to create...

Brayden May

Moama maintain unbeaten mid-week pennant start

AFTER two weeks away from the greens, CVBD mid-week pennant finally returned on Friday headlined by the top-of-the-table clash between Moama and Echuca. And the clash certainly delivered as Moama kept their perfect record alive despite winning just...

Brayden May

Athletes fall in love with World Bowls Challenge

NOT EVEN the world’s best lawn bowlers knew what to expect when the Worlds Bowls Challenge was announced as a brand new event earlier this year. But what they delivered was some of the best bowls action ever seen at Moama Bowling Club, as Australi...

Brayden May

Echuca announce new signings

ECHUCA’S senior football side’s bid to go one better in 2020 begins now. And the bottle green has two new recruits on board as last year’s Goulburn Valley league runner-up hunt premiership glory. The club has stayed local by picking up...

Andrew Johnston

Campaspe Tennis Association results

BOTH of Rochester’s section one Campaspe Tennis Association teams continue to battle through a tough 2019-20 season. On Saturday, Rochester 2 only won two sets against Echuca Lawn 1 while Rochester 1 was more competitive against Echuca Lawn 2 before...

Andrew Johnston

Green and gold calling Christie Peters and Steve Gray

THE GREEN and gold is calling for Christie Peters and Steve Gray. Following strong displays at the Western Sydney 70.3 Ironman held earlier this month, both have been selected to compete at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Taupo, New Zealand...

Brayden May

Twin half centuries lead Moama to victory

MOAMA’S road to redemption is gaining momentum in Goulburn Murray Cricket and its batsmen are leading the charge. On Saturday against Bamawm-Lockington United, Anthony McMahon (52 runs) and skipper Jack Russell (57 runs) both scored half centuries...

Brayden May