When the Murchison Meteorite showered the town in 1969 it created worldwide publicity, which still lingers strongly today.
Now two rare military trucks owned by Murchison resident Jim Robinson are to appear in an upcoming movie being filmed in Queensland.
Everything is a bit hush-hush at the moment, and Jim is not letting on too much.
But he is mainly worried about getting those rare trucks back, as there are only 22 of their kind in the country.
Jim did disclose, however, that a Hollywood actor would appear in the film with his beloved trucks.
Clay in good company
It’s not what you expect when you are 80, but former Kyabram and Richmond champion footballer Dick Clay has been picked in a team of the finest former VFL players 80 or older and still alive.
Respected Sunday Herald Sun sports journo Jon Anderson recently named Clay on a wing in his team, which boasts the likes of Bob Skilton, Ian Stewart, Alex Jesaulenko, Doug Wade, Sam Newman, John Nicholls, Kevin Murray and Des Tuddenham.
As a four-time Richmond premiership player, a club Immortal and Hall of Famer, Clay certainly doesn’t look out of place in the star-studded line-up.
Hold your nose
Talk about a fowl smell.
Up at Darlington Point on the Murrumbidgee River, a romantic Valentine’s Day was doomed from the start after a truck coming from a poultry operation spread its load of chicken carcases through the heart of the township when its tailgate malfunctioned.
There was no indication the truck driver was aware of what happened but there were locals, with their noses tightly clamped tightly in their fingers, only too happy to tell him.
The trail of the poultry remains stretched as far as 20km out of the town.
When does the wind blow?
Here’s a bit of surprise for weather watches.
What’s Kyabram’s windiest month?
No, it’s not any of the spring months, which might have been popular picks.
According to the Bureau Of Meteorology, the windiest month is January.
It has an average wind speed of 20.8km/h.
The calmest month is June, with an average wind speed of 16km/h).
Decent soak
Kyabram’s dry spell has been broken, with 23.3mm recorded in storms overnight on Sunday.
It’s the most rain since December 22, when 25mm was recorded.
Up to Sunday night’s downpour, Kyabram’s rainfall for 2026 totalled just 6.6mm after 1.8mm was recorded overnight on Wednesday, February 18.
Only in three years since weather records were first kept in 1880 has no rain been recorded in January or February.
Those years were 1883, 1920 and 1965.
Waterway in crisis
Land owners along the Bullatale Creek are blaming a major NSW Government water project for pushing the once healthy waterway into crisis.
Drying waterholes are causing fish deaths, and locals are claiming the timing and management of the construction phase have caused severe and avoidable impacts.
The Bullatale Creek runs east of Mathoura.
Call for photos
Mathoura History Group is collecting and scanning photos of the town, its people and any items of interest for keepsake.
Anyone who has a photo should get it the group’s meetings, which are held on the second Sunday of each month at the Mathoura War Memorial Hall at 2pm.
Pub owners looking for buyers
Rochester’s Criterion Hotel is looking for new managers.
Craig and Theresa Mann have run the historic pub for the past five years and through the testing COVID period, which had an effect on Craig’s health. They will finish up in April.
But gluttons for punishment, they intend to tour Australia and run outback pubs while their owners take a well-earned break.
The Criterion first started serving drinks in 1880 and the Manns are hoping someone will be interested in running the pub — even buying it.
Square dinkum
G’day.
I bought a second-hand time machine next Tuesday ... they sure don’t make them like they’re going to anymore.
Hooroo!
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