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Local news and sport for Loddon Shire communities.

Choir singing farewell notes

INGLEWOOD Community Choir hopefuls have put away the music. Efforts of previous members of the Goldfields Choir have failed to create a new choir with the small group opting to halt the initiative. One, of them, Duncan Campbell, said they had been...

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Bank’s $250k on table for second care centre

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THE push for a second Loddon child care centre has started. Inglewood and District Community Bank has pledged $250,000 towards the cost of a centre in Inglewood. It has told Loddon Shire Council and members of Parliament the need for child care in...

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Yes, let’s work together for better model: council

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LODDON Shire says it will work with the community bank in continuing local advocacy for a rural funding model for child care. Chief executive officer Lincoln Fitzgerald said council strongly supported the bank’s ongoing efforts to lobby both state...

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The legend, the Mann

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NOT MANY people know a knockabout farmer from Pyramid Hill called Colin Mann. “Stan the Man”, though, is a different story. Everyone knows Stan. In the world of regional tennis he’s a Legend, officially, having been elevated to that status at...

7 hours ago

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THE SHARP FOCUS

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By GARY WALSH BRIDGEWATER coach Lachlan Sharp wants internal growth and development of young players to catapult the Mean Machine into the Loddon Valley league’s top echelon. It may seem ironic, given that he was the league’s biggest outside...

21 Feb 2025

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Chilled and cool ... grant warms Pies

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BOORT Yando Cricket Club has had a big win off the field, claiming a $3000 grant for key works on its clubrooms. The Magpies were one of 21 Victorian cricket clubs to receive funding under the CitiPower and Cricket Victoria Canteen Grants program...

21 Feb 2025

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Bul-a-Bul braggers

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BRIDGEWATER has the bragging rights and the Bul-a-Bul Cup after a win over local rivals Inglewood in Division 5 of the Bendigo area bowls weekend competition. Bridgey won 82 shots (14 points) to 69 shots (4 points) at home on Saturday, with all...

21 Feb 2025

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Junior final on Saturday

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UNBEATEN Boort Yando will face Kingower in the Upper Loddon junior cricket grand final on Saturday at Bridgewater. The Magpies completed an easy win over Wedderburn Band, which did not win a match for the season, when it resumed batting on Sunday in...

21 Feb 2025

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Fire engulfs weatherboard farm house

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AN 80-YEAR-OLD house has been destroyed by fire. CFA units from Pyramid Hill, Boort, Lodon Vale, Yarrawalla and Mitiamo were called to the blaze on Boort-Pyramid Hill Road, Durham Ox, last Wednesday afternoon. Pyramid Hill captain Steve Mann said...

21 Feb 2025

By Loddon Herald