Feature profiles

Autumn’s Summerwave hits this weekend

A THREE-DAY touring music festival kicks off in the Loddon this week. Summerwave’s opening show in Weddburn next Friday will be headlined by Taylor Henderson and supportd by One More Weekend, Ivy Black, Colour Court and Kitty Rae. The festival...

11 May 2023

What is a mother? Students say thanks mum

Students from St Patrick’s Pyramid Hill and St Mary’s Inglewood say thanks to their mums ahead of Mother’s Day this Sunday. What is a mother? A mother is someone who keeps everyone and everything in line! A mother is comforting when you are sick...

11 May 2023

Lake red gums get their start

YEAR 12 students from Bendigo Senior Secondary College have sown the seeds for a major tree-planting program planned at Lake Boort next summer. The vocational major subject students have assisted with a seeding program at Boort’s Yung Balug...

Townhouse development gets approval

AN AMENDED four-lot subdivision has been approved for Inglewood after safety and parking concerns raised by the primary school council saw plans redrawn. Loddon Shire councillors have adopted an officer recommendation for the Sullivan Street...

Focus on Catholic education Loddon

CATHOLIC primary schools at Inglewood and Pyramid Hill have a commitment to build a strong sense of community and the quality of collegial relationships. St Mary’s and St Patrick’s schools are part of Catholic Education Sandhurst but strongly...

Budget bad news for farmers and families, says Webster

The Federal Labor Government’s Budget will introduce a new food tax on Australian families right in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. Federal Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster labelled the new tax on farmers to pay for the biosecurity risk of...

Big towns snap up power saving bonus

INGLEWOOD and Wedderburn residents are leading the way in Loddon as they compare energy prices and get a $250 State Government bonus. Data released by the Government last week showed there had been 177 claims in Wedderburn and 158 in Inglewood for...

Karen refugees have taste of Loddon life

KAREN refugees were last week introduced to opportunities that living in Loddon could give in their new country. Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program graduate Jan Pagliaro teamed with Bendigo Community Health to take 50 refugees on a tour of...

Sport

Jack brings home bronze

Sport

FIVE East Loddon P12 College students medalled at the School Sports Victoria State Swimming Championships in Melbourne last week. Ten-year-old Jack Hocking achieved a personal best time to finish third in the 50-metre breaststroke. Jack also swam...

Rewards without duck hunting

OPINION PIECE By TIM HADDAD THE Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Native Bird Shooting closes for public comment on Monday. Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting is encouraging people to have their say. We know most regional Victorians...

Graeme pipped by point for top award

LAANECOORIE’S Graeme Cain collected a swag of awards at theCentral Victorian Chrysanthemum Championship. But the big award this year eluded Graeme as hundreds of blooms went on display in the town’s mechanics’ institute hall. He was pipped by...

Care service talks yet to finish

FEDERAL Government contracts for in-home aged care service delivery in the Loddon Shire are still to be finalised, according to the Department of Health and Aged Care. A spokesperson on Monday confirmed talks with “incoming providers to continue...

Quick pump action

A previous weekend disaster in Inglewood has been averted with quick thinking by service station staff shutting off fuel pump lines. The town was without fuel supplies after a car entered the Inglewood Roadhouse apron, drove through a diesel pump...

Long live Coronation quiche

IT’S been a big weekend for expat Pom and Bridgewater’s renowned caterer and raffle table organiser Jany Clutton. Jany’s 66th birthday on Saturday came with a special recognition from the British Government of new monarch King Charles on the...