Echuca Sport

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

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

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

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

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

Rich River to decide if it will remain closed

RICH River Golf Club remains undecided on whether it will re-open courses in coming days. On Wednesday, Golf NSW withdrew its decision from earlier in the week which stopped all play across the state. In a statement on its Facebook page, Rich River...

Brayden May

Croquet players missing the courts

The photo was meant as a joke but had serious benefits.

Andrew Johnston

How fixture changes could play out in the Goulburn Valley

FOOTBALL and netball clubs across the Goulburn Valley find themselves in a waiting game as to when their season can begin.

Brayden May

All tennis called off in Victoria

ALL tennis activities in Victoria have officially been called off. On Thursday afternoon, Tennis Victoria’s chief executive Ruth Holdaway and president Emma Sherry wrote to clubs.

Brayden May

Wheeler caught in Carlton VFL split

ECHUCA young gun Noah Wheeler is temporarily without a VFL club.

Andrew Johnston

Threlfall running through the storm

BRADY Threlfall is used to isolation. When training for his next big race, it’s usually just him and the wide-open road.

Andrew Johnston

Pandemic proving no threat for swim star Col Pearse

CITIUS, altius, fortius. That most elusive of demands for all Olympians – faster, higher, stronger. But country kid Col Pearse is rewriting the manual. Vestibulum, accommodant, superare. His personal mantra after the heartbreaking setback of...

Andrew Johnston

All Victorian golf clubs closed, NSW expected to follow

ALL golf clubs across Victoria will be closed until at least mid-April due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Golf Australia announced the move on Friday afternoon, with all NSW clubs also expected to close their doors over the coming days. “As you...

Brayden May

Rich River Tennis celebrates season achievements

RICH River Tennis Club have celebrated the season’s achievements at their presentation night held earlier this month. Isabella Crossman was one of the stars of the show after she picked up four different awards for her efforts during the season...

Riverine Herald

Gallery | Echuca Moama Little Athletics celebrates season

ECHUCA MOAMA’S Little Athletics Centre celebrated individual achievements at the club’s presentation day earlier this month.

Brayden May

Exercise and Sports Science Australia launches campaign for those in isolation

EXERCISE and Sports Science Australia has launched its Exercise Right at Home campaign to encourage those who are self-isolated to keep active and ensure they are exercising safely.

Riverine Herald

Virus presenting challenges for racing industry

RACING was already the sport of kings. Now it seems to be the only one left standing. While Racing Victoria has seen two days of shutdown as a jockey was tested for COVID-19, the sport has seemed largely immune to the outside world. But those inside...

Andrew Johnston

Football and netball clubs in for the long haul

FOOTBALL and netball players across the Goulburn Valley are in for a long few months.

Andrew Johnston

Echuca Moama Triathlon Club juniors steal the show

THE youngest members of the Echuca Moama Triathlon Club took to the course last Wednesday for the club’s junior championships. There was plenty to get excited about as the future stars of the sport put their talents on display

Riverine Herald