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A selection of the latest Local, Regional, National & World News.

The Lead

The Lead with Kimberley Price - January 22

Tonight on The Lead Crossenvale Community House launched its long-awaited Community Transport Program

Riverine Herald
National

Fires threaten lives in central Tasmania

Fire crews in Tasmania have a fight on their hands, with emergency warnings in place in the central plateau and 50 blazes ahead of dangerous conditions.

AAP Newswire
Riverine Herald

Sportstar December 2018 nominees

Congratulations to golfer Blair Christie and motorbike rider Sam Davie who are the 2018 Sportstar of the Year December nominees. It’s hard enough to beat the most talented people in your sport. Try doing it while discovering you are allergic to...

Riverine Herald
News

Crowd wowed by wakeboarders

Deniliquin Boat Club was the place to be on Saturday, with round four of the Wakeboard Victoria Championships being held on the Edward River.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times
The Lead

The Lead with Kimberley Price - January 22

Tonight on The Lead Crossenvale Community House launched its long-awaited Community Transport Program

Riverine Herald
The Lead

The Lead with Kimberley Price - January 22

Tonight on The Lead Crossenvale Community House launched its long-awaited Community Transport Program

Riverine Herald
World

No Brexit deal means hard Irish border: EU

The EU has restated its position that Ireland would have to enforce a hard border, and customs and other checks on imports from Britain in a no-deal Brexit.

AAP Newswire
News

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
News

Avoid costly haystack fires

Following a difficult growing season and more failed crops than usual being cut for hay, the CFA is reminding landowners to take additional care when storing and monitoring hay this season.

Rodney Woods
Finance

BHP’s 2nd quarter iron ore output falls 9%

BHP Group’s second-quarter iron ore production fell nine per cent, hurt by the forced train derailment that disrupted supply.

AAP Newswire
World

No Brexit deal means hard Irish border: EU

The EU has restated its position that Ireland would have to enforce a hard border, and customs and other checks on imports from Britain in a no-deal Brexit.

AAP Newswire
News

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
News

Avoid costly haystack fires

Following a difficult growing season and more failed crops than usual being cut for hay, the CFA is reminding landowners to take additional care when storing and monitoring hay this season.

Rodney Woods
Finance

BHP’s 2nd quarter iron ore output falls 9%

BHP Group’s second-quarter iron ore production fell nine per cent, hurt by the forced train derailment that disrupted supply.

AAP Newswire

Most popular

News

Body of former Shepparton woman found in WA’s Pilbara

A search has resumed for former Shepparton mother Felicity Shadbolt, who went missing while bushwalking in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

John Lewis
News

Suspect was leaking cash: $100 notes littered floor

AN ECHUCA man who stole more than $80,000 was caught when his jacket started leaking $50 and $100 notes while he was in Echuca Police Station for an unrelated drug infraction.

Riverine Herald
Lifestyle

A life too short but a life well lived

CAROL McFarlane loved her husband Allan for more than 50 years and was married to him for 48. He was a very special person in her life.

Riverine Herald
News

Concern over rubbish bin contamination in Shepparton

While contamination of the city’s green organic bins currently sits at about 3-4 per cent, contamination of the yellow and red bins appears to be of greater concern.

Shepparton News
News

Koyuga horse breeder fined $8000 by the EPA

HORSE breeder Alabar Australia has received a $8060 fine from the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) for the improper disposal of industrial waste, including dead livestock.

Riverine Herald
News

Climate change grants for regional communities

Climate change could be tackled at a regional level with the help of new Victorian Government grant funding.

Tara Whitsed
News

FROZEN SLICES OF LIFE

Echuca’s Justin Sloan leads a double life – IT business manager 9-5 but after that the world is, literally, his oyster. Armed with his camera he climbs mountains and trees, gets down and dirty, and waits through the darkest of nights for the...

Charmayne Allison
National

Aiia makes final journey home to Israel

Exchange student Aiia Maasarwe is making her final trip home, with family thanking the “good people” of Australia despite their “nightmare” experience.

AAP Newswire
Galleries

Echuca-Moama Junior Track Carnival

Echuca-Moama Junior Track Carnival

Riverine Herald
World

Aust Oscar nominees ‘laughing and crying’

Australian production designer Fiona Crombie and screenwriter Tony McNamara were among the 10 Oscar nominations for British drama-comedy The Favourite.

AAP Newswire
Dairy

Dairy week under way

Moos echoed throughout Tatura Park on Sunday as International Dairy Week kicked off for 2019.

Country News

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Local

The Lead

The Lead with Kimberley Price - January 22

Tonight on The Lead Crossenvale Community House launched its long-awaited Community Transport Program

Riverine Herald
News

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
Riverine Herald

Sportstar December 2018 nominees

Congratulations to golfer Blair Christie and motorbike rider Sam Davie who are the 2018 Sportstar of the Year December nominees. It’s hard enough to beat the most talented people in your sport. Try doing it while discovering you are allergic to...

Riverine Herald
News

FROZEN SLICES OF LIFE

Echuca’s Justin Sloan leads a double life – IT business manager 9-5 but after that the world is, literally, his oyster. Armed with his camera he climbs mountains and trees, gets down and dirty, and waits through the darkest of nights for the...

Charmayne Allison
Education

Local schools can now chill out in class

THREE local schools will no longer have to sweat through the summer months thanks to the NSW Government’s cooler classrooms program.

Riverine Herald
Entertainment

Mendel coming to the Murray for Australia Day celebrations

CALLING all literary enthusiasts.

Charmayne Allison
News

Women to share their video story

MURRAY women are being encouraged to share their insights through a new NSW Government campaign aimed at empowering women.

Riverine Herald
Sport

Wilkinson wins then runs to finish again

HERE is the scene.

Andrew Johnston
News

Two face court over burglary

TWO men will face court over a burglary in Echuca where tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods was allegedly stolen.

Riverine Herald
News

Local business urged to register for bridge work

THE Echuca-Moama Bridge project is the largest infrastructure project currently underway in northern Victoria and Industry Capability Network is encouraging local suppliers to get involved by registering their interest on the ICN Gateway.

Riverine Herald
Sport

Coach, friend and life changer

YOU could always tell who had been coached by my friend Russell Parsons, when you saw the North West Athletics tee-shirt.

Riverine Herald
News

FROZEN SLICES OF LIFE

Echuca’s Justin Sloan leads a double life – IT business manager 9-5 but after that the world is, literally, his oyster. Armed with his camera he climbs mountains and trees, gets down and dirty, and waits through the darkest of nights for the...

Charmayne Allison

Real Estate

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91B Bett Street, Moama

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Lot 1, Casey Road, Echuca

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2 Tyler Street Echuca

Automotive

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2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT

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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Diesel

For Sale | $12,990 Drive Away LMCT 11422

2013 Jeep Compass Sport Auto

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Opinion

Opinion

You can always rejoice in the Spirit of the Lord

IT’S EASY to get stuck in a rut isn’t it?

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Make Christmas all year around

ON MONDAY of this week I started taking down all the Christmas decorations and lights.

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Resolve to try this as your resolution

EACH year we make a New Year’s resolution.

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Broad is still a human being

THE headlines in recent times have been dominated by politician, Andrew Broad, who apparently has been ‘caught in the act’.

Riverine Herald
Opinion

You can always rejoice in the Spirit of the Lord

IT’S EASY to get stuck in a rut isn’t it?

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Make Christmas all year around

ON MONDAY of this week I started taking down all the Christmas decorations and lights.

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Resolve to try this as your resolution

EACH year we make a New Year’s resolution.

Riverine Herald
Opinion

You can always rejoice in the Spirit of the Lord

IT’S EASY to get stuck in a rut isn’t it?

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Make Christmas all year around

ON MONDAY of this week I started taking down all the Christmas decorations and lights.

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Resolve to try this as your resolution

EACH year we make a New Year’s resolution.

Riverine Herald
Opinion

Broad is still a human being

THE headlines in recent times have been dominated by politician, Andrew Broad, who apparently has been ‘caught in the act’.

Riverine Herald

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Galleries

Galleries

Echuca-Moama Junior Track Carnival

Echuca-Moama Junior Track Carnival

Riverine Herald
Galleries

Tough Tilly Day

Tough Tilly Day

Riverine Herald
Galleries

New Year’s Eve Echuca races

New Year’s Eve Echuca races

Riverine Herald

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Social

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EVENTS
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...

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Simone Dunne
Events

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...

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Simone Dunne
Events

Nagambie Farmers Market

The Nagambie Farmers’ Market is located at Tahbilk Winery. Estabished in 1860, Tahbilk Winery is one of Australia’s top family-owned wineries, producing a range of heritage wines, and boasts carbon neutral status and eco-tourism. Shop...

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Simone Dunne
Events

Kinglake Produce and Artisian Market

Our humble community market started in 2010 in the heart of the Kinglake Township. Where local farmers thought there was need to provide the community with a range of fresh locally grown produce at the one convenient location on a regular basis...

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Simone Dunne

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Regional

News

Climate change grants for regional communities

Climate change could be tackled at a regional level with the help of new Victorian Government grant funding.

Tara Whitsed
News

Keeping water in spotlight

PROTECTING regional communities continued to be the focus for the Speak Up campaign during 2018.

Kyabram Free Press
News

Stories to be shared at Australia Day ceremonies

A variety of interesting and inspiring guest speakers are lined up to present at upcoming Australia Day ceremonies, which will be taking place in Avenel, Euroa, Longwood, Nagambie, Strathbogie and Violet Town on Saturday, January 26.

Benalla Ensign
News

Crowd wowed by wakeboarders

Deniliquin Boat Club was the place to be on Saturday, with round four of the Wakeboard Victoria Championships being held on the Edward River.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times
News

‘Moral urgency’

‘‘It has now become a moral urgency to deal with the issues of a zero water allocation.’’

Southern Riverina News
News

Holiday-makers in Cobram hit with gastro

Holiday-makers in Cobram and across the region have been left with a bad taste in their mouth as gastro continues to sweep through caravan and holiday parks along the Murray River.

Cobram Courier
News

Short stories to entertain, but easily forgotten

No Middle Name

Seymour Telegraph
News

Locky was so lucky to have Jeanne caring for young kids

AS LAST year’s three-year-olds head back to Lockington Preschool, there’ll be a familiar face missing.

Lachlan Durling
News

Call is going out for organics event

EXPRESSIONS of interest from people or organisations to speak and exhibit at the 2019 Loddon Mallee organics recovery information series for the horticulture industry are now open.

McIvor Times
News

Get your motor running

The age-old rivalry between Ford and Holden will rev up once again as the Legends of the Mountain returns to Kyabram.

David Rak
News

Working together on fish deaths

River managers, environmental water holders and fisheries scientists from Murray–Darling Basin governments met late last week to discuss some of the active management options for the months ahead, to manage any future fish kill events. MDBA Chief...

Yarrawonga Chronicle
News

Alternative expo is back

Almost 500 exhibitors will be on display at this year’s Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. Held in the heart of Victoria at Kings Park in Seymour, 22 000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day event early next month. Event manager Susie...

Corowa Free Press
Sport

Old Students with big chase on its hands

Mooroopna is in the box seat to grab another Haisman Shield win when play resumes tomorrow, but Old Students will go down swinging.

Alex Mitchell

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Rural

News

Avoid costly haystack fires

Following a difficult growing season and more failed crops than usual being cut for hay, the CFA is reminding landowners to take additional care when storing and monitoring hay this season.

Rodney Woods
Water

Funds for Speak Up

Water advocacy group Speak Up has been the beneficiary of last year’s Deniliquin Truck Show, with the truck show committee donating $3000 from last year’s event to the campaign.

Country News
Animal Health

Keep cows cool this summer

CLIMATE CHANGE is leading to warmer Australian summers with an increased number of hot days and warmer nights. This increases the risk of heat stress, leading to adverse effects on herd health and farm profitability. Effects of heat stress Reduced...

Gemma Chuck
Dairy

Dairy week under way

Moos echoed throughout Tatura Park on Sunday as International Dairy Week kicked off for 2019.

Country News
Livestock

Open day will focus on bulls

Brian and Wayne Mobbs, of High Spa Angus in Daylesford, are hoping 2019 is a kinder year to all in terms of weather and market conditions.

Country News
Markets

Don’t forget global markets

WITH MANY eyes focused on the current feed shortage in Australia and resultant surge in feed costs, global markets have taken something of a back seat. Apart from helpful depreciation of the Australian dollar, there hasn’t been much to jolt our...

John Droppert
News

Salt regression a possibility

Flinders University researchers have discovered that a stream in a deforested Adelaide Hills catchment shows a decreasing salinity trend during the past 28 years, pointing to possible long-term remediation of salt-affected land.

Country News
Horticulture

Pest message

The fruit fly community awareness and education campaign continues, with members from the Goulburn Murray Valley group spreading the message to holiday makers visiting the Murray River.

Country News
Dairy

New minister offers boost for dairy skills

The state’s new agriculture minister has marked her first trip to northern Victoria in the job by announcing $35000 in funding for an industry-led project aimed at boosting jobs, training and skills across the dairy sector.

Rodney Woods
News

Fish kill count revised

The NSW Government has drastically revised down the number of fish thought to have died near the NSW-Victorian border a week after another mass fish death event in the state’s far west caused outrage across the country.

Country News
Machinery & Products

Wrapping up a hypothetical silage venture

I’D BE willing to wager that every machinery enthusiast has their share of ‘aspirational’ purchases. The machines that you don’t strictly need, but with whose hypothetical selection and applications you preoccupy your spare time. I have...

John Droppert
Management

Long history of show ribbons

GLOMAR HOLSTEIN Stud, at Bundalaguah in Victoria, has a long history of involvement in International Dairy Week. Robert, Lynette and Justin Johnston have been showing cows and heifers and been involved in youth development activities for the past 30...

Jeanette Severs
Water

Report highlights water woes

Irrigators and farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin region are change-fatigued, lack confidence and trust in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and want water recovery to stop.

Alana Christensen
Cropping

Corn drinks up sun and water

While the hot summer is wilting some pastures a few irrigated summer crops are thriving.

Country News
From the Experts

New tech helps manage cows

A NEW cow ‘fit bit’ is making it easier to diagnose sick cows and influence management decisions around fertility and performance. Cow Manager uses a small ear tag to monitor and record cow activity, temperature, eating, rumination and resting...

Dairy News
News

Expo to tempt the tastebuds

Food and drink at the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo is always a foodie’s delight and 2019 will be no different.

Country News

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National & World

National

Fires threaten lives in central Tasmania

Fire crews in Tasmania have a fight on their hands, with emergency warnings in place in the central plateau and 50 blazes ahead of dangerous conditions.

AAP Newswire
Finance

BHP’s 2nd quarter iron ore output falls 9%

BHP Group’s second-quarter iron ore production fell nine per cent, hurt by the forced train derailment that disrupted supply.

AAP Newswire
World

No Brexit deal means hard Irish border: EU

The EU has restated its position that Ireland would have to enforce a hard border, and customs and other checks on imports from Britain in a no-deal Brexit.

AAP Newswire
World

Aust Oscar nominees ‘laughing and crying’

Australian production designer Fiona Crombie and screenwriter Tony McNamara were among the 10 Oscar nominations for British drama-comedy The Favourite.

AAP Newswire
Horse Racing

VCAT issues three-year bans to Hopes

Racing Victoria has confirmed the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has issued three-year disqualifications to trainers Lee and Shannon Hope.

AAP Newswire
AFL

Crows opt for co-captains in 2019 AFL

Current skipper Taylor Walker and Rory Sloane will co-captain Adelaide, the first time the AFL club has split the key leadership role.

AAP Newswire
National

Aiia makes final journey home to Israel

Exchange student Aiia Maasarwe is making her final trip home, with family thanking the “good people” of Australia despite their “nightmare” experience.

AAP Newswire
Entertainment

Chris Brown accused of rape in Paris

Singer Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty in 2009 to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna, has been arrested in Paris after a woman accused him of rape.

AAP Newswire
National

Dead fish found on northern NSW riverbanks

As the federal government and Labor launch their own reviews into the mass fish kill in NSW’s Menindee, the state government has confirmed a kill in the north.

AAP Newswire