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Local news and sport for Loddon Shire communities.

Phone backflip sign of Government’s ‘no care for country’

POOR phone connectivity in the Loddon Valley has been raised in State Parliament by Western Victoria Regon MP Joe McCracken. He took aim at the Government for breaking a promise to improve connectivity for Newbridge. “Labor has broken another...

7 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

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Walsh questions Victoria treaty talks

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THE State Government and First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria have started negotiations for Australia’s first treaty. “Treaty is about making a better and fairer state for every Victorian,” said Premier Jacinta Allan. But Murray Plains MP...

7 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

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Long-held three look for owners

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WEEKS after a Loddon farm sold for the first time in 150 years at a record price, three more tightly-held properties have hit the market. Expressions of interest close today for Don and Dale Gilmore’s Durham Ox property that has been home to the...

7 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

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Qantas grants sees mobility help take flight

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A $12,000 grant from Qantas will see Boort Men’s Shed helping residents needing short-term mobility assistance. Shed co-ordinator Ray Stoman said the scooters would keep residents connected and engaged in the community. “We’ve taken delivery...

7 hours ago

By Loddon Herald

Agriculture

Sub-moisture tap turned for yield returns

Agriculture

HARVEST is well underway across the Loddon Valley, with farmers turning their attention from canola to cereal crops. The dry November weather had provided ideal conditions, allowing a smooth and uninterrupted early harvest. Key crops including...

02 Dec 2024

By Loddon Herald

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Still empty: five years on from hostel closure

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THE loss of aged care accommodation in Pyramid Hill five years ago is still being felt in the community. The town’s former bush nursing hospital that became a 23-bed hostel in 1995 and employed up to 30 people remains empty. The Durham Ox Road...

02 Dec 2024

By Loddon Herald

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No rush to sell property, happy to talk, says Respect

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RESPECT Aged Care has no plans and no timelines to sell the former Pyramid Hill hostel. Originally the town’s bush nursing hospital from 1959 to 1995, the hostel has been empty for five years. Ian Bartels said he remembered anything of value being...

02 Dec 2024

By Loddon Herald

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Care of aged: community can have a go

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TWO of Loddon’s “big towns” see older residents move when they need care. Wedderburn Lions Club has spent more than a decade raising funds to build accommodation and hoping to find a provider in the town of 951 people. Respect Aged Care says...

02 Dec 2024

By Loddon Herald

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Historic church furniture will have its own shed

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HISTORIC church furniture will return to the former Anglican church in Kingower. Loddon Shire councillors on Tuesday agreed to waive planning and building permit fees of almost $1100 for Kingower Development and Tourism Committee to build a storage...

01 Dec 2024

By Loddon Herald