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National

Question time in federal parliament

What we learned, heard and were amused by in Question Time on Wednesday.

AAP Newswire

24 minutes ago

Who are GV footy’s best recruits?

It’s a question as old as time; if you’re starting a football club, would you take Mick Mattingly or Brandyn Grenfell?

Shepparton News

Calling all inventors

Agricultural machinery manufacturers, farm inventors, backyard tinkerers and students are urged to enter their innovative ideas for the three major awards at the 2018 Henty Machinery Field Days.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Search for missing teenager, Eden Perry

Police are appealing for assistance to help locate missing teenager Eden Perry, who is known to frequent the Shepparton area. Eden, 15, was last seen at her Kangaroo Flat home on 3 August. Police believe she may be in the Bendigo, Kyabram or Under...

Shepparton News

Search for missing teenager, Eden Perry

Shepparton News

Italy bridge death toll put at 26

A bridge collapse that killed 26 people in the port city of Genoa has raised questions about the safety of all Italian bridges built in the 1950s and 1960s.

AAP Newswire

Greater Shepparton soon to GROW with program

Shepparton will be one of four regional centres to be included into a pilot program aimed to boost economic outcomes and employment in their regions. The GROW program, created to help promote local procurement and sustainable employment where...

Shepparton News

Brigade service acknowledged

Former Yea CFA group officer Neil Beer has been awarded the National Medal.

Country News

Finance

IAG FY profit slips, set to return capital

Insurance Australia Group’s annual net profit has fallen 0.6 per cent, due to a fall investment income and a higher tax bill.

AAP Newswire

Italy bridge death toll put at 26

A bridge collapse that killed 26 people in the port city of Genoa has raised questions about the safety of all Italian bridges built in the 1950s and 1960s.

AAP Newswire

Greater Shepparton soon to GROW with program

Shepparton News

Brigade service acknowledged

Former Yea CFA group officer Neil Beer has been awarded the National Medal.

Country News

Finance

IAG FY profit slips, set to return capital

Insurance Australia Group’s annual net profit has fallen 0.6 per cent, due to a fall investment income and a higher tax bill.

AAP Newswire

Most popular

Tributes flow for Shepparton golfer Jarrod Lyle

Shepparton golfer Jarrod Lyle has lost his long battle with cancer, passing away on Wednesday night, aged 36. He is survived by his wife Briony, and daughters Lusi, 6, and Jemma, 2. Lyle has long battled acute myeloid leukaemia, and his family last...

Shepparton News

10 Aug 2018

Outside the box: Young guns’ stocks going through the roof

There is something about a young sporting star being able to perform at a high level that gets me excited. Despite their age, size and lack of experience, special young talents are sometimes able to show early on they are destined for greatness...

Alex Mitchell

08 Aug 2018

Two hospitalised after collision near Tatura

One person has been flown to hospital in Melbourne and another to taken Goulburn Valley Health after a car is believed to have lost control near Tatura overnight. Shepparton Police said a single vehicle travelling on Tatura-Undera Rd, Tatura at...

Shepparton News

13 Aug 2018

Euroa community shows support for Emily Quattrocchi after life-changing accident

The Euroa community has rallied behind Emily Quattrocchi, who was injured when her vehicle collided with a tree on the Euroa-Shepparton Rd on July 20.

Tara Whitsed

10 Aug 2018

SCHOOL MIGHT BE OUT FOREVER

CAMPASPE College of Adult Education is on the verge of closure. For the past 39 years CCAE has provided Echuca-Moama and district with education and training in a wide variety of courses. Now its general manager Karen Hagan is making a desperate...

Riverine Herald

09 Aug 2018

Lions have got it all covered

THE Tongala Lions and Lady Lions Clubs have helped another school fund two key projects thanks to a combined donation of $2500.

Riverine Herald

14 minutes ago

Lawyer, farmer and publican; Denis Riordan raised the bar

Denis Riordan, a colourful former farmer, publican, steel fabricator and member of the well-known Riordan legal dynasty, died on June 3, aged 78.

Shepparton News

National

Speech has no place, says Palaszczuk

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the controversial speech to parliament by Senator Fraser Anning was “un-Australian”.

AAP Newswire

46 minutes ago

Rugby: Shepparton Bulls v Maroondah

After a comprehensive Victorian Rugby Championship semi-final win at the weekend, Shepparton Bulls are on the hunt for their first piece of silverware on Saturday. Here’s our pictures of their win over the weekend

Shepparton News

More US action against Turkey foreshadowed

The US is prepared to take more action against Turkey, likely in the form of economic sanctions, if a jailed pastor isn’t released, a White House official says.

AAP Newswire

9 hours ago

Dairy

ADF ready for code of conduct consultations

A stronger dairy industry code of conduct would include a formal dispute resolution mechanism and penalties procedure to solve conflicts between farmers and processors, according to Australia’s peak dairy farmer group.

Country News

11 Aug 2018

Local

Search for missing teenager, Eden Perry

Shepparton News

Ardmona Primary School students are starting the school week with an acknowledgement of country.

Liz Mellino

Entertainment

Country focus

Harston Hall’s Country Music and Bush Poetry Concert is on again next month.

Shepparton News

6 hours ago

Big W Shepp now ‘over the hill’

It is hard to imagine Shepparton’s Marketplace Plaza as being anything else unless you grew up in the district.

Tara Whitsed

Greater Shepparton Junior Sports Awards Nomination Form

The hunt is on for the best talented juniors across the region. Shepparton is a breeding ground for sports stars with its high level of facilities and sports on offer. Entires can include performances from October last year onwards to allow room for...

Shepparton News

02 Aug 2018

CBD mural in need of love

Shepparton retiree Arnold Gough is concerned an iconic piece of the city’s history has been forgotten.

Liz Mellino

Astrophysicist visit for John Furphy Memorial Lecture

This year’s John Furphy Memorial Lecture at La Trobe University will feature renowned astrophysicist Associate Professor Alan Duffy.

Shepparton News

Shepp Bulls can create their own piece of history

Shepparton Bulls will play for their first piece of silverware on Saturday after a comprehensive Victorian Rugby Championship semi-final win at the weekend.

Alex Mitchell

Lifestyle

Exercise vital, find one you like

Quality of life through exercise was the focus of a Parkinson’s disease support group meeting this week.

Madeleine Caccianiga

Real Estate

Find your place

For Sale | $299 000

108 Archer St, Shepparton

For Sale | $399 000 - $415 000

8 Grampians Parade, Shepparton North

For Sale | $415,000

15 Bentleigh St, Shepparton

Automotive

For Sale | $57 650 DRIVE AWAY

Ford Focus RS

For Sale | $65 000 DRIVE AWAY

2018 Mercedes-Benz X250 d Progressive

For Sale | $98,990 DRIVE AWAY

Land Rover Discovery

Letter to the editor

Playing catch-up

Shepparton News

Opinion

Homeless suffer year-round

For one week a year, the media pays close attention to homelessness.

Shepparton News

Galleries

Rugby: Shepparton Bulls v Maroondah

Shepparton News

Poetry, learning and fun for kids

The Playing with Poems session at the Shepparton Library yesterday saw props and fun things used when rhyming words and creating poetry. Here’s a gallery of pictures from the event

Shepparton News

Footy fun at Goodstart Early Learning Centre

Children at Shepparton’s Goodstart Early Learning Centre will next month help to fight cancer with a footy colours fundraising event. Aussies are encouraged to show their true colours through September in support of those fighting cancer by...

Shepparton News

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EVENTS

2018 Fruit Growers Victoria Conference

Fruit Growers Victoria Conference will be a major event for the fruit growing industry and the first of its kind for the area. The Conference will bring together delegates from across Victoria and provide a platform for growers and industry...

16-18

Aug

Ashlea Witoslawski

16 Aug

Echuca Farmers Market

JUNE 30 Echuca Farmers’ Market Cooked breakfast, coﬀee and a wide selection of local produce. 8 am – noon, Alton Reserve, Hare Street, Echuca. For more information phone 0437 746 459

Aug

Riverine Herald

18 Aug

How to get rid of your Financial Problems once and for all

A workshop program designed to train, mentor and coach you step by step along the path to Financial Freedom. A safe and supportive environment with other women who are serious about creating more Freedom in their lives. In this workshop, you get...

Aug

Ashlea Witoslawski

23 Aug

Winter City Market 2018

Two days of great sales and promotions, free activities and entertainment for the whole family in the heart of Shepparton. Featuring market stalls, live and local music, food vendors, free kids rides and entertainment and winter warming sales from...

24-26

Aug

Ashlea Witoslawski

Here’s a few photos sent in by readers of the weekend’s rainbows

Reader Contributed

13 Aug 2018

Regional

Lions have got it all covered

THE Tongala Lions and Lady Lions Clubs have helped another school fund two key projects thanks to a combined donation of $2500.

Riverine Herald

14 minutes ago

The Blue Brick is up and running

THEY came from all around the region for the grand opening of the Blue Brick Hotel on Saturday night.

Michael Mattingly

Indigenous report feedback sought

Federal Member for Indi Cathy McGowan is encouraging feedback from the Benalla community into an interim report by the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Benalla Ensign

Calling all inventors

Agricultural machinery manufacturers, farm inventors, backyard tinkerers and students are urged to enter their innovative ideas for the three major awards at the 2018 Henty Machinery Field Days.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Summer deadline

Designs for the $1.2 million Tocumwal Foreshore Splash Park are now being finalised, with the facility expected to be completed in time for the busy summer tourism period.

James Bennett

2 hours ago

School showcases culture

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is regarded as the oldest surviving culture in the world.

Cobram Courier

34 minutes ago

Explore Seymour with website

Have you explored Seymour recently?

Seymour Telegraph

Students find form in saddle

ROCHESTER was well represented at the recent Elmore Equestrian Club EA Interschool Qualifier.

Campaspe News

Want to cop a hot cuppa with a top cop

EVER fancied getting coffee with a cop?

McIvor Times

Homage paid to mum’s strength

Rick Morton is a name you might recognise.

Tara Whitsed

‘Overwhelming’ support for Leni

The family of nine-year-old Leni Ramsdale who has been devastatingly diagnosed with Leukaemia have extended their thanks after the community has rallied in support of the family. Leni was diagnosed with a form of leukaemia after becoming unwell on...

Yarrawonga Chronicle

5 hours ago

Circa’s luxury award

After taking out Gold for Luxury Accommodation in the 2018 Riverina Murray Regional Tourism Awards, Corowa’s CIRCA 1936 now sets its sight on the NSW state awards later this year. CIRCA won Bronze in last year’s state awards and is hoping to...

Jarryd Barca

Netball juniors

Netball

Riverine Herald

Rural

Brigade service acknowledged

Former Yea CFA group officer Neil Beer has been awarded the National Medal.

Country News

Water

New report says stop farm water transfers

A new government report has failed to identify any easy ways of finding water savings out of agriculture for the Commonwealth’s environmental purposes.

Country News

Animal Health

Do you have the facts on mycoplasma?

MYCOPLASMA IN dairy herds is a topical issue. Much of the media coverage has related to farm biosecurity, management options and the decision to eradicate. This article discusses mycoplasma in relation to animal health: how does Mycoplasma cause...

Gemma Chuck

Dairy

ADF ready for code of conduct consultations

Country News

11 Aug 2018

Livestock

Live exports in limbo

City people ‘‘in soy latte cafes’’ and ‘‘keyboard warriors’’ have been criticised by Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack for not understanding the complexities of Australia’s valuable live sheep export market.

Country News

2 hours ago

Markets

Tide turns but more needed to lift confidence

THE NEW dairy season has just commenced, and there is already plenty to keep track of. We have seen some of the highest opening prices ever announced coincide with farmer confidence hitting a multi-year low, more farmers than ever changing processor...

John Droppert

Shearers shorn for a cause

Sheep were not the only things being shorn at the Shearing for Kids with Cancer Day in Rushworth on Friday, August 3.

Country News

Horticulture

Free pest info offered

Australian apple and pear growers are invited to attend free training in integrated pest and disease management to help preserve orchard health and viability.

Country News

Dairy

Yalca dairy farmer has had enough

The ‘for sale’ sign on Steven and Kristi Dalitz’s 200ha dairy farm at Yalca has been hanging on the front gate for the past year.

Sophie Baldwin

09 Aug 2018

Get picture entries in

It’s time to get creative and enter your best shire shots in this year’s #MyCampaspe Photo Competition for your chance to feature in Campaspe Shire Council’s 2019 calendar.

Country News

Machinery & Products

What to look for in a feed mixer

UNIFORMLY MIXED feed components provide better nutrition, improved feed efficiency and cost, and the opportunity to reduce wastage. In dry times, when much of the feed can be purchased off farm with higher costs, efficiency is even more critical...

Dairy News

Management

Water loss causes change in thinking

USING WATER in the right place at the right time is the key to future success for a young Western Australian dairy farming family. From Benger, two hours south of Perth, Mick and Sophia Giumelli are transforming their farm to reduce costs and the...

Rick Bayne

Water

Drought water price modelled

A new report speculates that if a new drought were to develop similar to the millennial drought, allocation water prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin would rise no higher than the peak experienced in 2002-03.

Country News

5 hours ago

Cropping

Dry times increase feed demand

Dry seasonal conditions in much of Australia are placing pressure on dairy farmers nationwide, as feed and water prices increase due to high demand and limited supply.

Country News

6 hours ago

From the Experts

Dairy landscape keeps changing

HARVEST IS once again done and dusted and, as expected, my hay fever certainly did go into overdrive. It is always great to see tractors and harvest machinery busy doing silage around the district. The rain has been fairly kind to us as well and...

Dairy News

12 Dec 2017

Feed running low in northern Victoria

With hay in high demand because of drought conditions in NSW, farmers in the Goulburn Valley will find it difficult to feed their own livestock as supply becomes more important than the price.

Rodney Woods

National & World

National

Question time in federal parliament

What we learned, heard and were amused by in Question Time on Wednesday.

AAP Newswire

24 minutes ago

Finance

IAG FY profit slips, set to return capital

Insurance Australia Group’s annual net profit has fallen 0.6 per cent, due to a fall investment income and a higher tax bill.

AAP Newswire

Italy bridge death toll put at 26

A bridge collapse that killed 26 people in the port city of Genoa has raised questions about the safety of all Italian bridges built in the 1950s and 1960s.

AAP Newswire