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LEGITIMACY TEST Magpies go into Derby with just one big scalp

BY GARY WALSH BOORT’S finals credibility is on the line when the Magpies host fierce rivals Wedderburn in North Central senior football this Saturday. More than local bragging rights are up for grabs, with the Redbacks making a late bid for the...

22 hours ago

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Mean Machine quick to lock in existing players

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LADDER-leading Bridgewater has got in early with a swag of key re-signings for 2026, weeks before the finals have begun. The most important is the re-appointment of Lachlan Sharp as coach after his impressive season, as the Mean Machine pushes for...

22 hours ago

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Double chance at stake in today’s Derby

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BOORT’S 24-goal win over Birchip Watchem in North Central A Grade netball has set up a ‘Loddon Challenge’ grudge match against Wedderburn that will help decide who gets the double chance in the finals. The Magpies are third on the ladder...

22 hours ago

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Bears come close against top side

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BEARS Lagoon Serpentine’s bid to make the A Grade netball finals is all but over. A narrow defeat to unbeaten Mitiamo has the Bears two games behind Marong and with an inferior percentage with just two rounds left to play. Serp’s battle with the...

22 hours ago

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Your letters: Eucy trees and The Oldtimers

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Concerning ‘eucy myths’ Sir, I’m writing in response to criticisms from some members of the public regarding the planting of eucalypts in Inglewood. As an arborist with over 40 years of experience, I find such comments, often based on...

30 Jul 2025

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Bruce delights in the passion on show on judging mat

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BRUCE Rollinson had praise for Merino breeders whose passion he said he helped them present quality animals at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show. He had been judging strong wool sheep at the show in Bendigo last weekend. “The sheep have been very...

29 Jul 2025

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Core flocks behind lift in show standard

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STUD breeders had kept their core flocks during a tough season and kept improving the quality of their sheep, Terrick West’s Ross McGauchie said last Friday. Between exhibiting sheep in the nation’s leading industry showcase, Mr McGauchie said...

29 Jul 2025

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AI gets it wrong on ‘Mallee’ change

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THE Inglewood streetscape design debate went off the rails last week. An Artificial Intelligence (AI) summary of community discussion was used online to suggest council was changing the town’s name to Mallee. Loddon Shire acted fast to put real...

29 Jul 2025

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Petition’s eucy only plea for Inglewood

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HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition calling on Loddon Shire to drop plans for Mallee fowl signs in Inglewood. The signatures have come within days of the petition’s launch by Deb Coon and backed by Eucalyptus Distillery Museum volunteers...

28 Jul 2025

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Back from Kokoda: Challenged, stronger and wiser

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MENTALLY and physically challenging but definitely worth it, was the description of the Kokoda Trek undertaken by four Year 11 students from Wedderburn College. Chantelle Badenhorst, Dakota Martin, Indi Simpson and Tyson Blair all said their...

28 Jul 2025

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LEGITIMACY TEST Magpies go into Derby with just one big scalp

Mean Machine quick to lock in existing players

Double chance at stake in today’s Derby

Bears come close against top side

Slapstick in the goal square as Sharp nears century

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By GARY WALSH AT THREE-QUARTER time against Newbridge on Saturday, Bridgewater coach Lachlan Sharp – sitting on 97 goals for the season – told his players, “If it comes, it comes”, encouraging them not to focus on his looming milestone. For...

01 Aug 2025

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