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Mello will run around again in 2026
JOSH MELLINGTON, the Loddon Valley league’s most colourful and divisive player, will pull on the boots again for Bears Lagoon Serpentine in 2026.
17 October, 2025
General News
Bridgey’s seesaw battle
FOR the first round of the new season Bridgewater’s division 5 side travelled to Castlemaine to play on carpet. All...
9 October, 2025
Local News
Comedic actors bring on the belly laughs
BBAC stormed the stage this past weekend, performing four shows of Love...
Local News
Community mourns passing of centenarian Ivan
CENTENARIAN and former Pyramid Hill champion bowler Ivan Vanderwall has...
Local News
Fabulous! Thousands trek to quirky, historic spots
ASTONISHING! The word captured success for last weekend’s Loddon Valley...
Politics & Council
WATCH IT LATER
LIVE STREAMING of Loddon Shire Council meetings will be ditched if a new policy gets the community thumbs up....
26 April, 2025
Local News
Candidates? Barren fields of Mallee
WEEKS out from an expected federal election and sitting MP Anne Webster...
Local News
Region pollies get key roles in shake-ups
VICTORIA’S political landscape had a shake-up over the holiday break...
Local News
Farmers want basics fixed
A ROADSIDE meeting of farmers on the southern edge of the Loddon Shire...
Agriculture
Farmers have their days out in the fields
LODDON farmers have again flocked to the Elmore Field Days as spring rains give confidence of another season of good...
17 October, 2025
Local News
2.5 million extra good oil shares
COBRAM Estate Olive has has raised another $8.1 million to boost its...
Local News
Auction where generations pass baton
ASPIRING farmer Harvey Weeks and his grandfather Geoff have taken home...
Local News
COMMENT: Contrasts in community consultation
By CHRIS EARL ACROSS northern Loddon communities - where wind factory...
Real Estate
Korong Vale’s rural retreat
A CLASSIC country cottage with modern comforts. Find tranquillity in the sleepy hollow of Korong Vale with this...
13 August, 2025
Local News
Long-held three look for owners
WEEKS after a Loddon farm sold for the first time in 150 years at a...
Local News
Brisk bidding at clearing sale
BUYERS turned out in good numbers for a clearing sale at Raywood on...
Local News
Vibrancy in retirement at Bendigo Lifestyle Village
BENDIGO Lifestyle Village is a haven for those seeking to embrace the...
Arts
Ambassador Walsh - MP’s arts role
THE third Loddon Valley Arts Trail will have a patron and ambassador promoting the weekend event showcasing the...
17 May, 2025
Local News
Elias wows again ... his Voice continues
BOORT'S Elias Lanyon had won out in the latest battle on national TV...
Local News
Band still pumping out tunes
ALAN Mulraney has stayed in the groove sinced first picking up a guitar...
Local News
Stone axes home at keeping place
ABORIGINAL axes found on a Yando farm have been returned to Yung Balug...
Feature Profiles
Helping hand for volunteers
OPINION By MARTHA HAYLETT IT’S been great meeting so many locals across the Loddon Shire recently – whether at my...
10 May, 2023
Local News
What is a mother? Students say thanks mum
Students from St Patrick's Pyramid Hill and St Mary's Inglewood say...
Local News
Budget bad news for families, farmers - Webster
The Federal Labor Government’s Budget will introduce a new food tax on...
Local News
Focus in Catholic education in Loddon
CATHOLIC primary schools at Inglewood and Pyramid Hill have a commitment...
Sport
Into the breach steps Rowe
KINGOWER took out the Upper Loddon cricket grand final rematch against Wedderburn Band to lay an early marker for the...
16 October, 2025
Local News
Turnbull's spell makes KIngower put in the extra effort
KINGOWER completed a 10-wicket outright victory over Wedderburn Band in...
Local News
This week's pennant bowls results
Round of local teams in Bendigo, North Central, Northern and Goldfields...
Local News
First for footy news: Payne will coach Macorna
IN A MAJOR shock, Fergus Payne is the new senior football coach of...