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Award furore: Local flood rescue heroes snubbed

THE integrity of Australian Search and Rescue Awards is under attack after two State Emergency Service units on Thursday night was given the credit for a dramatic creek rescue at Wedderburn during the summer storm floods. A Wedderburn man, 60, and...

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More Leach sparkle, Simpson in the runs

A STUNNING all-round performance from Kingower’s Jayden Leach has led his team to a big first-innings victory over reigning premiers Arnold in the first two-day match of the new Upper Loddon season. Leach, who took a career-best 7-26 in the...

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Mixed pennant fortunes play out on rinks

BRIDGEWATER has fallen to a heavy defeat to Talbot in Goldfields Weekend Pennant bowls. Talbot won 67-16 to Bridgwater’s 36-0, with all three rinks going the way of the home team. The closest result was Allen Harrison’s rink, which lost 19-15...

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‘Quick day’ pitch puts Danny, Jagger at crease

DANNY Benaim, better known as a Wedderburn football legend, took to the cricket pitch on Saturday – entirely under false pretenses. “They stitched me up,” Benaim said of his Wedderburn Band teammates. “They told me it was a T20 game, and it...

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Award furore: Local flood rescue heroes snubbed

THE integrity of Australian Search and Rescue Awards is under attack after two State Emergency Service units on Thursday night was given the credit for a dramatic creek rescue at Wedderburn during the summer storm floods. A Wedderburn man, 60, and...

By Loddon Herald

Rural Press Club honours for your local newspaper

THE Loddon Herald has received major accolades in the 2024 Rural Press Club of Victoria awards for sharing your local stories. The awards were entered by 68 media outlets from across Victoria with newspaper editors, journalists and photographers...

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Pyramid in push to join parkruns

PARKRUN, the worldwide walking and running phenomenon, celebrated its 20th anniversary last week, and Pyramid Hill will join the party early next year. The final paperwork is being finalised for a 5km parkrun around the Hill, with sign-off expected...

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Burn-off care call from CFA chief

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan wants farmers to take extra precautions with burn-offs. Mr Heffernan said almost half of brigade calls to escaped burn-offs last season came in at 48 per cent (396 incidents) occurring in September, October, and...

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Rock ‘n’ roll reunites young set

A rock and roll ‘60s reunion at the Dingee Memorial Hall had friends back together after decades dancing on floors of the historic tin hall. The former Young Farmers and Dingee Younger Set reunion on Sunday brought people back to the town...

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Hargreaves heads to Heathcote league

A CHANCE meeting in a pub has led Wedderburn’s star ruckman Jordan Hargreaves to make the shock move to North Bendigo in the Heathcote District Football League. The departure of Hargreaves, who won the North Central league’s Feeny Medal for the...

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More Leach sparkle, Simpson in the runs

A STUNNING all-round performance from Kingower’s Jayden Leach has led his team to a big first-innings victory over reigning premiers Arnold in the first two-day match of the new Upper Loddon season. Leach, who took a career-best 7-26 in the...

By Loddon Herald

Mixed pennant fortunes play out on rinks

BRIDGEWATER has fallen to a heavy defeat to Talbot in Goldfields Weekend Pennant bowls. Talbot won 67-16 to Bridgwater’s 36-0, with all three rinks going the way of the home team. The closest result was Allen Harrison’s rink, which lost 19-15...

By Loddon Herald

‘Quick day’ pitch puts Danny, Jagger at crease

DANNY Benaim, better known as a Wedderburn football legend, took to the cricket pitch on Saturday – entirely under false pretenses. “They stitched me up,” Benaim said of his Wedderburn Band teammates. “They told me it was a T20 game, and it...

By Loddon Herald

Rural Press Club honours for your local newspaper

THE Loddon Herald has received major accolades in the 2024 Rural Press Club of Victoria awards for sharing your local stories. The awards were entered by 68 media outlets from across Victoria with newspaper editors, journalists and photographers...

By Loddon Herald

First 12 monthly sports stars now vie for year’s award

A VETERAN and two teenagers are the latest monthly winners of the Loddon Herald Sports Star of the Year award. July’s winner was Inglewood lawn bowler Geoff Wilson for his selection in the Victorian state bowlers arm team – the Armed Vics. The...

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Loddon Herald 17 October 2024

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Your local Loddon Herald out today - State Government switches off mobile phone promise, Will Holt wins state auctioneer title, fire brigade legends and service honoured at 160th anniversary dinner, all the fun of 136th Boort Show, national championship for local horsewoman and much more #localpeople #localnews #localcommunities in print and online

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Loddon Herald 10 October 2024

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Your local Loddon Herald out today - Elias bows out but is ready for Boort Show gig on Saturday, youth charged over car thefts, election race heats up, farm probes continue nine months later, rocking good time at Dingee reunion, arts trail success, bank program gives keys to driver confidence, Jayden’s joyous opening round haul and much more #l#localpeople #localnews #localcommunities

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Loddon Herald 3 October 2024

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Another big week of local news with Carly Isaac winning Queen of the Mountain race, Elias Lanyon onto next stage of The Voice, Health Minister’s ‘under the radar’ visits to hospitals, frustrated town calling in Telstra for meeting on poor connectivity, theft of historic plaque, ambulance auxiliary’s $60,000 life-saving donations, Redback bigman and Feeny Medalist on the move and more in your local Loddon Herald out today.

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Loddon Herald 26 September 2024

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Hay Australia invests in expansion, firies receive National Emergency Medal, big night for Elias, election latest, Tom steps down as assistant principal, Carly aims to again be Mountain Queen and much more in your local Loddon Herald out today.

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