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Sitting under the stars

FORGET things that go bump in the night - have you ever considered all the extra-terrestrials floating around in the night sky?

Alex Gretgrix
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Simone steps it up

IT IS almost a decade in the making but Simone Coutts is about to take on one of Beechworth Bakery’s sweetest roles yet.

Alex Gretgrix
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The Lead with Charmayne Allison - August 24

Tonight on The Lead with Charmayne Allison, students from Echuca Primary School strut their stuff recently in their Book Week Parade. From Harry Potter to Where’s Wally, the kids made their way around the school’s basketball court, showing off...

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Public drunkenness law reform too little too late for Day family

THE Victorian Government’s announcement to decriminalise public drunkenness is a bittersweet win for the family of Echuca woman Tanya Day.

Ivy Jensen
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Draft plan calls for brumbies removal from Barmah National Park

A NEW management plan is calling for the removal of brumbies from Barmah National Park and the banning of horse riding in the park.

Sophie Baldwin
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Time to get votes in for business awards

TIME is running out to vote for your favourite businesses as part of the 2019 GMCU Allianz Campaspe Murray Business Awards.

Alex Gretgrix
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He’s on fire and he’s coming to Echuca

EVERY child, at one point or another, has had a burning desire to burn up the stage and become a star.

Alex Gretgrix
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Matthew Butcher returns home for Chef Takeover

IT’S almost midnight in Greenbelt, Washington DC and Echuca chef Matthew Butcher is collapsing into a chair. He’s just opened a restaurant. Named Tugwells after the city’s founder, it’s the sixth restaurant he’s unveiled in the past three...

Charmayne Allison
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Fran Galvin is all for helping others

FRAN Galvin is the first to admit she has done some outrageous things.

Lachlan Durling
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Echuca Scouts unveil new group

FIRST Echuca Scouts recently introduced a new group to their ranks that cater to men and women aged 18 to 26.

Jared Prestwidge
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Applications open for MRC local heritage fund

APPLICATIONS are now open for the 2019/20 round of Murray River Council’s Local Heritage Fund.

Charmayne Allison
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Fruit fly project earns regional achievement award nomination

THE Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Regional Fruit Fly Project has been named a statewide finalist for the Prime Super Agricultural Innovation Award as part of the 2019 Victorian Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

Jared Prestwidge
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Cohuna man loses thousands in cyber attack

A COHUNA man lost thousands of dollars after his laptop was hacked.

Ivy Jensen
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The Lead with Charmayne Allison - August 22

Tonight on The Lead with Charmayne Allison, Book Week got a tech twist as the Campaspe Regional Library hosted a special “Tech-Zone” event for students today

Riverine Herald
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Echuca teen injured in motorcycle accident

A TEENAGE boy was taken to hospital after a motorcycle accident in Echuca yesterday.

Ivy Jensen
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Researchers outline new plan to promote Murray cod growth

RESEARCHERS have released a paper that outlines a new strategy to increase Murray Cod numbers in the Murray River.

Jared Prestwidge
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CFA training in Stanhope heats up

TWO Echuca firefighters got a lesson in fighting an intense house fire on the weekend.

Ivy Jensen

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Echuca-Moama bridge chaos

TRAFFIC is heavily backed up both ways both sides of the river after the Echuca-Moama bridge has been closed. Motorists have been advised to avoid the river crossing until further notice. More to come

Riverine Herald
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Woman jumps from moving car in Moama

A WOMAN in her 40s is likely to be flown to Melbourne after jumping out of a moving car in Moama earlier today. Murray River Police District Inspector Paul Huggett said Moama and Echuca police and Ambulance Victoria were called to Perricoota Rd near...

Ivy Jensen
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Drugs stolen in Echuca Amcal robbery

POLICE are investigating after Echuca’s Amcal Pharmacy was held up this morning. The Hare St robbery occurred about 8.55am where a man threatened staff members before stealing a large amount of pharmaceutical drugs. No-one was injured. The man was...

Ivy Jensen
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Medicinal cannabis facility to be built in Greater Shepparton

Set to be one of the world’s largest medicinal cannabis facilities, a new $160 million production site will soon be built in Greater Shepparton.

Ashlea Witoslawski