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Critics lash roads and poor maintenance
Readers' letters on the state of roads
24 September, 2026
General News
Enthusiasts with respect for engines and friends
FOR almost four decades, the Wedderburn Historical Engine and Machinery Society has been bringing old machinery back...
23 September, 2026
Local News
Prue fluffed with success in great sponge bake off
GINGER fluff sponges have long been a favourite at country dances and...
Local News
Give blokes their shed
ENVIRONMENT Minister and local MP Jaclyn Symes has been asked to step in...
Local News
Lights shine on blue tree
JASON Lee was sitting on the point at Little Lake Boort when his eyes...
Politics & Council
All potty: Long wait v local efficiency
SUSPENSIONS were being damaged and tyres blowing as cars navigated a creater-like pothole reported to government...
23 September, 2026
Local News
Not on the list? Won’t get fixed today
WITH words attributed to an anonymous spokesperson, the Department of...
Pot holes and crumbling bitumen vie for poll vows
COUNCILS have promised more cash to fix deteriorating roads as one...
Councils make their cash call
RURAL Councils Victoria has launched its Invest in Rural Victoria...
Agriculture
A horned ram brings buyer back to sheep
CLUNES farmers Tim and Jodie Barry paid top prices at Friday’s Kerrilyn stud on-property farm auction as they return...
13 September, 2026
‘Sell out’ sale average price jumps $1000
A WIMMERA stud paid a top price of $11,000 at Friday’s Willera Merinos...
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...
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
HOW THE LODDON VALLEY FLAGS WERE WON
Gary Walsh's match reports from the Loddon Valley football grand finals
22 September, 2026
Local News
HISTORY FOR SUPEROOS
Mitiamo has gone through the Loddon Valley A Grade netball season...
Champion season and a hat-trick
IT WAS a bittersweet grand final day for Bridgewater’s Lou Dupuy.
Local News
Redbacks into final with association's top three
WEDDERBURN goes into the North Central A Grade netball grand final on a...