Cobram News

Cobram trials to stop Queensland Fruit Fly

Two million sterile Queensland fruit flies will be released near Cobram in an attempt to manage pest populations. Goulburn Murray Valley Regional Fruit Fly co-ordinator Ross Abberfield said the release of sterile flies over Cobram was an innovative...

Cobram Courier

A sneak peek behind the ACE radio microphone

Radio presenters are something of a mystery, aren’t they? Those velvet voices, golden tonsils and rapier-like repartee conjure up all sorts of images of what your favourite hosts of the airwaves look like. And what they are really like, are...

Cobram Courier

Making a stand against cervical cancer

After the birth of his baby brother, four-year-old Sebastian Mancini could not understand why his mother Amanda was constantly in tears, completely unaware that her life had been tipped on its head. He was too young to understand that after two...

Liam Nash

Making a stand against cervical cancer

After the birth of his baby brother, four-year-old Sebastian Mancini could not understand why his mother Amanda was constantly in tears, completely unaware that her life had been tipped on its head. He was too young to understand that after two...

Liam Nash

Author T M Clark to chat about new book next month

Her novel My Brother-But-One, was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Award 2014 and has penned other novels Shooting Butterflies, Tears of the Cheetah, and Nature of the Lion, as well as a novella, The Avoidable Orphan, and a children’s...

Cobram Courier

Walk to fight domestic violence

December 1 might signal the start of the year’s merriest month, but Cobram-Barooga Soroptimist is encouraging locals to take part in the annual state-to-state walk on that day to help stamp out an unspeakable atrocity somehow still present...

Liam Nash

Cup day a hit with locals

Cobram Harness Racing Club celebrated its Melbourne Cup Day last Tuesday. Plenty of locals came out for a day of sun, fun and racing.

Liam Nash

Moira Mayor Mustica makes history

Libro Mustica has made history as the first mayor of Moira Shire to serve his third consecutive term. The historical moment was short and sharp as Cr Mustica’s nomination was the only one to be seconded and accepted on Wednesday night. Cr Mustic...

Cobram Courier

Cobram commemorated Remembrance Day

A large crowd of about 300 people gathered at Cobram war memorial on Monday to remember those who served and are still serving in the defense of our nation.

Cobram Courier

Drum confident Moira will receive drought funding, despite mix up

Farmers across Moira Shire have been hung out to dry as the community waits in anticipation for funding commitments.

Ashlea Witoslawski

Life is a blank canvas

Friendship of folk and tools. That is the message put across by the Cobram and District Artist’s Society, which offers the chance for residents to exercise their creative tendencies onto a canvas or simply to wave a brush with like-minded...

Liam Nash

100 Years of RSL - down through the decades

100 years of RSL – down through the decades Today, the Courier continues the 100 years of RSL – down through the decades series. Today’s fourth article tells the story of the fourth decade of the Cobram-Barooga RSL sub-branch 1949...

Cobram Courier

Council keeps watchful eye on parking dispute

Moira Shire Council is set to monitor the on-street parking situation on Campbell Rd, Cobram, and consider the implementation of restrictions, should parking increase. At a council meeting last month, the council resolved to keep an eye on the...

Liam Nash

Echuca marks end to gruelling Paddle for Friedreich Ataxia

Eight mates paddled into Echuca on Saturday, marking the end of an exhausting 210km charity paddle along the Murray River. Melbourne’s Peter Evans and seven of his mates start upstream in Cobram on Wednesday, October 23, to as part of The Paddle...

Ivy Jensen

Trailer stolen from Cobram church hall

Cobram Police officers were called to investigate a fire at Pye Rd, Cobram, on Friday. It is understood the fire started about 6 pm and police believe the fire started after a camper cut a fallen red gum with a blunt chainsaw. The fire spread about...

Cobram Courier

Booth Transport keeping Victoria beautiful

Booth Transport’s Strathmerton branch recently won the Environmental Sustainability award as part of the Keep Victoria Beautiful Tidy Towns 2019 program.

Cobram Courier

Malcolm Roberts hears farmers plea

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts addressed farmer’s pleas at a water crisis meeting in Cobram on Friday, in an attempt to find a solution to the ongoing issues surrounding the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Senator Roberts acknowledged many...

Cobram Courier

Numurkah man recognised at the Victorian Senior of the Year Awards

In 1968 Mr Hamon’s contribution to the arts kicked off after being approached to help direct the Numurkah Singers’ production of Pink Champagne.

Liz Mellino

Tucker is an open book

“Get in, buckle up and hang on.” Those are words of advice from award-winning Cobram author Clancy Tucker when detailing his 11th published fiction - Better than sliced bread.

Liam Nash