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Councillors rate cap fact training
LODDON Shire councillors last week explored mechanisms to lift rates higher than the State Government cap in a mandated training session.
26 August, 2026
General News
Scrapping VNI West ‘to end division’
THE election promise to abandon the controversial VNI West renewable energy transmission line project yesterday...
26 August, 2026
Local News
Riving rising - new alert issued
The Loddon River at Laanecoorie is at 2.95 metres and rising with a...
More river gauges needed
THE State Government should invest in more river gauges to guide flood...
27 years ... finding a nice word to say
OBITUARIES look for good in the departed – that special moment, an...
Politics & Council
Allan ends 27-year career in State Parliament
JACINTA Allan has called time on her career in State Parliament that spanned almost three decades.
23 August, 2026
Regional areas ‘forgotten by the crowd in Melbourne’
MEGAN Read has hit the ground in Loddon communities in her bid to wrest...
Haylett elevated in wake of Allan ousting
RIPON MP Martha Haylett has landed a heartbeat away from ministerial...
Local News
NATS PROMISE: VNI WEST DEAD, BURIED, SCRAPPED
THE controversial VNI West renewable energy transmission line project...
Agriculture
Shearers get up to top show speed
COMPETITION and judging skills have been honed at shearing shed workshop ahead of October’s Boort Show.
26 August, 2026
Ram season off to a flyer
THE on-property merino ram sale season has had a strong start with a 90...
Linking producers with tourists
TRAVELLING across Loddon Shire continues to surprise me. Every business...
Derby Downs Poll Dorset Stud’s Lachie Bailey.
Derby Downs Poll Dorset Stud’s Lachie Bailey was among the blue ribbons...
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
GROWING DREAM FOR A ‘CORNER STORE’
BIANCA Rothacker turned Bridgewater into a green thumb destination when she opened a nursery in the Loddon River town...
25 August, 2026
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...
Braden in US fire team
TWO-DECADE forest firefighter Braden Pearce has been sent to the United...
Sport
Perryman finishes four points clear
MARK Perryman led the way at Boort Golf Club on Sunday, winning the stableford competition with 37 points, playing...
24 August, 2026
Good times on damp course
INGLEWOOD’S 106th annual golf tournament wrapped up on Sunday after club...
LEIGH STAYS TRUE TO WOODIE CAUSE
ON THE clubrooms side of Inglewood Oval there’s a sign on the fence -...
BUNDLED OUT TIGERS A HIT TO BOTTOM LINE
THE LODDON Valley league will take a huge financial hit after Macorna...