Campaspe News Don’t let the taps run dry at Lockington Hotel FIVE blokes walk into the Lockington Hotel. The owner has known them for years and pours each a beer. James Arbuthnott 23 Aug 2019 23 Aug 2019
News E-waste banned from landfill IF IT has a plug, cord or battery, it can’t be sent to landfill - but can be recycled free of charge. Lachlan Durling 23 Aug 2019 23 Aug 2019
Campaspe News Campaspe shire appoints new chief executive Campaspe Shire Council has appointed Mr Declan Moore as its new chief executive. Lachlan Durling 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2019
Campaspe News Campaspe shire appoints new chief executive Campaspe Shire Council has appointed Mr Declan Moore as its new chief executive. Lachlan Durling 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2019
Campaspe News Ute stolen in Echuca, found in Rochester By Ivy Jensen A car stolen from Echuca on Wednesday has been found in Rochester. The black 2003 HSV Maloo ute was found undamaged on Francis St about 3pm Thursday. The vehicle was parked on the roadside on McKenzie Rd (Echuca-Kyabram Rd) near the... James Arbuthnott 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2019
News Slice of success Elmore Bakery’s first-year apprentice Sam Billett’s vanilla slice took home third prize in the Vanilla Slice Triumph competition on Saturday. The success follows that of Linette Moore, also from Elmore Bakery, who won first prize in the same... James Arbuthnott 21 Aug 2019 21 Aug 2019
News Landmark effort in fight against kids’ cancer Lankmark Elmore has raised $5000 for the Shearing for Kids with Cancer fundraiser after Bayer group committed to donating one dollar to the cause for every lite of herbicide sold. Starting in 2015 when two families joined forces to help kids through... James Arbuthnott 21 Aug 2019 21 Aug 2019
News Rochester’s highest bidder to open auction house PEOPLE from Rochester and surrounds will soon have an auction house to sell off bulk, antique and specialty items later this month. James Arbuthnott 15 Aug 2019 15 Aug 2019
Campaspe News Calls to save NRS handset go unanswered CANBERRA is due to cut the cord on a National Relay Service on February 1 next year, with many deaf and hearing-impaired Australians saying it means a return to the dark ages. James Arbuthnott 17 Aug 2019 17 Aug 2019
News Tigers face must win Benalla clash FOR Rochester’s senior footballers the equation is simple - win and you’re in. Brayden May 19 Aug 2019 19 Aug 2019
Campaspe News Woman breaks neck in Rochester car crash A ROCHESTER woman in her 40s has been flown from Echuca to Melbourne by air ambulance after suffering a broken neck in a Rochester car crash Saturday afternoon. The woman, in her 40s, was driving her Ford Focus with her daughter as a passenger when... James Arbuthnott 18 Aug 2019 18 Aug 2019
News Around the Schools: St Joseph’s Primary One hundred days of school at St Joseph’s James Arbuthnott 18 Aug 2019 18 Aug 2019
News Nominate a mate for Australia Day awards FOR THE first time in its 55-year history, 2019 saw Rochester abandon its Citizen of the Year award. James Arbuthnott 16 Aug 2019 16 Aug 2019
Campaspe News The Little Green Florist set to open in Rochester NANNEELLA florist Josie Haitsma’s twist of the vine on traditional floristry will be more of a garden feel, something more natural than the manicured kind of the old days. James Arbuthnott 15 Aug 2019 15 Aug 2019
News Chicken Run IT HAS been 18 years since Greg and Corina opened Elsey’s Quality Chickens on Gillies St in Rochester. James Arbuthnott 14 Aug 2019 14 Aug 2019
News Rural and regional Australians more likely to die from bowel cancer NEW Cancer Council statistics show people living in regional locations such as Rochester and district are one-third more likely to die from bowel cancer than those living in the most advantaged areas. James Arbuthnott 03 Aug 2019 03 Aug 2019
News Australia’s Cybercop taking care of Rochester ROCHESTER’S high school students got the real story – warts and all – about the prevalence, danger, cruelty and exponential growth of cyber bullying amongst teenagers today. James Arbuthnott 03 Aug 2019 03 Aug 2019
News New Bishop for Sandhurst elected by pope Very Reverend Associate Professor Shane Mackinlay has been appointed as the next Bishop to serve the Sandhurst diocese, which includes Rochester and surrounds. Shepparton News 09 Aug 2019 09 Aug 2019
News Shock to the heart Rochester Ambulance Auxiliary partnered with St John’s Ambulance to install a 24-hour Automated External Defibrillator (AED) outside Majors IGA recently. James Arbuthnott 06 Aug 2019 06 Aug 2019
Breaking News Woman jumps from moving car in Moama A WOMAN in her 40s is likely to be flown to Melbourne after jumping out of a moving car in Moama earlier today. Murray River Police District Inspector Paul Huggett said Moama and Echuca police and Ambulance Victoria were called to Perricoota Rd near... Ivy Jensen 13 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019
Breaking News Drugs stolen in Echuca Amcal robbery POLICE are investigating after Echuca’s Amcal Pharmacy was held up this morning. The Hare St robbery occurred about 8.55am where a man threatened staff members before stealing a large amount of pharmaceutical drugs. No-one was injured. The man was... Ivy Jensen 20 Aug 2019 20 Aug 2019
News Medicinal cannabis facility to be built in Greater Shepparton Set to be one of the world’s largest medicinal cannabis facilities, a new $160 million production site will soon be built in Greater Shepparton. Ashlea Witoslawski 21 Aug 2019 21 Aug 2019
News Accused drug dealer arrested in Echuca AN ECHUCA man will face court today accused of drug, burglary, theft and driving offences. Detective Senior Constable Troy Wickham of Echuca Criminal Investigation Unit said. police arrested the 28-year-old on Friday in High St, along with... Riverine Herald 05 Aug 2019 05 Aug 2019
