Politics & Council

Shire rates could soon harvest $5m for State Government

LODDON Shire ratepayers could be handing over $5 million a year to the State Government when the new emergency services and volunteers fund is introduced. Council says it will collect $2.41 million this year, the final year of the fire services...

18 Feb 2025

By Loddon Herald

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Councillors air concerns with Walsh

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Long-term financial sustainability is fast becoming the big challenge for Loddon Shire, and it was high on the agenda when Peter Walsh, the Member for Murray Plains, joined the council’s meeting on Tuesday. Mayor Dan Straub and CEO Lincoln...

17 Feb 2025

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Working together in thrive drive

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New plan a chance for residents to share ideas, writes Nick Angelo SUPPORTING the community that elected me as their Tarnagulla Ward representative is so important. And likewise the community supporting me as the elected representative is important...

16 Feb 2025

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Heritage bid: fix phones and roads

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CALLS are growing for infrastructure investment in Loddon districts are part of the Goldfields bid for UNESCO World Heritage listing. The Australian tentative list for the bid includes the Great Nuggets Landscape area from around Tarnagull...

16 Feb 2025

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PARTING PETE, VETERAN MP WALSH CONFIRMS RETIREMENT DATE

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By CHRIS EARL VICTORIAN Parliament veteran and former National Party leader Peter Walsh will retire at the next state election, Mr Walsh, 72, last week confirmed he would end a career in Spring Street that started in 2002 after a four-year stint as...

12 Feb 2025

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6km out but could make seat tilt

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A “MELBOURNE” Cup field is expected when the Nationals start looking for a successor in Murray Plains to Peter Walsh. Already, two high-profile northern Victorian councillors have been touted by some insiders as potential pre-selection...

12 Feb 2025

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Walsh spells out his final agenda

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BOORT and Pyramid Hill deserved more, veteran MP Peter Walsh said last week. Announcing this will be his last term in State Parliament, Mr Walsh gave no hint of slowing down in his last 21 months representing local towns. But he warned there were...

12 Feb 2025

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$250k expands road resheet program

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LODDON Shire Council will pump another $250,000 into its road resheet program after councillors last week approved amendments to the annual infrastructure program. Money unspent from the Federal Government’s 2019-2024 Roads to Recovery program...

10 Feb 2025

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Plibersek ducks connectivity boost before tourist spike

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THE Federal Government on Friday steered clear of a commitment to invest in Loddon infrastructure before the predicted surge in visitors if notorious mobile blackspot areas are part of World Heritage listing. Environment and Water Minister Tany...

08 Feb 2025

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Golden nugget towns strike heritage rush

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By CHRIS EARL PARTS of central Victoria’s historic golden triangle could have UNESCO World Heritage listing within three years. Areas around Tarnagulla, Moliagul and Dunolly will be mapped over the next 12 months as part of the Victorian...

08 Feb 2025

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Investment needed in regional areas

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Rural residents struggling against wall of red tape, writes Anne Webster MY HEART breaks for the readers at the neglect they have experienced from both the Albanese and Allan Labor Governments. With a federal election due before May, as the federal...

08 Feb 2025

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Snap a pothole pic for pollie calendar

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COUNTRY calendars could take on a new look with the latest push by Coalition politicians for the State Government to better fund roads. Motorists have been asked to snap photos of the worst potholes in the region to be turned into a calendar for...

29 Jan 2025

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Letter to the editor - Still an advocate

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Sir, I was surprised to see your article (Sitting in the shadows, Loddon Herald, January 16). I was not expecting to appear in your publication months after the end of my term. I’m not sure why you have been so interested in my Facebook page or...

28 Jan 2025

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Stealth attack on independence

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I FEEL sick about the state of our health system – and I know I am not alone. But as a regional Victorian as well as a longtime Parliamentarian, one of the things I have valued most has been the local hospital, health centre or even bush nursing...

28 Jan 2025

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Social media page pulled down

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FORMER Loddon Shire councillor Wendy Murphy’s official social media page has been pulled down. Mrs Murphy confirmed last Wednesday night that the Facebook page was no longer live. Victoria’s Local Government Inspectorate last week said pages of...

27 Jan 2025

By Loddon Herald