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Fatal house fire at Goldsborough

A body has been found after firefighters extinguished a house fire at Goldsborough, Dunolly. Police says they will prepare a report for the Coroner following the fire in Goldsborough on Friday. Emergency services were called the blaze at a home in...

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Doing it by fives, flag stars back together

FROM mascot to premiership player, Chris Pollock was among Bridgewater flag stars with stories to tell when the Mean Machine honoured former players on Saturday. Pollock was mascot for the club’s 1965 under 17 premiership side. Twenty years later...

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Handy breaks have top three with edge

THE LODDON VALLEY A grade netball ladder took shape after an eventful round nine. At the half-way mark of the season it’s now hard to see the top three teams being displaced. Mitiamo, Pyramid Hill and Newbridge all won in round nine and the...

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The Oracle’s crystal ball: Round Ten

OKAY, things get a bit more serious from this weekend in Loddon Valley football. Hard to find an easy prediction going into the second half of the season ... apart from Pyramid Hill a raging red-hot bet to take the chocolates against Newbridge. The...

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Fatal house fire at Goldsborough

A body has been found after firefighters extinguished a house fire at Goldsborough, Dunolly. Police says they will prepare a report for the Coroner following the fire in Goldsborough on Friday. Emergency services were called the blaze at a home in...

By Loddon Herald

Street plans out today

CONCEPT designs for Inglewood’s proposed multi-million dollar streetscape project will be released today. Loddon Shire Council says designs prepared by Bendigo-based Aboriginal enterprise Djandaak will be released on its website. Early plans seen...

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Politics & Council

Ahh but ... tax hike spectre remains

Politics & Council

Premier buys time to temper rural backlash, writes Chris Earl THE fire is not yet under control. That’s the message from rural Victoria to Premier Jacinta Allan after her “masterstroke” Friday announcement that farmers would be spared the 150...

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Money needed to bring hay into dry areas

GOVERNMENT aid was needed for hay to be delivered to Victorian farms hit by drought. Graham Cockerell, the Lions club member behind Need for Feed doing runs into disaster-hit areas, says financial contributions were needed to help Victorian farmers...

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Drought declaration ‘first step to help’

EXTENSION of the State Government’s drought zone declaration to all of Victoria was just the first step, according to farmers. Victorian Farmers’ Federation president Brett Hosking said it represented a step in the right direction as Victori...

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Plastering over court cracks

GREATER use of Bridgewater Recreation Reserve facilities will be possible when tennis and netball courts are resurfaced. Reserve committee members on Monday took Ripon MP Martha Haylett on an inspection of the area following a State Government grant...

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Doing it by fives, flag stars back together

FROM mascot to premiership player, Chris Pollock was among Bridgewater flag stars with stories to tell when the Mean Machine honoured former players on Saturday. Pollock was mascot for the club’s 1965 under 17 premiership side. Twenty years later...

By Loddon Herald

Handy breaks have top three with edge

THE LODDON VALLEY A grade netball ladder took shape after an eventful round nine. At the half-way mark of the season it’s now hard to see the top three teams being displaced. Mitiamo, Pyramid Hill and Newbridge all won in round nine and the...

By Loddon Herald

The Oracle’s crystal ball: Round Ten

OKAY, things get a bit more serious from this weekend in Loddon Valley football. Hard to find an easy prediction going into the second half of the season ... apart from Pyramid Hill a raging red-hot bet to take the chocolates against Newbridge. The...

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THE LOYAL PIE

Top defender Wilson set for 200th milestone KIEREN Wilson has worn the black and white strips of Boort since first donning the jumper during one of the club’s great junior eras. This Saturday, the classy North Central defender will run onto Boort...

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Points straight to the bank

BANK the four points and move on. It was mission accomplished for the three top teams in a cold and wet round nine of Loddon Valley football. Top-of-the-table Marong completed a perfect first half of the season by defeating Newbridge 16.14 (110) to...

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