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Decade-long wait ends as levee rises

WORK has started on the Boort levee bank, almost a decade after the Loddon Shire flood mitigation project was funded. A roadblock to completion of $500,000 levee has been negotiations with the Bendigo-based Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Corporation...

23 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

Arts

Creatives in third trail pitch

Arts

AFTER a pandemic and floods, Loddon creatives are going for third time lucky to launch the shire’s first arts trail weekend. Tenar Dwyer has stepped up to encourage local artists to be part of the weekend arts showcase on October 7 and 8. “We...

26 Jul 2023

By Loddon Herald

Politics & Council

TAKE OUR EXCLUSIVE POLL - New emergency service levy

Politics & Council

TAKE OUR EXCLUSIVE POLL: Loddon Shire has predicted an extra 24 per cent on rate notices if the State Government imposes the new emergency services levy with farmers the hardest hit. Council will have to collect the levy and hand it over to the...

23 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

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Let there be light! Town gives sign

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NEW lighting is now showing the way at the entrances to Wedderburn. Retired electronics technician Alan Mulraney and Dale Jackson have installed lights to complete a Wedderburn Development Association town sign project. The pair designed the system...

23 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

Politics & Council

UNDER FIRE PREMIER PUSHES ON

Politics & Council

EXCLUSIVE LODDON HERALD READER POLL https://take. supersurvey. com/poll5460853x8cCc406C-162 By CHRIS EARL PREMIER Jacinta Allan has vowed to negotiate with Parliament’s crossbench to back the Government’s new emergency services tax that will push...

23 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

Politics & Council

Shire pleads fairness

Politics & Council

FARMERS face an average increase of 158 per cent in the new emergency services levy the State Government will force Loddon Shire to collect from July 1. Shire CEO Lincoln Fitzgerald told Victorian Farmers’ Federation Wedderburn branch members on...

23 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

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Country kids get lift with upgrades

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A $17.6 million upgrade at East Loddon P12 College has been hailed as an investment to future proof the school. Principal of the school with more than 260 students, Steve Leed, was the first to praise the new facilities at Friday’s official...

12 Apr 2025

By Loddon Herald

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GMW offices hit the market

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GOULBURN Murray Water has put its former Pyramid Hill office and depot on the market. Almost a year after GMW officially ended its presence in the town, citing low numbers of people going to the office since COVID and organisational efficiency, the...

12 Apr 2025

By Loddon Herald

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Title wrapped in red tape

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BUILDER Carlo Gazzola wants the northern entrance at Bridgewater to be a hub that helps solve housing affordability in Victoria. Carlos’s vision would see his company building more portables, cabins and tiny homes on the Calder Highway property he...

12 Apr 2025

By Loddon Herald

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Ready to cactus you at carnival

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DOZENS of cacti have been potted by residents at Inglewood and Districts Health Service ready for sale on the bazaar stalls at the 152nd Rheola Charity Carnival. Residents, leisure staff and Wedderburn College student Emily Canham spent Saturday...

12 Apr 2025

By Loddon Herald

Politics & Council

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The oracle’s predictions for round two

Sport

WHAT a super weekend and great crowds to usher in the new season - and should have taken an extra brave pill and punted firmly on the draw that was played out at Rodeo Park between Calivil and Maiden Gully. Both these sides have risen a bit on last...

11 Apr 2025

By Loddon Herald

Sport

Skipper shouldered out for season

Sport

NEWBRIDGE has suffered a major blow with key forward and acting captain Brandon Dimech set to miss the rest of the season with a severe shoulder injury. Dimech was hurt in a hip-and-shoulder clash early in the Maroons match with Pyramid Hill and...

11 Apr 2025

By Loddon Herald

Sport

Debutante and the legend guide A Grade to opening success

Sport

WEDDERBURN has begun its North Central netball premiership defence with an eight-goal win over Sea Lake Nandaly, a team that new Redbacks coach Susie Lockhart predicted “will be right up there this season”. Lockhart was thrilled to win away...

11 Apr 2025

By Loddon Herald