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Young Pies finish full of smiles
BOORT has claimed a junior double in North Central Netball Association
26 September, 2026
General News
Local News
Pool season start date
LODDON’S five swimming pools are expected to open for the summer season...
Local News
Enthusiasts with respect for engines and friends
FOR almost four decades, the Wedderburn Historical Engine and Machinery...
Local News
Prue fluffed with success in great sponge bake off
GINGER fluff sponges have long been a favourite at country dances and...
Politics & Council
Getting worse: audit condemns roads
A SCATHING report that found almost half of Victoria’s roads were in poor or worse condition has been seized on by...
23 September, 2026
All potty: Long wait v local efficiency
SUSPENSIONS were being damaged and tyres blowing as cars navigated a...
Local News
Not on the list? Won’t get fixed today
WITH words attributed to an anonymous spokesperson, the Department of...
Pot holes and crumbling bitumen vie for poll vows
COUNCILS have promised more cash to fix deteriorating roads as one...
Agriculture
Strong finish to local ram sale season
THE Loddon Valley’s Merino ram sale season has finished on a high with prices up at Kamarooka Park.
24 September, 2026
A horned ram brings buyer back to sheep
CLUNES farmers Tim and Jodie Barry paid top prices at Friday’s Kerrilyn...
‘Sell out’ sale average price jumps $1000
A WIMMERA stud paid a top price of $11,000 at Friday’s Willera Merinos...
Profit dives in off year
COBRAM Estate Olives has seen its profit almost halved despite modest...
Real Estate
Rezoning move could land owners in windfall tax net
POTENTIAL rezoning of land in Bridgewater and Inglewood will not consider risks for owners being hit with windfall...
25 August, 2026
‘Commitment is there’
ON A HIGH after confirmation that it would play in the Bendigo league...
There until the last game
A SEASON that began with a roar from the Macorna Tigers ended with a...
Fernihurst News, Loddon Shire News
Bidders fail to reach Coniston reserve
A 412-ACRE Fernihurst property was passed in at auction last Thursday.
Arts
Remembering Lorraine’s power of verse
A SPECIAL event will pay tribute to the late Bendigo-based children’s author and poet, Lorraine Marwood, this October.
24 September, 2026
Local News
Remembering Lorraine’s power of verse
A SPECIAL event will pay tribute to the late Bendigo-based children’s...
Over the Fence
BRADLEY of Boort has kept things clean this week with his Tremendous...
Finer notes ring out classical tunes
CLASSICAL music enthusiasts were warmed by performances in two historic...
Feature Profiles
Everything in the hands of an icon
MANY of the great cities of the world have their own iconic landmarks – for example, the Harbour bridge in Sydney,...
1 September, 2026
GROWING DREAM FOR A ‘CORNER STORE’
BIANCA Rothacker turned Bridgewater into a green thumb destination when...
From apprentice to business owner, Luke’s now looking at expansion
DURING sowing and harvest, time is everything. Day or night, farmers...
Wilson encounter with the legendary Jackson
BRIAN Wilson knocked off some decent players when he claimed the...
Sport
OPENING BUSTLE PAVES WAY FOR BLITZING PREMIERSHIP QUARTER
WEDDERBURN has won the 2026 North Central Football league flag with a high-octane performance of determination and grit.
25 September, 2026
Darby’s dare secures a grand win
KEY defender Jake O’Flaherty had worked overtime for three quarters in...
Local News
Defeated ... but they still remain the benchmarks
THEY came, they played, they were conquered. But in two codes across...
Local News
HOW THE LODDON VALLEY FLAGS WERE WON
Gary Walsh's match reports from the Loddon Valley football grand finals