50 years ago
Plane damaged when landing in paddock
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It is believed three people and a pilot escaped injury on Friday afternoon when a light plane flipped onto its back after landing in a ploughed field four miles north of Moama on the Cobb Highway.
No details of the accident have been available and it is believed a representative of the Department of Civil Aviation has inspected the aircraft.
It appeared the plane had made a forced landing in the field and turned over as a result of ploughed up earth being caught under the wheels.
Moama Police were not notified of the accident until early this morning.
Green Arrows to help students
Echuca’s original “Red Arrow Tour” has been replaced by green arrows after four years.
The Echuca Regional Development Society, who took over the placement of the arrows from Echuca Jaycees, who mapped out Melbourne, especially for the ERDS.
Echuca tourist guide booklets outline the route of the arrow tours and the signs are placed at strategic points to help drivers find their way.
ERDS says that a few amendments have been made to the original “red arrow tour” routes to enable tourists to see as much as possible on the best roads in the district.
90 in 60+ bowling
A total of 96 players attended the 60 and over Bowls Group tournament at the Echuca Golf Bowls Club last week.
The event was organised and conducted by the president of the club and RVBA Councillor, Mr Norm Knopp.
The average attendance for the 11 tournaments conducted so far has been slightly over 90, demonstrating the popularity and interest in the events.
Point difference in pistol scores
Only one point separated first and second when Dave Leetham, of Deniliquin, won the centre fire handicap event from Geoff Ward of Kyabram at the Echuca Pistol Club recently.
All shooters used .22 calibre pistols except G. Ward, D. Leetham. B. Archibald and N. Wood who used .38 calibre revolvers.
The Alice Springs Club will be competing in Echuca next month when the club’s own championships will be held.
The Yarra Pistol Club will also be visiting to compete for the Fred De Rooze perpetual trophy for Centre Fire, which is held every year between Echuca and Yarra.
25 years ago
Sign application rejected
A large advertising sign on private property along the Murray Valley Highway will be closed following a Campaspe Shire Council decision made last Thursday.
The sign was deemed illegal because it exceeded two square metres, a size prohibited on rural land.
The owner of the sign and business, Peter Lindberg Manufacturing, also owns the property on which the sign is placed.
He applied for a permit for the sign after it was erected.
Council engaged in a lengthy debate before refusing the permit.
Council adopts interim policy
To combat teething troubles with its new planning scheme, Campaspe Shire Council has adopted an interim agricultural policy.
The new policy provides developers and others wanting to build homes on small rural subdivisions with a window of opportunity to submit building applications.
Under the shire’s planning scheme, implemented late last year, council refused numerous building permits for small rural blocks because residential use of the land conflicted with its rural planning and a policy of consolidating farm land.
Aiming for smaller fruit
Few producers would aim to minimise the size and yield of their fruit.
But that’s the farming practice operating at the Cape Horn Vineyard.
According to grower Ian Harrison, the smaller the fruit and the less loaded the vine, the better the taste and flavour of the final product.
Crucial to the flavour of a good vintage is the ratio between skin and juice, Mr Harrison said.
Batsmen set big run chase totals
The first day of round 13 matches in the Campaspe Cricket Association saw some decent run chases set for first innings points.
The batting of Rochester United’d Chris McCary and Tim Rasmussen was the highlight of the round as they plundered Bamawm-Lockington United bowling attack.
Their effort’s allowed United to set an imposing total of 3/361.
10 years ago
Pastoral support for aged residents
Volunteers at Moama’s Southern Cross are supporting the meaningful ageing of residents after graduating from the pastoral and spiritual care program.
The volunteers, who graduated at a ceremony at the aged care home on Wednesday, are part of the 10-member pastoral care team.
The program, developed by Southern Cross Care (NSW and ACT), involves participants completing an eight-day training course which deals with topics such as ageing in the context of life, communication skills, loss and grief, death and dying, dementia and spirituality in ageing.
Sam switches safety hat for observer seat
A dream team pairing with Dean Johns was what attracted Echuca’s Sam Horne back into competitive racing after a three-year hiatus.
The 40-year-old described a return to observe in Sportspage as ‘‘too good an opportunity’’ to pass up.
‘‘His (Johns’) father had a boat that he drove in the 1970s and my father observed in that,’’ Horne said.
‘‘It will be a lot of fun and bring back some old memories.’’
Two legendary skiers and past Club Marine Southern 80 winners in Jamie Oliver and Nathan Glynn will be at the back of the boat, with the same team taking part in veterans over 40, the president’s dash and unlimited inboard expert.
Fruit pickers targeted
A job ad claiming to be for a fruit picking contract company offering work in Moama could be a fake, according to a backpacker information service.
The National Harvest Labour Information Service, a not-for-profit service funded by the Federal Government, provides advice to backpackers.
State manager Robert Hayes said the service was first alerted to complaints about a company offering work in the area a couple of weeks ago.
‘‘We have had complaints from a number of people seeking fruit picking work about a company claiming to be operating out of a property in Moama,’’ he said.
Murray River race excites Will and Jade Groves
Echuca’s Will and Jade Groves are taking this weekend’s Club Marine Southern 80 in their stride.
The brother-sister duo, who hail from the family-owned Stalker troupe, will compete in five categories in the two days, including the SMOC expert class in which Will, teamed with father and driver Brad, holds a longstanding record of 39:46.
Will also has the 16 to 19 junior boys and president’s dash to contest, in the family’s new and improved Stalker Evinrude, while Jade will compete in junior girls expert and junior social classes behind Keith Consiglio’s Melt Down.
While the pair may compete for different teams, they share the same unruffled approach to the big event.