EDITOR'S PICKS

Prince Harry king of the kids in Sydney

Prince Harry has some fun racing three young boys on Cockatoo Island after arriving to cheer on competitors in the driving challenge for the Invictus Games.

AAP Newswire

10 minutes ago

VFL Pies’ player is in like Flynn

COHUNA’S Flynn Appleby has re-signed with the Collingwood Football Club for a further two years.

Fraser Walker-Pearce

Community leaders call for protection

Protection of rural communities is non-negotiable when state and Commonwealth water ministers meet to set additional criteria around further water recovery.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Mathoura cashed up for forest

MATHOURA is set to benefit from a $30,000 grant to help protect local heritage assets.

Riverine Herald

Mathoura cashed up for forest

MATHOURA is set to benefit from a $30,000 grant to help protect local heritage assets.

Riverine Herald

Journalist died in consulate fight: Saudis

Investigators probing the alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say he was killed in a fight at Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate.

AAP Newswire

Send us your news

Send us your news! Births, graduations, weddings and events are just some of the special events in our community. We would love to be able to share these moments with our readers online and in print – you can upload your images below. You can also...

Riverine Herald

20 Aug 2018

Slithery alert

With the weather warming up, snakes are becoming more active and a lot more visible.

Country News

Finance

Amazon to grow on speed not price: analyst

Amazon will rely on fast and cheap delivery to win over the Australian shopper, rather than slashing prices.

AAP Newswire

Journalist died in consulate fight: Saudis

Investigators probing the alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say he was killed in a fight at Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate.

AAP Newswire

Send us your news

Riverine Herald

20 Aug 2018

Slithery alert

With the weather warming up, snakes are becoming more active and a lot more visible.

Country News

Finance

Amazon to grow on speed not price: analyst

Amazon will rely on fast and cheap delivery to win over the Australian shopper, rather than slashing prices.

AAP Newswire

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Man threatened with knife in carpark assault

ECHUCA police are appealing for witnesses after a man was threatened with a knife and assaulted at the Coles carpark last night. Detective Senior Constable Peter Colliver of Echuca Criminal Investigation Unit said a man approached a male customer...

Ivy Jensen

16 Oct 2018

Breaking News

United name new netball coach

A familiar face will be back at Echuca United next season. Lisa Drysdale has been named the new head netball coach for 2019. Drysdale has come back home after spending time at Echuca Murray Bombers. She aims to take the young eagles side further...

Vivienne Duck

Jarrod Lyle tribute unveiled at Shepparton Golf Club

It was a fitting farewell.

Shepparton News

Goodbye old gum tree, hello new intersection

DESPITE protest from a nearby resident the controversial tree on the corner of Campaspe Esplanade and Warren St was removed yesterday to make way for the Echuca-Moama bridge project.

Riverine Herald

Mama Mayhem

Seriously, this is no laughing matter

I AM going to break my rule this week and be serious for a moment.

Ivy Jensen

Burglary leaves Tatura resident heartbroken

A Tatura resident is heartbroken after her house was burgled a fortnight ago leaving her with a mess to clean up and longing for her valuables.

Madeleine Caccianiga

Still needing show at 64

THE ECHUCA Moama Annual Art Exhibition ran for the 64th year last week.

Riverine Herald

23 hours ago

Govt should boycott Saudi summit: Shorten

Bill Shorten has called on the government to withdraw from a summit in Saudi Arabia in response to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

AAP Newswire

Grand final photos

All the action in photos

Luke Hemer

25 Sep 2018

Dozens dead as train hits crowd in India

At least 60 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train accident in India’s northern state of Punjab, local news reports have said.

AAP Newswire

11 hours ago

Farmers form new dairy co-op

Australia’s latest dairy co-op — Eureka Dairy — has been approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer commission and is looking for suppliers. ACCC approval gives it the legal governance required to operate. Interim director, Steve...

Sophie Baldwin

Local

Mathoura cashed up for forest

MATHOURA is set to benefit from a $30,000 grant to help protect local heritage assets.

Riverine Herald

Send us your news

Riverine Herald

20 Aug 2018

VFL Pies’ player is in like Flynn

COHUNA’S Flynn Appleby has re-signed with the Collingwood Football Club for a further two years.

Fraser Walker-Pearce

Still needing show at 64

THE ECHUCA Moama Annual Art Exhibition ran for the 64th year last week.

Riverine Herald

23 hours ago

Education

Boost for Berrimba students

CHILDREN at Berrimba Child Care will continue to start school on track thanks to a $63,390 state government allocation.

Riverine Herald

13 Oct 2018

Entertainment

She already knew her destiny

DIANNE Henss taught singing in Echuca-Moama for more than 20 years.

Riverine Herald

29 Sep 2018

Wanted: Oz Day names

COMMUNITY members have only two weeks left to nominate an individual or group for Murray River Council’s Australia Day Awards.

Riverine Herald

23 hours ago

Huge test

ECHUCA Cricket Club faces its biggest test of the Goulburn Murray Cricket season when it takes on reigning premier Kyabram Fire Brigade tomorrow.

Riverine Herald

Bomb hoax is going to Koori court

TWO teenage girls charged over a bomb hoax at Echuca McDonald’s last year will face a Koori Court next year.

Riverine Herald

Billabong Ranch Brumby Run dried out

THE 2018 Billabong Ranch Brumby Run has been cancelled due to a lack of water (unlike last year’s event, pictured left).

Riverine Herald

Big V all-rounder keen on national T20 title

ECHUCA cricketer Damien Cocks will fly to Adelaide next week to compete in the annual national Twenty20 competition.

Fraser Walker-Pearce

Lifestyle

Daniher disciples do it again

DANIHER’S Drive has been and gone for 2018 and three locals joined the convoy.

Riverine Herald

Real Estate

Find your place

For Sale | $340,000

80 Regent Street, Moama

For Sale |

61 Cabernet Drive, Moama

For Sale |

467 Looker Road, Echuca

Automotive

For Sale | $63,990 Drive Away LMCT 11422

2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT

For Sale | $38,990 Drive Away LMCT 11422

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Diesel

For Sale | $12,990 Drive Away LMCT 11422

2013 Jeep Compass Sport Auto

07 Oct 2018

Opinion

‘What’s in a vote?’ I hear you ask

VICTORIA’S election day – November 24 – is almost here.

Charmayne Allison

03 Oct 2018

Galleries

Grand final photos

All the action in photos

Luke Hemer

25 Sep 2018

U18s Echuca v Shepp United

U18s Echuca vs Shepp United

Vivienne Duck

10 Sep 2018

MAGS HSC exhibition

Art from Moama Anglican Grammar School

Luke Hemer

07 Sep 2018

Social

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EVENTS

Benalla Lakeside Craft & Farmers Market

Every fourth Saturday of the month including January. All funds raised are donated to the Benalla Community. Make it Bake it Grow it Sew it

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Ruth Jellif

27 Oct

Native Flower Showcase

Huge display of Australian Plants out of our members’ gardens, Indigenous plants of the area. Plant Sales from 3 Native Nurseries, Specialist Eremophilia grower. Displays from Birds Australia, Terrick Terrick Park group, Strathallen Sugar Glider...

Suzanne Robertson

27 Oct

Nagambie Farmers’ Market

The Nagambie Farmers’ Market is held on the fourth Sunday of each month from 10am to 2pm at the Tahbilk Winery. It features butter, bread, fresh fruit and vegetables, milk, nuts, wine, olives, olive oil, beer, ice-cream, pies, flour, jams and...

Country News

28 Oct

Oxley Bush Market

38th Annual Bush Market 175 stalls

Ruth Jellif

3 Nov

Regional

Burglary leaves Tatura resident heartbroken

A Tatura resident is heartbroken after her house was burgled a fortnight ago leaving her with a mess to clean up and longing for her valuables.

Madeleine Caccianiga

Here’s a bright idea: half-price solar panels

RESIDENTS looking to make the most of Kyabram’s sunshine can claim back half the cost of their solar panel installation.

Kyabram Free Press

Tradies tools stolen

Benalla Ensign

3 hours ago

Community leaders call for protection

Protection of rural communities is non-negotiable when state and Commonwealth water ministers meet to set additional criteria around further water recovery.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Kids at risk

A severe lack of police resources is leaving the region’s children at risk, according to Police Association of NSW executive member Roger Campton.

Southern Riverina News

Popular flower show turns 60

The Cobram Uniting Church Ladies Guild held yet another successful annual Flower Show at Irvin Hall on Friday.

Cobram Courier

Central Goulburn Anglican Parish

Central Goulburn Anglican Parish has farewelled Reverend Paul Dalzell.

Seymour Telegraph

7 hours ago

Greg loves his day job

COLBINABBIN Primary School students were learning from the best when Monash university professor Greg Sassella was principal for a day.

Lachlan Durling

Talk of the town

THE Heathcote Design Workshop was held at the bowls club last week and saw some key ideas and issues raised by locals.

Michael Mattingly

Seniors share fun

Tatura Senior Citizens celebrated on Saturday with an event for all Taturians and travellers, opening up their clubroom doors for an unconditional invitation.

Madeleine Caccianiga

Green route if elected

An elected Liberal Nationals Government will support the green route as the preferred route for the new Yarrawonga-Mulwala Bridge crossing. Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy joined Shadow Minister for Roads and Infrastructure David Hodgett in...

Jared Loughnan

Dog food donations extended

Young Corowa local Elly-Rose Clinch, who stole the hearts of many with her idea to help the working dogs through the drought, wishes to thank everyone for their support and donations, which have been extended to October 28. Elly-Rose has collected...

Corowa Free Press

Redbacks approach clash with aim to McLay out unbeaten Numurkah

Kyabram will look to hit the reset button tomorrow.

Tyler Maher

Rural

Slithery alert

With the weather warming up, snakes are becoming more active and a lot more visible.

Country News

Water

Contribution allows more extensive works

When the irrigation channel supplying Paul and Lenore Mundy’s property was slated for modernisation as part of Goulburn-Murray Water’s Connections project, they knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their farm and improve productivity.

Country News

Animal Health

Udder health costs dairy $150 m each year

MORE THAN $150 million is lost to Australian dairy farmers each year through poor udder health. Mastitis is the major cause of this loss as it reduces milk yield and leads to poor quality milk. The investigation of mastitis does not rely on the...

Gemma Chuck

12 Oct 2018

Farmers form new dairy co-op

Sophie Baldwin

Livestock

Sheep auction to raise funds

Sheep producers will be able to contribute to the annual fundraiser for the Royal Children’s Hospital at Shepparton Regional Saleyards this Friday.

Country News

12 Oct 2018

Markets

China cops more tariffs

The Trump administration has applied a 10 per cent tariff to $200 billion of Chinese imports from September 24. RaboResearch dairy analyst Emma Higgins said President Trump has also threated this tariff could be lifted to 25 per cent by the end of...

Dairy News

Working Dogs

Eager pup is a good student

What are their names and how old are they?

Country News

Horticulture

Testing new technology

High tech sensors, laser scanners and thermal imaging technology are set to call a number of Tatura orchards home, as the Victorian Government’s $12million Internet of Things (IoT) trials move a step closer to getting under way.

Country News

Still at the top of his game

BERNIE MCMANUS has no plans to retire from dairy farming in the near future, despite his advancing age. The spritely 71-year-old still gets up every day to milk his 130-cow dairy herd at Bamawm with his wife Carol. He has also just signed a new...

Dairy News

Drought brings roo trouble for Riverina

Paul Norris steers his four-wheel drive into the darkened scrub and points a spotlight at a kangaroo standing up in the grass 100m away.

Country News

Machinery & Products

Rotary dairies a cheap, efficient option

ROTARY DAIRIES remain a cost-effective and low-maintenance option for dairy farmers, according to Steve Allenby from Allenby Engineering, Camperdown. Allenby Engineering built its first rotary dairy — 40 units — in 1988. Mr Allenby believes it...

Dairy News

Management

Farm’s focus is on saving water

NEIL GANNON’S dairy farm has been owned by his family for 140 years but the times are definitely changing. Mr Gannon and his wife, Keryn, currently milk 500 cows on 267 ha at Tinamba in Gippsland. They recently signed up to be a GippsDairy Focus...

Stephen Cooke

Water

Water use under microscope

As the region battles dry conditions, water prices rise and the battle for water becomes fiercer, concerns are growing regarding what a prolonged drought would mean for the water market.

Country News

Cropping

Crop centre opens

A new world-leading crop research centre in South Australia will boost prosperity for farmers, according to Australian Grain Technologies.

Country News

From the Experts

Bringing new pastures on line

GETTING YOUR grazing rotation right is critical to maximise your pasture production. A well-managed rotation will help not only to boost pasture intake per cow but enable a more effective use of supplements. Establishing a rotation with newly sown...

Dairy News

22 Apr 2018

Plan to ease shortfall

Federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack is hopeful a new regime to bring foreign farm workers into Australia will be in place before summer.

Country News

National & World

Prince Harry king of the kids in Sydney

Prince Harry has some fun racing three young boys on Cockatoo Island after arriving to cheer on competitors in the driving challenge for the Invictus Games.

AAP Newswire

10 minutes ago

Finance

Amazon to grow on speed not price: analyst

Amazon will rely on fast and cheap delivery to win over the Australian shopper, rather than slashing prices.

AAP Newswire

Journalist died in consulate fight: Saudis

Investigators probing the alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say he was killed in a fight at Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate.

AAP Newswire

Dozens dead as train hits crowd in India

At least 60 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train accident in India’s northern state of Punjab, local news reports have said.

AAP Newswire

11 hours ago

Horse Racing

Eduardo gives Zschoke first stakes victory

Cranbourne trainer Sarah Zschoke has recorded a career highlight with the victory of Eduardo in the Group Two Caulfield Sprint.

AAP Newswire

43 minutes ago

AFL

Neale says he and Lyon are on good terms

Star Brisbane signing Lachie Neale denies he had any problems at Fremantle and says leaving the Dockers was probably the hardest decision of his life.

AAP Newswire

21 hours ago

Govt should boycott Saudi summit: Shorten

Bill Shorten has called on the government to withdraw from a summit in Saudi Arabia in response to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

AAP Newswire

Entertainment

Cosby new trial bid meritless: prosecutors

Bill Cosby’s lawyers say the judge made mistakes during his sexual assault trial and sentencing that invalidate his conviction and punishment.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

Queensland’s cuddly gift to royal couple

Queensland will continue a royal tradition of sorts by gifting Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex with a Tambo teddy bear when they visit on Monday.

AAP Newswire