EDITOR'S PICKS

Better pay, training needed in aged care

The royal commission into aged care has heard workers in the sector need better training and pay, with retaining staff a pressing issue for providers.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago

Ready, set, go!

IF YOU’RE looking to challenge your fitness levels, travel to Tongala this weekend.

Riverine Herald

Groups call for ‘pause’

Community groups and businesses have joined forces to again call for the Basin Plan to be paused.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Riverine Herald

CFA crews rush to Tongala silo fire

Ivy Jensen

Riverine Herald

CFA crews rush to Tongala silo fire

Ivy Jensen

Stone has court date over Instagram posts

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone has been ordered to appear in court after his Instagram posts that seemed to threaten the judge presiding over his case.

AAP Newswire

37 minutes ago

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

Cotton rebuke

Politicians arguing for a ban on cotton exports from Australia have drawn swift rebuke from agricultural leaders.

Country News

Finance

Letters burn $125m hole in Aus Post result

Australia Post says a strong performance across its growing parcel sector wasn’t enough to offset a $125 million decline in letter revenue.

AAP Newswire

Stone has court date over Instagram posts

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone has been ordered to appear in court after his Instagram posts that seemed to threaten the judge presiding over his case.

AAP Newswire

37 minutes ago

Send us your news

Riverine Herald

20 Aug 2018

Cotton rebuke

Politicians arguing for a ban on cotton exports from Australia have drawn swift rebuke from agricultural leaders.

Country News

Finance

Letters burn $125m hole in Aus Post result

Australia Post says a strong performance across its growing parcel sector wasn’t enough to offset a $125 million decline in letter revenue.

AAP Newswire

Most popular

Echuca man accused of firing gun at ex-partner’s dad

AN ECHUCA man accused of firing a shotgun over the head of his ex-partner’s father is behind bars. Detective Senior Constable Jason Hare of Echuca Criminal Investigation Unit said police were called to an Eyre St house early Tuesday after the...

Ivy Jensen

14 Feb 2019

Echuca police arrest man after wild chase

A MAN who police chased from Deniliquin to Echuca has been arrested over a raft of offences, including carjacking, dangerous driving and having a firearm in his car. Police attempted to stop the 20-year-old in Deniliquin about 11pm Saturday but he...

Ivy Jensen

CHRISTINA THE DEFIANT

DAVID RAK talked to a brave young woman determined to defy the oddsPEOPLE thought she was dead and when Tongala’s Christina Vithoulkas finally regained consciousness there must have been terrifying moments she wished she was.

David Rak

Her dying wish for more time

With stage four breast cancer, Moama’s Katherine Nye doesn’t know which day could be her last. The mother-of-two is taking every day as it comes, living in the moment and desperately trying to create lasting memories for the children she will...

Ivy Jensen

Man arrested over Echuca robbery

A MAN will face court today over a robbery at an Echuca music store yesterday. The 25-year-old Echuca man allegedly entered Sanity in Hare St about 3pm and made a demand for money. Detective Sergeant Brendon Murphy of Echuca Criminal Investigation...

Ivy Jensen

Fire destroys house in Mooroopna

Emergency services were called to a structure fire that destroyed a house in Macisaac Road, Mooroopna this morning. CFA operations officer Travis Harris said four CFA units from Mooroopna and Shepparton responded to the call at 9.48am. Upon...

Laura Briggs

17 hours ago

And the name is First Peoples’ Assembly

AN INDEPENDENT organisation which will support local Aboriginal communities to negotiate treaty has officially been named.

Charmayne Allison

21 hours ago

More money won’t buy faster poll result

The Australian Electoral Commission says it is ready for any election date but notes risks in a late call, which would make it harder to finalise the results.

AAP Newswire

Riverboats Music Festival - February 17

Day three of the Riverboats Music Festival. February 15-17, 2019 Featuring: The Waifs Tex Perkins - Far from Folsom Mark Seymour & The Undertow Augie March Don Walker Jen Cloher Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier Fraser A. Gorman Gabriella Cohen...

Kimberley Price

17 Feb 2019

Designer Karl Lagerfeld dead at 85

World-renowned artistic director at Chanel, designer Karl Lagerfeld, has passed away at the age of 85.

AAP Newswire

6 hours ago

Dairy

Encouraged to stay by ACM

A Kotupna organic dairy farmer nearly gave up dairying altogether after the milk price crash but a knock on the door from ACM changed all that.

Country News

Local

Riverine Herald

CFA crews rush to Tongala silo fire

Ivy Jensen

Send us your news

Riverine Herald

20 Aug 2018

Ready, set, go!

IF YOU’RE looking to challenge your fitness levels, travel to Tongala this weekend.

Riverine Herald

And the name is First Peoples’ Assembly

AN INDEPENDENT organisation which will support local Aboriginal communities to negotiate treaty has officially been named.

Charmayne Allison

21 hours ago

Education

Pyramid Hill’s new teachers

AS IT’S back to school for teachers around the district, four new staff members have started the year at St Patrick’s Pyramid Hill.

Riverine Herald

Entertainment

And the music filled their souls: Riverboats came, sang and conquered

THE DRUM kick vibrates through the very ground on which you are standing, then, like an electrical conductor, shoots through your body.

Kimberley Price

Disabled toilet to change our place for the better

CONSTRUCTION of a changing places toilet facility is now underway in Echuca’s High St car park.

Riverine Herald

Maintenance the priority

THE NSW Liberals and Nationals Government has pledged every public school in Murray will have its maintenance backlog wiped to zero by July 2020, ensuring students enjoy the best possible learning environments.

Riverine Herald

It’s an upgrade that will go to (e-)waste

GANNAWARRA Shire Council is already preparing for the pending ban on electronic materials being placed in landfills by increasing its e-waste recycling storage facilities.

Riverine Herald

Thieves hit Echuca’s Telstra shop

ECHUCA’S Telstra Shop has lost thousands of dollars’ worth of goods after a burglary at the weekend. Thieves broke into the Hare St business between Saturday and early today by using a stick to manipulate the locking device. About three mobile...

Ivy Jensen

Fancy being the ‘face of umpiring’?

ALL the football leagues in AFL Goulburn Murray’s catchment area will benefit greatly from an addition to the Regional Administration Centre.

Riverine Herald

Lifestyle

Fundraiser for Amelia

IN SUPPORT of former Kyabram local Roger Sefton, a movie fundraiser will be held on Wednesday night.

Riverine Herald

Real Estate

Find your place

For Sale | $2,1000,000

91B Bett Street, Moama

For Sale |

Lot 1, Casey Road, Echuca

For Sale |

2 Tyler Street 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

Opinion

With Christ you won’t need PR

DOES the church have a PR problem?

Riverine Herald

Uniting Church today seeking unity for all

AS THIS is my first article for Crossroads, I would like to thank the editor of the Riverine Herald for my opportunity to connect with the wider Echuca-Moama community – and even further afield.

Riverine Herald

09 Feb 2019

Brighter future with God’s Spirit

YOU know those mornings where you roll out of bed so lethargic the idea of planning out your day gives you a headache?

Riverine Herald

02 Feb 2019

Go on, take a risk and go to church

IF THE topic of church comes up, a typical response becomes: “I’m not interested in church, it’s full of hypocrites.”

Riverine Herald

26 Jan 2019

With Christ you won’t need PR

DOES the church have a PR problem?

Riverine Herald

Uniting Church today seeking unity for all

AS THIS is my first article for Crossroads, I would like to thank the editor of the Riverine Herald for my opportunity to connect with the wider Echuca-Moama community – and even further afield.

Riverine Herald

09 Feb 2019

Brighter future with God’s Spirit

YOU know those mornings where you roll out of bed so lethargic the idea of planning out your day gives you a headache?

Riverine Herald

02 Feb 2019

With Christ you won’t need PR

DOES the church have a PR problem?

Riverine Herald

Uniting Church today seeking unity for all

AS THIS is my first article for Crossroads, I would like to thank the editor of the Riverine Herald for my opportunity to connect with the wider Echuca-Moama community – and even further afield.

Riverine Herald

09 Feb 2019

Brighter future with God’s Spirit

YOU know those mornings where you roll out of bed so lethargic the idea of planning out your day gives you a headache?

Riverine Herald

02 Feb 2019

Go on, take a risk and go to church

IF THE topic of church comes up, a typical response becomes: “I’m not interested in church, it’s full of hypocrites.”

Riverine Herald

26 Jan 2019

Galleries

Riverboats Music Festival - February 17

Kimberley Price

17 Feb 2019

Riverboats Music Festival - February 16

Day two of the Riverboats Music Festival. February 15-17, 2019 Featuring: The Waifs Tex Perkins - Far from Folsom Mark Seymour & The Undertow Augie March Don Walker Jen Cloher Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier Fraser A. Gorman Gabriella Cohen...

Riverine Herald

16 Feb 2019

Riverboats Music Festival - February 15

Day one of the Riverboats Music Festival. February 15-17, 2019 Featuring: The Waifs Tex Perkins - Far from Folsom Mark Seymour & The Undertow Augie March Don Walker Jen Cloher Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier Fraser A. Gorman Gabriella Cohen...

Riverine Herald

16 Feb 2019

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EVENTS

Alexandra on Perkins Market

The Alexandra on Perkins Market – after more than a decade away, the monthly market makes a welcome return to the heart of the Alexandra township. Just a short leisurely stroll from the local shops and cafes, visitors and locals can now enjoy...

Simone Dunne

Benalla Lakeside Market

Wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, gifts and much more. Live entertainment each month. This market is organised and managed by the Rotary and Lions Clubs of Benall

Simone Dunne

Kilmore Scout Market

Welcome to The Kilmore Market it is held on the last Saturday of each month at Hudson Park in Kilmore, Victoria from 9am-2pm and managed by 1st Kilmore Scouts. Standard stall 3x3 fees are $15 your car is left next to your stall and will need to have...

Simone Dunne

Rochester Town Market

The Rochester Town Market is held on the fourth Saturday of the month at the Shire Hall/ Skate Park

Simone Dunne

Regional

Fire destroys house in Mooroopna

Laura Briggs

17 hours ago

Fonterra fund is nurturing grass roots

FROM veggie patches to cricket pitches and emergency equipment, Fonterra’s Grass Roots Fund is once again looking to support community groups in northern Victoria.

Kyabram Free Press

Customer focused

Bruno Da Pos celebrated his fourth decade working in the concreting industry last year.

Benalla Ensign

16 Feb 2019

Groups call for ‘pause’

Community groups and businesses have joined forces to again call for the Basin Plan to be paused.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Local lad at helm

Jerilderie’s Troy Mauger has been appointed as the head of the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia’s Rice Extension team.

Southern Riverina News

Cobram residents warned of phone scam

Cobram great-grandmother Anne Stewart is used to receiving unwanted overseas calls.

Kieren Tilly

Magpies kicking goals

Broadford Primary School students got a real thrill when seven Collingwood Football Club players ran a clinic in Broadford on Wednesday last week.

Seymour Telegraph

Festival is a first for Frances

FRANCES Wregg may be a newbie to the Rochester Festival, but she’s certainly no stranger to the wonderful world of murals.

Holly Tregenza

Plan for a better life

CITY of Greater Bendigo is calling on community members to contribute to a new All Ages All Abilities Action Plan to replace the Positive Ageing, Municipal Early Years, Community Access and Inclusion and Youth Strategies.

McIvor Times

We can all be leaders

Students from across the region gathered at St Mary’s School Mooroopna on Wednesday for the eighth annual Sandhurst Goulburn Valley Year 6 Leadership Day.

Ash Witoslawski

14 hours ago

Council progresses director recruitment

The process to appoint three new director positions for Federation Council is on track, following a confidential discussion at council’s monthly meeting yesterday. The imminent selections follow council’s new organisation structure as announced...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

Heartless electric bike theft

An elderly Corowa woman woke up on Sunday morning with the displeasure of noticing that her electric bike had been stolen. Amy Wilson, 89, uses her red, three wheeler transporter tricycle that she bought in 2011 every single day for all purposes...

Jarryd Barca

15 hours ago

Shepparton District Tennis Association recap

Shepparton North has delivered ladder leader Old Students a heavy defeat a week out from the pennant final series in Shepparton District Tennis Association.

Shepparton News

14 hours ago

Rural

Cotton rebuke

Politicians arguing for a ban on cotton exports from Australia have drawn swift rebuke from agricultural leaders.

Country News

Water

Group says plan goals not met

Environmental flow targets set under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan have not been achieved, according to a new report.

Country News

Animal Health

Managing the risk of mastitis in hot weather

TWO RECENT discussions were a reminder of how hot weather can significantly influence the risk of mastitis in dairy herds. The first was a farm which uses a mechanical teat scrubber as part of the pre-milking routine to clean teats prior to cups on...

Rod Dyson

Dairy

Encouraged to stay by ACM

A Kotupna organic dairy farmer nearly gave up dairying altogether after the milk price crash but a knock on the door from ACM changed all that.

Country News

Livestock

Reform plans move forward

An overhaul of Australia’s $18billion red meat and livestock industry has drawn one step closer, following the release of a Green Paper with options for the future of the sector including the role of live exports and manufacturing.

Country News

17 hours ago

Markets

Indonesia — a growing market opportunity for Australian exporters?

INDONESIA IS the fourth most populous country in the world and one of the fastest growing economies in southeast Asia. It is also a country of increasing importance and interest among South-East major dairy exporters. While some suggest Indonesi...

Sofia Omstedt

Water

Call to pause basin plan

An immediate pause of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is required to restore confidence in the plan, which is failing the environment and regional communities, according to a coalition of 24 businesses and organisations across the region.

Alana Christensen

Horticulture

Cheery outlook

Cherry growers from the Australian mainland are in high spirits after completing their first full season of trade via air freight with China since being granted market access.

Country News

20 hours ago

Dairy

Fonterra milk price steps up

Fonterra Australia has increased its farm gate milk price by seven cents per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS) for the 2018-19 season, bringing its average farm gate milk price to $6.05/kgMS.

Country News

14 hours ago

SPC write-down

SPC’s owner has warned the market it will write down the value of the company following a number of offers to buy the Shepparton-based business.

Alana Christensen

21 hours ago

Machinery & Products

Technology and simple solutions hit the mark

TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES to answer the increasingly complex questions posed by agriculture today, but for Tim Slater, who has been around the industry his whole life, it’s the simple solutions, often devised with the least resources, that still...

Dairy News

Management

The time of our lives

GETTING THE timing right is a key to farming as Rachelle De Haas and her partner Mathew Donovan are finding out on a family farm near Heywood. Rachelle and Mathew are farming with her parents Renee and Judith De Haas, who have owned the property for...

Rick Bayne

Water

Videos ‘demystify’

A series of videos covering the fundamentals of modern water management are now available for farmers to view to get the most out of their water use.

Country News

19 hours ago

Cropping

Video fights pest

Home gardeners are being encouraged to learn more about how they can help keep Queensland fruit fly under control.

Country News

14 Feb 2019

From the Experts

Summer heat advice

PROVIDING LIVESTOCK with shade and water during extreme heat is ‘‘paramount’’ according to an owner of a northern Victorian veterinary practice. Keith Fletcher, of Rochester Veterinary Practice, provided some tips on the best way to handle...

Dairy News

Water costs force closure

A much loved Wyuna business has been forced to close its doors, with the owner of the Big Cherry saying his business is no longer viable due to high water prices.

Country News

National & World

Better pay, training needed in aged care

The royal commission into aged care has heard workers in the sector need better training and pay, with retaining staff a pressing issue for providers.

AAP Newswire

1 hour ago

Finance

Letters burn $125m hole in Aus Post result

Australia Post says a strong performance across its growing parcel sector wasn’t enough to offset a $125 million decline in letter revenue.

AAP Newswire

Stone has court date over Instagram posts

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone has been ordered to appear in court after his Instagram posts that seemed to threaten the judge presiding over his case.

AAP Newswire

37 minutes ago

Designer Karl Lagerfeld dead at 85

World-renowned artistic director at Chanel, designer Karl Lagerfeld, has passed away at the age of 85.

AAP Newswire

6 hours ago

Horse Racing

The Autumn Sun officially out of Mile

Triple Group One winner The Autumn Sun has officially been taken out of the public poll for a position in the $5 million All Star Mile.

AAP Newswire

11 hours ago

AFL

Eagle Yeo endured toey flag ride in AFL

West Coast midfielder Elliot Yeo is confident he’ll be fit for the start of the season despite undergoing toe surgery during the summer.

AAP Newswire

More money won’t buy faster poll result

The Australian Electoral Commission says it is ready for any election date but notes risks in a late call, which would make it harder to finalise the results.

AAP Newswire

Entertainment

Karl Lagerfeld: enigma in the spotlight

Karl Lagerfeld was recognised as one of the hardest working figures in haute couture and influenced the industry for 50 years but remained an engima to the end.

AAP Newswire

3 hours ago

Labor continues to question AWU raids

Senate estimates hearings continue with the federal opposition probing the handling of raids on two Australian Workers’ Union offices and media leaks in 2017.

AAP Newswire