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The pros to self-isolation: Mama style

WORKING from home this past week has been challenging to say the least. I jumped (okay sauntered) out of bed on the Monday morning, pumped and ready to tackle the working week. Sitting down at my new desk I bought months ago (I knew it would come in...

Ivy Jensen
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Echuca crime spree lands serial offender in jail

AN ECHUCA man who went on a two-month crime spree that ended with him fleeing from police through five towns has been jailed for three years. Damian Graham has been convicted of multiple counts of burglary, stealings, vehicle theft, deception...

Ivy Jensen
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Bamawm couple organises wedding in eight hours before coronavirus rules set in

HOW quickly could you organise your wedding? Ashlee Richmond and Chris Gamble managed to do in less than eight hours just before weddings restrictions came into effect last week. And while it was not the wedding they had dreamed of and spent months...

Ivy Jensen
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Victorian Government announces more access to vaccinations

WHILE the state fights to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Victorians need to protect themselves against other preventable illnesses that can place a burden on the health system heading into the winter months.

Alex Gretgrix
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Good news for Nestle and SPC

THE besieged dairy section of Nestlé’s Tongala factory – which was slated for closure later this year – has been given a stay of execution. The company announced in 2019 it would be gone this year but facing unprecedented...

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COVID-19 | Leagues brace for financial hit

Two of the region’s football and netball leagues remain bracing for financial impact caused by the coronavirus crisis. Murray Football Netball League general manager Dale Norman and Picola District Football Netball League operations manager Shane...

Alex Mitchell
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COVID-19 | Clubs in financial limbo

Sporting clubs across the Goulburn Valley are coming to terms with what could be a huge financial hit as the coronavirus crisis threatens to cancel entire seasons. Reliant on gate takings and sponsorship to pay the bills, football and netball clubs...

Alex Mitchell
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Moama-Echuca Border Raiders season delayed further

THE Moama-Echuca Border Raiders season has been delayed even further by the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Football Federation Australia announced it was extending the suspension on grassroots football across the country until at least May 31...

Brayden May
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Locals ready for Echuca Racing Club meeting

THE brave new world hits Echuca Racing Club on Sunday, with the club’s first meeting since the outbreak of COVID-19. But there will still be a strong local contingent flying the Echuca-Moama flag. With runners from Gwenda Johnstone, the...

Andrew Johnston