Deniliquin News

More cash for park

Another $111,000 in funding has been secured for improvements at Deniliquin’s Memorial Park. The COVID-19 stimulus package money announced on Monday will be added to $200,000 from the Showground Stimulus Funding Program announced last month. The...

Olivia Duffey

Motiv8-tion rewarded

Hope Spalding has been rewarded for instilling motivation in the community while gyms were closed during Coronavirus lockdown. She was this week announced as the winner of the Deniliquin Eyecare Maui Jim non-scripted sunglasses giveaway, launched...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Cultural project approved

Approval has been granted for a community outdoor learning area to be constructed at the Werrpanakata Fish Park in Deniliquin. The new outdoor covered area will be installed on the island which sits in the middle of the Brown’s Park lagoon...

Olivia Duffey

Cultural project approved

Approval has been granted for a community outdoor learning area to be constructed at the Werrpanakata Fish Park in Deniliquin. The new outdoor covered area will be installed on the island which sits in the middle of the Brown’s Park lagoon...

Olivia Duffey

Not the flu, it’s cancer

It’s been an especially difficult 2020 for former locals Lachlan Webster and Lowana Congram. Coronavirus had already forced the cancellation of their wedding and isolated them in Queensland away from their families. And now 29 year-old Lachlan has...

Daniel Hughes

Property of the Week

Love the home, love the location!

At a glance Agent: Big River Real Estate. Address: 289 Wick St, Deniliquin. Price: $205,000. The details: 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 3 car spaces. This brick property is located directly opposite the Deniliquin Bowling Club and just 50m from the RSL...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

New AGM date

The Deniliquin Ute Muster’s annual general meeting will be held on July 15, two months after it was originally scheduled. General manager Vicky Lowry said the AGM will be held at the Deniliquin RSL Club, from 6.30pm. Deni Play on the Plains...

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Funding for Murray tourism

The Murray River region will be the centre of a new marketing campaign. Murray River Council was awarded $100,000 in funding for the project, which will develop and implement a campaign to encourage visitation to the area. The project is one of five...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Donations almost trebled

Even with the cancellation of major fundraising events due to Coronavirus, including the Easter art show, the Deniliquin Rotary Club has reported a successful year. At the club’s annual changeover dinner on Monday night, outgoing treasurer John...

Zoe McMaugh

Winter surge

Formalised directives restricting selected Melbournians from visiting Deniliquin and district should have minimal impact on the winter tourism period, according to McLean Beach Holiday Park manager Pam Sutton. Mrs Sutton said Deniliquin is already...

Zoe McMaugh

Homes expansion

Community housing across the Homes Out West footprint will be increased for the first time in many years. The community housing organisation, which has has been operating in Deniliquin for more than 30 years, will receive $500,000 in government...

Zoe McMaugh

Mathoura Diary: PJ day to mark school holiday break

There may be some unusual sights around Mathoura Public School today. As an end of term treat, the students have been invited to wear their pyjamas to class. So let’s hope it’s a great day for PJs and they all have a great time. Those who may...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Cruise in for diner opening

Opening a retro diner has been a long held dream for Deniliquin business owners Neville and Debbie Purtill.

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Property of the Week

Three high yielding non-strata units already occupied

At a glance Agent: Elders Real Estate. Address: 456 Cressy St, Deniliquin. Price: $335,000. The details: 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 car spaces. With immediate returns of around 6.5% or over $20,000 per year (that’s over $400/week) and with our...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

We can’t rush the last parts of plan

‘‘If we rush it we might get it wrong, and then it will be worse for stakeholders.’’ That is the key message Federal Senator for NSW Perin Davey wants basin states to understand after requests from NSW to extend project deadlines are being...

Zoe McMaugh

Surgeries to resume

The suspension of surgical services at Deniliquin Hospital is expected to be lifted from July 28. Surgical services were temporarily suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which time acting Deniliquin cluster manager Craig McColm...

Zoe McMaugh

Trio of theft charges

A 32 year-old Deniliquin woman has been charged with three counts of stealing following two separate incidents in the past week. She was also charged with custody of a knife in public following her arrest. Police allegedly found a knife in the...

Deniliquin Pastoral Times

PTEE: Holiday fun is back at Intereach, ribbons vandalised, water prices drop and more.

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Deniliquin Pastoral Times

Whateley home saved while neighbour’s is destroyed

When police knocked on Lyn and Daryl Whateley’s door at 3.30am Monday asking them to evacuate, the couple did not know what to expect. It wasn’t until they saw the inferno that had engulfed their neighbour’s home.

Olivia Duffey