Latest News
RSPCA reports 18 incidents in shire
THE RSCPA has had 18 reports of alleged animal cruelty in the Loddon Shire for the year to June.
26 October, 2026
General News
Golden years of service
GOLD created a special sparkle on Saturday night when Boort Amity celebrated its 50th anniversary.
25 October, 2026
Digital race preserves posters
HISTORIC posters buried more than a century under lino and carpet have...
Inglewood News, Powlett Plains News
Tributes to a young life lost early
POPULAR sportsman and rising livestock agent Flynn Lock is being...
Big top rising ready for weekend shows
CLOWNS, gymnasts in glamorous costumes on the flying trapeze and old...
Politics & Council
Region cash pledge ‘a golden bonanza’
LODDON communities could benefit from a major infrastructure cash injection after a weekend commitment to invest...
21 October, 2026
Local News
ARMSTRONG'S ONE-EYED VIEW ACROSS THE PATCH
JO ARMSTRONG was a late scratching from the Wedderburn aged care forum.
Local News
Piece of cake: first campaign win to Hosking
BRETT Hosking has cooked up a victory in his campaign to succeed Peter...
Local News
Jeff flies flag a second time
JEFF Barry has become the nine person to signal running in the marginal...
Agriculture
Minimising losses during harvest
WORKSHOPS in Bridgewater and Terrick Terrick have given Loddon farmers tips on fine-tuning their harvest set-up.
14 October, 2026
Local News
River environmental flows begin to roll
ENVIRONMENTAL water releases have started on the Loddon River this week...
Shearing shed talks on new wool standard
THE shearing shed at next week’s Elmore Machinery Field Days will aim to...
Salisbury West News, Inglewood News
Anniversary tour has ideas
SALISBURY West Landcare Group, a member of the Loddon Plains Landcare...
Real Estate
FAMILIES MAKING US HOME IN TIGHTER TIMES
RISING interest rates have putCalder corridor towns back on the radar for home buyers.
16 October, 2026
Rezoning move could land owners in windfall tax net
POTENTIAL rezoning of land in Bridgewater and Inglewood will not...
‘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...
Arts
At 91, Betty's blessed to be at the piano
BETTY Jackel discovered the gift for making music as a seven-year-old after being driven into Boort for music lessons.
25 October, 2026
THE THIRD GENERATION CUSTODIANS OF ‘OASIS’
WHEN the seasons are dry, Kurraca farmer Tony Holt heads home to what...
Country connection casts the vibe
ANOTHER Hugh O’Brien comedy, another hit performance by the Loddon’s...
Geoff’s trees stand tall at eucy show
TREES real and imagined have seen Bendigo artist Col Brown scoop the top...
Feature Profiles
SMASHING GOOD DAY
WHEN Wedderburn’s 21 senior players came crashing through the banner at Lord Nelson Park on Saturday, they signaled...
1 October, 2026
FROM LOCAL CONVERSATION TO NEW HOUSING POSSIBILITIES
ReadyNest and Newbridge General Store explore a local approach to...
Everything in the hands of an icon
MANY of the great cities of the world have their own iconic landmarks –...
GROWING DREAM FOR A ‘CORNER STORE’
BIANCA Rothacker turned Bridgewater into a green thumb destination when...
Sport
Local News
Latest in pennant bowls results
How the Loddon teams have played over the past week
Local News
Scoreboards from all the cricket matches
Last weekend's Upper Loddon Cricket Association senior and junior results
Local News
Wickham day of wonders
BRIDGEWATER’S Ned Wickham was the hero as the Bulls inflicted a rare...