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Never a dull moment for a rural vet

The Numurkah Veterinary Clinic comprises three vet nurses, six vets, two receptionists and resident cat Mr Tinks, however, a lot of the work is performed outside of the clinic. Co-owners Peter Grant from St Germains and Frank Worsfold from Numurkah...

Jamieson Salter

Mixed response to bushfire inquiries

The Victorian Government will provide $2.55 million for an independent investigation into the 2019-20 fire season. Inspector-General for Emergency Management Tony Pearce will lead the inquiry into Victoria’s preparedness and response to...

Jamieson Salter

Dairy Connect commends bushfire response

Dedicated volunteer firefighters, backed by government agencies, saved numerous lives and community assets during a summer of unprecedented bushfires across Australia. Dairy Connect Farmers Group president Graham Forbes paid tribute to the work of...

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Dairy Connect commends bushfire response

Dedicated volunteer firefighters, backed by government agencies, saved numerous lives and community assets during a summer of unprecedented bushfires across Australia. Dairy Connect Farmers Group president Graham Forbes paid tribute to the work of...

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“Carnage, car wrecks and carcases”: hay donated to fire-affected farmers across upper Murray

Benalla’s Leon Meyer has been co-ordinating hay donations for fire-devastated farmers in the upper Murray region. The former director of the Australian Professional Rodeo Association said they had donated more than 160 tonnes of hay.

Spencer Fowler Steen

Tariff cuts to benefit farmers

Food exporters will benefit from annual tariff cuts that came into effect on January 1 under free trade agreements with China, Korea and the Pacific. Federal Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie said since the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement...

Jamieson Salter

Preserving moments in time

The Historical Society of Mooroopna Inc was established in 1983, to preserve items of historic importance.

Jamieson Salter

Man killed in farm accident

A 51-year-old man has died at a farm in central Victoria. Emergency services were called to a property in Baringhup, near Bendigo, about 11.50 pm on Wednesday, January 8. Police said they found the Baringhup West man dead at the scene. The...

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Men’s Shed provides bushfire support

The Katandra West and District Men’s Shed has raised $18 000 worth of hay to be donated to farmers affected by bushfires. «« Katandra West and District Men’s Shed »» Member Howard Phillips, from Shepparton, said the...

Jamieson Salter

Lending a hay-filled hand

Kialla’s Frank Fitzpatrick has travelled into bushfire regions for the past six months to deliver donated hay to farmers in need. Mr Fitzpatrick had tears in his eyes when he described the generosity he had witnessed from the regional community...

Jamieson Salter

Goulburn River being damaged by high flows

Artificially high flows in the Goulburn River could damage fish spawning and wreck the multi-million-dollar recreational fishing industry, a peak fishing body has warned.

Geoff Adams

Storm hits most towns in region

Thunder, lightning and substantial rainfall hit most of the region on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, while Mangalore and Echuca missed out.

Rodney Woods

Angus cattle fill Shepparton saleyards

An unusually large consignment of Angus cattle filled a number of pens at Shepparton Regional Saleyards last Tuesday. Agent Sam Nelson said the 190 Angus heifers from northern Victoria were in very good condition, despite the current dry conditions...

Geoff Adams

Farmer group says wake up to climate change

The Federal Government is putting Australia’s economic and food security at risk if it continues to ignore science, farmers say, as a new report finds the 2010s were the world’s hottest decade on record. Farmers for Climate Action deputy...

Geoff Adams

Water releases from Polly McQuinns for the first time in 10 years

«« Goulburn Valley Water has released water from Polly McQuinns reservoir to supplement water for human consumption downstream, for the first time in 10 years due to the drought. »» Drought conditions have seen Goulburn...

Geoff Adams

Endangered fish native to Seven Creeks

The only known remaining self-sustaining population of trout cod in Victoria is confined to the Seven Creeks system near Euroa. Distribution has been extended in recent years as suitable waters are identified, with fish produced at Snobs Creek...

Geoff Adams

Iconic stream dries up

Seven Creeks is drying up as the drought begins to bite. The spring-fed creek, which has its origins in the Strathbogie Ranges, is home to unique, self-sustaining trout cod and Macquarie perch populations. Although not yet under threat in the upper...

Geoff Adams

Have we lost our moral compass?

What can we learn from the disastrous fires across Australia? Did God withhold the rain? He provided us with trees to build houses but we locked up our forests. He gave us ample water to irrigate but we poured it down the drain. We have huge amounts...

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Government mismanagement caused bushfires

I guess now is not the the time to go finger pointing. However, there will be thousands of people who I suspect will share my view. Climate change needs to be addressed, but I do not for one minute believe that the cause of these fires was due to...

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