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BREAKING NEWS: Hosking new VFF president

Quambatook farmer Brett Hosking is the new Victorian Farmers’ Federation president. He defeated egg farmer Danyel Cucinotta in the election. In results announced this morning, Tallangatta’s Peter Star was named the new vice-president. Mr Hosking’s...

By Loddon Herald

Readers write on town growth and state debt

Work for growth Sir, Thank you for publishing the recent articles in the Loddon Herald regarding water and sewerage for Newbridge. Our committee is fighting hard for this to happen and as such have started a petition to present to council on behalf...

By Loddon Herald

Summer’s not a silly season

By CHRIS HARDMAN AFSM LAST week you might have noticed a pick-up in news articles and broadcasts forecasting a hot, dry summer, and high potential for fire in some areas of the state. That news has come from the seasonal summer outlook distributed...

By Loddon Herald

Hard to get a harvest run

LATE season rains have hampered the harvest run of some Loddon farmers. President of the Victorian Farmers’ Federation Wedderburn branch and Glenalbyn farmer Graham Nesbit said rain days had him switching tasks “with lots of balls in the air”...

By Loddon Herald

VNI West: A Guide for Landowners to Understand Their Rights

VNI West is a proposed 500-kilovolt overhead transmission line connecting electricity grids in Victoria and New South Wales. Spanning approximately 240 kilometres, it will cross around 250 private properties, significantly impacting regional...

By Loddon Herald

School always had community at heart

THE great commitment of the Pyramid Hill community to St Patrick’s Primary School has been acknowledged by the Bishop of Sandhurst, Most Rev. Shane Mackinlay. Bishop Mackinlay told Sunday’s commemorative mass ahead of the school closing next...

By Loddon Herald

Conscience beats the AED robber

A HEARTLESS thief who nicked a defibrillator from Wedderburn Mechanics’ Institute Hall had his conscience pricked and HAS returned the life-saving equipment. Hall committee members had started talks last month on raising more than $2000 to replace...

By Loddon Herald

Author connects town and hero

WEDDERBURN College students grew their knowledge of the town’s World War One hero Albert Jacka when author Peter FitzSimons spoke about his latest book last Wednesday. Students, including junior captain Luke Martin who brought the school’s...

By Loddon Herald

Cupola cleaners tower over hall

RESTORATION of Inglewood Town Hall reached new heights last week when workers scaled scaffold to clean the clocktower cupola. Work to replace the hall’s is being funded through Loddon Shire Council’s annual infrastructure program. Operations...

By Loddon Herald

‘Bad look’ at VNI West pop-up

COMMUNITY pop-ups by Transmission Company Victoria along the VNI West renewable energy transmission line route have attracted fresh criticism. Last Thursday’s 90-minute session in Boort saw two TCV staff standing in searing heat on the opposite...

By Loddon Herald

Bring back 50:50 split of library funding, finds report

LIBRARY funding in Victoria should be returned to a 50:50 split between the State Government and local councils. The Legislative Council committee said the Government had failed to maintain the funding split, placing a significant financial burden...

By Loddon Herald

How bills are being shuffled

COST shifting is where the Victorian Government adds responsibilities or changes financial conditions for Victorian councils, the committee said. Its report said the inquiry was provided with a number of examples where the proportion of government...

By Loddon Herald

Cost shift ‘hits councils’

RATEPAYERS were footing the bill for the government cost-shifting on to local councils. The Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee has called for adequate funding of councils by the State Government. In its report the committee has...

By Loddon Herald

$1.5m tag to fix danger spot

REPLACING a the section of the Boort Number 3 Channel dubbed by residents as a danger spot with a pipeline would cost up to $1.8 million. Boort Tourism Development wants the section running past the local caravan park made safer after hearing...

By Loddon Herald

Award sign of William’s good work for others

WHILE balancing his own business, volunteer work with the SES and his family, William Bone also has been named as Deaf Youth Australian of the Year. The award recognises the service, contribution and dedication William has made to the Australian...

By Loddon Herald

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