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Ivy Jensen

Danish born and transplanted with her family to Mount Isa as a five-year-old, Ivy Jensen has turned a childhood love of literature into a successful career in journalism. Armed with Bachelor of Arts (and double major in journalism) from the University of Queensland; Ivy got a start on the North West Star, her local paper, before making the move to Echuca-Moama in 2004 and joining the Riverine Herald in 2005. She is now raising her two daughters – aged nine and 12 – while also working as the award-winning paper’s senior journalist and occasional sub editor. She has achieved a Walkley Our Watch award for reporting on domestic violence, Quill award and several VCPA honours while at the Riverine Herald. Ivy's rounds cover police/emergency, court, domestic violence, weather, babies and general news. You can also read about the highs and lows of her manic life in her increasingly popular column Mama Mayhem.

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Driest spring in Echuca-Moama since 2006

ECHUCA and district farmers are hurting and fires are expected to intensify after our driest spring in 13 years. Echuca has only had 40.4mm of rain fall over the three months of spring.

Ivy Jensen

12 hours ago
12 hours ago

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Echuca and district actors in running for Georgy Awards

ECHUCA-MOAMA Theatre Company has received six nominations in this year’s Georgy Awards.

Ivy Jensen

12 hours ago
12 hours ago

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Teen named Echuca’s inaugural firefighter of the year

ONE of Echuca CFA’s youngest members has been awarded the brigade’s highest honour. Maddy Zlateff, 18, was named the inaugural firefighter of the year at the brigade’s recent awards night in Echuca. Maddy said she was shocked when her...

Ivy Jensen

10 Dec 2019
10 Dec 2019

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Police investigate death of Echuca man

POLICE are investigating the death of a 74-year-old Echuca man. It is believed the man was injured during an incident at Echuca hospital on November 29. He underwent surgery but died on Monday, December 9. The exact cause of his death is yet to be...

Ivy Jensen

10 Dec 2019
10 Dec 2019

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CFA brigades thank Echuca High Street Corner Store

WHEN firefighters raced off to fight the blazes in Strathallan and Nanneella during our Code Red fire day, Echuca’s Colleen Forster knew she had to do something. So the owner of High St Corner Store and her staff prepared enough food and drinks to...

Ivy Jensen

09 Dec 2019
09 Dec 2019

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Members of Moama Fire and Rescue battled the Myall Creek Bushfrie

MORE than 114,000ha was burnt out during the Myall Creek bushfires in NSW. The blazes are now under control – and that’s thanks to countless firefighters, from NSW and from around the country. Including Phil Masters, Andrew Heriot and Cam...

Ivy Jensen

09 Dec 2019
09 Dec 2019

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Total Fire Ban declared in Campaspe Shire

AS THE Echuca district heads towards a top of 41C today, people are being reminded today has been declared a day of Total Fire Ban in Campaspe Shire.

Ivy Jensen

09 Dec 2019
09 Dec 2019

Mama Mayhem

It all sounds like Greek to me

ARE there any parents out there having trouble understanding their teenage children? Having a conversation with my almost teen daughter is like learning Swahili thanks to all the new terms and phrases she keeps popping out with. I mean I’m hip. I...

Ivy Jensen

09 Dec 2019
09 Dec 2019

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Echuca thieves break into car

POLICE are appealing for information after a car was broken into in Echuca overnight Thursday. Echuca’s Senior Constable Scott Newton said thieves broke into the locked Toyota Hilux ute through a canopy and stole a nail gun and vaccum cleaner...

Ivy Jensen

09 Dec 2019
09 Dec 2019

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Part two: My secret hell of abuse as a prisoner in marriage

PART ONE: My secret hell of abuse as a prisoner in marriage FOR almost three years, Julie* was married to a sexual sadist. A man who used the most degrading and debasing assaults to batter her into submission. Torment designed to humiliate and...

Ivy Jensen

06 Dec 2019
06 Dec 2019

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My secret hell of abuse as a prisoner in marriage

JULIE wasn’t married, she was imprisoned. Shackled, for three years, to a sexual sadist who repeatedly assaulted her in the most debasing, degrading ways he – or anyone – could imagine.

Ivy Jensen

04 Dec 2019
04 Dec 2019

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Fire crews to slash tracks in Echuca to prepare for fire season

FIRE crews are mowing, slashing and clearing tracks on public land around Echuca and Cohuna to prepare for the fire season. Forest Fire Management Victoria’s (FFMVic) Senior Fuel Management Officer Simon Brown said fuel management helped...

Ivy Jensen

03 Dec 2019
03 Dec 2019

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Echuca police appeal for information into reckless driver

POLICE are appealing for help to catch a dangerous driver. During an incident about 9.30am on Thursday, November 28, a white Toyota Hilux ute, registration WKS 895, drove recklessly and at high speeds in High St and going through a red light into...

Ivy Jensen

03 Dec 2019
03 Dec 2019

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Echuca couple to stand trial over toddler’s death

AN ECHUCA couple have been committed to stand trial over the death of toddler Angela Bannister. Tania Maree Walker, 35, and Daniel John Simmons, 44, both charged with child homicide, appeared in Bendigo Magistrates Court on Thursday, November 28...

Ivy Jensen

03 Dec 2019
03 Dec 2019

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Police investigate burglary at Echuca camping store

POLICE are investigating a burglary at an Echuca camping and fishing store early Sunday. Detective Senior Constable Peter Colliver of Echuca criminal investigation unit said thieves broke into Echuca Camping in High St through an upstairs window...

Ivy Jensen

03 Dec 2019
03 Dec 2019

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CFA team wins innovation award

SIX district firefighters were part of a CFA indigenous fire training project which recently won a statewide innovation award. CFA District 20 was awarded joint winner at the Volunteer Victoria State Awards on November 20 for its Koorie inclusion...

Ivy Jensen

02 Dec 2019
02 Dec 2019

Mama Mayhem

A red flag kind of day

THERE are days I don’t like what I do – at all. I won’t bore you with that significant list but professionally I have always found stories coming out of family violence to be amongst the most distressing. And at times moving. The...

Ivy Jensen

02 Dec 2019
02 Dec 2019

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Family shattered after Moama house fire

A MOAMA family has been left shattered after its Kinsey St home was destroyed by fire this morning.

Ivy Jensen

29 Nov 2019
29 Nov 2019

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