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Murray River Council adopt 2020/21 budget

MURRAY River Council will be operating at a $1 million loss after passing it’s 2020/21 budget at last week’s council meeting. The overall draft deficit of $1,209,938 is largely the result of council co-contributions towards capital works...

Anna McGuinness
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Going dry for July? I’ll cheers to that!

WHAT was I thinking? This is a question I ask myself a lot. Indeed, increasingly since last week, when I decided to take part in Dry July. Meaning I have been stone cold sober for six days. That’s right; dry as a Mount Isa summer, straight as...

Ivy Jensen
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Murray River Council stormwater project $400,000 over budget

MURRAY River Council has approved an extra $400,000 for Maiden Smith Drive stormwater works due to a budget shortfall.

Anna McGuinness
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Echuca has most unsafe cycling spots in regional Victoria: report

ECHUCA has the most dangerous streets for cyclists in regional Victoria, a new report has found.

Ivy Jensen
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MP Maxwell fears death of the CFA

MEMBER for Northern Victoria and CFA volunteer Tania Maxwell has called on all CFA volunteers to wear a black armband with their uniforms as the new Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) fire service comes into effect from July 1.

Ivy Jensen
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Echuca Moama Toy Library set to reopen

AFTER being closed for more than three months due to COVID-19, Echuca-Moama Toy Library is re-opening to the public. And the committee couldn’t be more excited. “We’re ecstatic to open our doors again,” treasurer Tara Horkings...

Ivy Jensen
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Ambulance Victoria urges Echuca to help stop COVID-19 spread

AMBULANCE Victoria is calling on the Echuca community to be vigilant and stop the spread of COVID-19 over the school holidays. Ambulance Victoria Loddon Mallee regional director Michael Georgiou said many regional areas, including Echuca-Moam...

Ivy Jensen
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Echuca boy devastated after beloved bike stolen

A YOUNG Echuca boy is questioning why someone would steal his beloved bike from his home last week. Ruben’s parents Natelie and Richard de Jager moved to town from South Africa about two years ago for a better life. “His Dad surprised him with...

Ivy Jensen
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Ogilvie Ave works ‘progressing well’

REGIONAL Roads Victoria says the $5 million works on the intersection of Sturt St and Ogilvie Ave are progressing well, despite being slightly behind the June 30 deadline. RRV northern region operations manager Barry Green said the upgrade...

Lachlan Durling
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Cross-border police plan to stop crims escaping justice

ECHUCA police say a cross-border partnership with NSW will stop criminals using the Murray River as an escape plan. Echuca’s Senior Sergeant Mick Carroll said police faced confusing cross-border challenges when it came to criminal activity...

Ivy Jensen
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Mathoura farmers cop 40 per cent council rate increase

A MATHOURA farmer has slammed Murray River Council for increasing her rates by 40 per cent under a new rating structure adopted on Tuesday.

Anna McGuinness
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Hunt for new C4EM boss begins

THE search for a new chief executive for the Committee for Echuca Moama has begun. The position became vacant following the resignation of Nina O’Brien in early June. Chairperson Geoff Kelly said there had been strong early interest in the position...

Andrew Johnston
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Swimmers brave the mighty Murray for the biggest of freezes

SEVEN Echuca-Moama mates have braved 9°C temperatures, swimming in the Murray River for FightMND’s Big Freeze, raising critical funds to help find a treatment and cure for motor neurone disease. Last month, on June 8, Moama’s Trav Hore joined...

Andrew Johnston
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Minor earthquake in Lockington

RESIDENTS of Lockington may have felt a slight tremor in recent weeks. A minor earthquake, measuring at 2.6 hit 10km south west of the town on June 17. According to Geoscience Australia’s senior seismologist Hugh Glanville, this was far from an...

Andrew Johnston
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Young retirees continue to move to Echuca

RETIREES are flocking to Echuca-Moama in droves. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, vacant land sold by Charles L King First National is being snapped up at a record rate according to chief executive Ray Ellis. “First National Charles L King...

Brayden May
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Watch out Echuca-Moama: Johnno’s army is now racing virtually

JOHNNO’S Run, the annual fundraiser for Community Living and Respite Service, is about bringing people together this year during a time when people have never been further apart. It’s not about raising as much money as possible, or recording...

Daneka Hill
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Rochester Salvos replace some of Echuca tradie’s stolen tools

AN ECHUCA tradie’s faith in humanity has been restored after Rochester Salvation Army donated about $1000 in tools to replace some of his stolen equipment.

Ivy Jensen
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Local greengrocer extends business out to Cohuna, Ky and Tongala

There is a small shop in Echuca which specialises in selling some of the best farm produce in the world - our own.

Daneka Hill

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New active COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a new active case of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed its the only active case in the region, as the state’s total rose by 108 – the second highest daily rise in Victoria since the...

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Rushworth man suffers injuries in Shepparton police cell while resisting restraint

A man suffered three fractured ribs and a collapsed lung while resisting restraint by police in custody in Shepparton late last month.

Liz Mellino
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Fatal car crash at Cobram

Police are investigating a fatal car crash which occurred in Cobram last night. Investigators believe a Ford sedan was travelling along the Murray Valley Hwy some time before 11pm. The driver lost control of the car which left the road and crashed...

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Fatal Cobram collision victims identified

The two young men killed in a fatal collision in Cobram on Wednesday night have been named as Nicholas Gash and Samuel Tout. The two men were travelling in a Ford sedan along the Murray Valley Hwy sometime before 11pm when the vehicle they were in...

Liz Mellino