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Blake, 19 earns national blazer
NINETEEN-year-old Blake Coffey will pull on the green and gold this month when he represents Australia in one of woodchopping’s traditional trans-Tasman contests.
14 September, 2026
General News
T oots for the long-sleeved chrome domes
A FEW kilometres east of Bridgewater on the Calder Highway a new crop has sprouted in time for the Loddon Valley...
12 September, 2026
MEAN OR FAMOUS? THE POSTER OF HEALTH
HISTORIC football premiership posters will give the new Inglewood and...
Books make the ‘front’ page
TERESA Bilbrough was running out of room to store the books she has...
STREET CASH SWEAT
THE long-awaited multi million dollar Inglewood streetscape project...
Politics & Council
Pot holes and crumbling bitumen vie for poll vows
COUNCILS have promised more cash to fix deteriorating roads as one marginal seat MP admits their condition is not good
12 September, 2026
Councils make their cash call
RURAL Councils Victoria has launched its Invest in Rural Victoria...
Jilted jostler independently jumps
A REJECTED One Nation candidate signalled his plans to run as in...
BAND-AID WON’T FIX HARVEST ROAD NIGHTMARE: HOSKING
THE State Government was dreaming if it thought Loddon roads could be...
Agriculture
‘Sell out’ sale average price jumps $1000
A WIMMERA stud paid a top price of $11,000 at Friday’s Willera Merinos on-property ram sale.
6 September, 2026
Profit dives in off year
COBRAM Estate Olives has seen its profit almost halved despite modest...
MORE THAN JUST A HOUSEWIFE
WHEN Deb Hancock, the owner of the Fat Butcher in Inglewood, begins her...
Stud’s ram price surge
A BUOYANT market saw the average price at Kedleston Park’s on-property...
Real Estate
Rezoning move could land owners in windfall tax net
POTENTIAL rezoning of land in Bridgewater and Inglewood will not consider risks for owners being hit with windfall...
25 August, 2026
‘Commitment is there’
ON A HIGH after confirmation that it would play in the Bendigo league...
There until the last game
A SEASON that began with a roar from the Macorna Tigers ended with a...
Fernihurst News, Loddon Shire News
Bidders fail to reach Coniston reserve
A 412-ACRE Fernihurst property was passed in at auction last Thursday.
Arts
Over the Fence
BRADLEY of Boort has kept things clean this week with his Tremendous Sign. Probably inspired by the heavy frosts...
2 August, 2026
Finer notes ring out classical tunes
CLASSICAL music enthusiasts were warmed by performances in two historic...
Galloping along the trail
THE PREMIERE of music inspired by deep space, the opening of an art...
Over the fence
Over the fence
Feature Profiles
Everything in the hands of an icon
MANY of the great cities of the world have their own iconic landmarks – for example, the Harbour bridge in Sydney,...
1 September, 2026
GROWING DREAM FOR A ‘CORNER STORE’
BIANCA Rothacker turned Bridgewater into a green thumb destination when...
From apprentice to business owner, Luke’s now looking at expansion
DURING sowing and harvest, time is everything. Day or night, farmers...
Wilson encounter with the legendary Jackson
BRIAN Wilson knocked off some decent players when he claimed the...
Sport
Top honour for Tuohey
FORMER Loddon Valley league chair Simon Tuohey has been awarded life membership of the league.
13 September, 2026
DEMONS MAKE STRENGTH IN JUNIORS
FOR the third consecutive year, Calivil United has three junior teams...
RUTTER ‘OWN GOAL’ SEALS BLUES’ BERTH
INGLEWOOD is through to the reserves grand final after a hard-fought win...
Teaming up on court
IT’S A family affair for Inglewood’s B Reserve netball side in...