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Mayor Weston elected for another term

CAMPASPE Shire Council mayor Adrian Weston will stay at the helm for another term after being re-elected on Tuesday. At the statutory meeting councillors re-elected Cr Weston for a fourth term and elected Cr Vicki Neele as deputy mayor, both for...

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AFL Victoria scraps Community Championships

AFL Victoria has dumped generations of bush footy tradition by announcing it has scrapped interleague football. The decision has sparked widespread disappointment overwhelming disappointment at the lack of representative football to be played in...

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Local firefighters remembered

NSW Rural Fire Service unveiled four plaques during on Remembrance Day to memorialise the lives of local firefighters who went above and beyond in their duty. The plaques were each unveiled along with a Tree of Remembrance during an event at the...

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Extra drought package extends to small business

The extra drought package and the inclusion of a water deal for fodder producers will help farmers, businesses and communities in rural and regional NSW struggling with the effects of drought NSW Nationals Senator, Perin Davey said. The Federal...

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Corowa Market Report

Corowa’s Market on Monday yielded better results to the previous market with 21,352 yarded an overall increase of 7,452. 11,971 lambs were yarded for an iccrease of 2,015 while sheep were also up 5,737 with 9,381 yarded at this week’s market...

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‘Hold my Hand’ reminder at Federation Playgrounds

Federation Council has partnered with The Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation for its ‘Hold My Hand’ campaign, which aims to encourage parents and carers to hold their child’s hand when they are close to roadways. The colourful signage has been...

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Ladies show out to Oaks Day event

Oaks Day – a day that has become a tradition for the ladies of Corowa – has enjoyed another successful event this year at the Corowa Golf Club. Attendance numbers were increased on last year’s ladies day as a buoyant atmosphere filled the...

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Moving Remembrance Day Service

At 11 am on Monday Corowa, along with the nation, paused for Remembrance Day, marking the 101st anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. Between 1914 and 1918 a newly federated Australia sent 414,000 of their...

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Council initiates policy directions

Motions relating to water management, waste and recycling, solar farm regulation, trade waste, council categories, Crown Land management, skills and training, and councillor remuneration were moved by Federation Council at this year’s NSW Local...

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Business dries up as drought worsens

As the drought continues to take its toll on regional communities, local retailers have lamented that business is diminishing. Corowa Curtains and Décor owner and standing president of the Chamber of Commerce, Stuart Whisson, says that the...

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Humainsing our brave soldiers

The Federation Museum will host its last History Hour later this month which will profile the lives of brave local fighters who went off to war. A group of six enthusiastic students from the Corowa High School have been working in conjunction with...

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“Beautiful” orchids make their mark

The collaboration between the Albury-Wodonga and District Orchid Club and the Wangaratta and Wagga Wagga orchid societies is bringing to Corowa the second rendition of the Three Rivers Orchid Show. The exquisite display of orchids will be held in...

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Annual McGrath Foundation High Tea

The 6th annual McGrath Foundation fundraiser High Tea has raised over $5,000 for breast cancer support. The annual event, hosted at the Corowa RSL Club, was able to generate $5,223 in proceeds and donations through donations, raffles and auctions on...

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Dep PM backs Lake Buffalo expansion

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack told the Corowa Free Press on Friday the federal government will back Victorian Shadow Minister for Water Steph Ryan’s push to expand the Lake Buffalo dam in north-east Victoria stating their “cheque book...

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Corowa Race Club Melbourne Cup Eve meeting

A crowd of well over 1,000 turned out for a great day of racing at Corowa Race Club’s third annual Melbourne Cup Eve meeting. The inclement weather held out until just after the last race and everyone was able to enjoy the festivities, with...

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Rutherglen in the City

Rutherglen winemakers will take over Albury’s QEII Square on Saturday, giving people the opportunity to taste more than 100 boutique wines from the region. Following two successful events in Canberra and Melbourne, the Winemakers of Rutherglen are...

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Corowa Market Report

Corowa’s Market on Monday yielded much smaller numbers to last week with 13,900 yarded overall for a decrease of 9,100. Lamb numbers eased but the quality was very good. New season lambs were best supplied with only a few pens of old lambs. Trade...

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Principal says HSC doesn’t “define future”

At a time of heightened stress Corowa High School students have been reminded that their ATAR score won’t define their future. As NSW high school students are in the midst of their HSC exams, Corowa High School principal Dr Joanne Bellette has...

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Schools safe after lockdown across Shepparton

Police have confirmed a number of schools across Shepparton are currently in lockdown. Investigations are ongoing. More to come

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Body recovered from Lake Benalla - UPDATED

Benalla Police and SES are currently searching the Lake Benalla shoreline with an area from the Art Gallery around to the showgrounds taped off. We are waiting on Victoria Police to contact us with more information which we will share with you as...

Simon Ruppert
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Shepparton boxer Dwight Ritchie dies aged 27 in training accident

Shepparton’s sporting community is in shock after boxer Dwight Ritchie died tragically on Saturday in a freak training injury. The 27-year-old was sparring with WBA Oceania middleweight champion Michael Zerafa in Melbourne, when he was struck with...

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Man in critical condition after Shepparton assault

Shepparton Police are appealing for information in regard to a serious assault which took place early Sunday morning on the corner of Wyndham and Fryers Sts.

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