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Take breaks when driving on long weekend, says TAC
PEOPLE travelling on Victorian roads over the Easter school holidays have been urged to rest up, take breaks and drive safely.
4 April, 2026
General News
Collectors out doing their bit for the children
FIRE Brigades and Loddon youngsters will be out this morning rattling tins for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good...
3 April, 2026
Keeping place powerful, sacred
THE new Yung Balug Aboriginal Artefacts Museum on the banks of Lake...
Full house at small hall show
BENDIGO vocalist Tarah Frawley set the mood for a night of nights in...
Old activists finally meet
GARY Murray and Laurie Levy met each other for the first time at...
Politics & Council
Shire has ‘benefit ready’ renewable project strategy
NINE regional councils want to maximise benefits and minimise community impacts of State Government-approved...
30 March, 2026
Local News
Students stay home as teachers strike
CLASSES were cancelled at many Loddon schools on Tuesday as dozens of...
Local News
Navigating new school year
AS WE settle into the new school year, families right across the Loddon...
Local News
Renewed push to lower licence afge
RENEWED calls for the State Government to reduce the probationary...
Agriculture
Milgate only nomination for VFF post
Victorian Farmers' Federation set for new leadership with ooutgoing president Brett Hosking linked to a tilt at state...
1 April, 2026
Local News
New Europe trade deal 'bad news for farmers'
FARMERS fear they have been sold out and will be the big losers in a...
Local News
Basin voices talk plan improvements
MURRAY River Group of Councils joined around 200 leaders from across the...
Local News
$1000 fines on animal cruelty counts
TWO Loddon 62-year-olds have been convicted on an animal cruelty charge.
Real Estate
Bidding misses reserve price at ex-vineyard auction
BIDDING failed to match strong pre-sale interest when the 219-acre former Turners Crossing vineyard went under the...
1 December, 2025
A well-presented family home
172 Sebastian Road, Bridgewater Beds 3 Bath 3 39.94 acres Agent James...
Local News
Korong Vale’s rural retreat
A CLASSIC country cottage with modern comforts. Find tranquillity in the...
Local News
Long-held three look for owners
WEEKS after a Loddon farm sold for the first time in 150 years at a...
Arts
History buffs seeking local insights
VOLUNTEERS from the Charlton Golden Grains Museum spent a day in Wedderburn last week experiencing local history.
31 March, 2026
Women will meet and raise voice of relief
COUNTRY Women’s Association members from Melbourne will join their rural...
Show of stature attracts strong Hill following
INCREASED prizemoney had catapulted Pyramid Hill’s Major’s Vision’s Art...
Deb goes solo with first exhibition at her old home town gallery
FORMER Wedderburn resident Deb Bradley has launched her first solo art...
Feature Profiles
Relaxed nights bring praise
NEW data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has again highlighted the serious impact of mental health...
30 March, 2026
Local News
Local Knowledge Making a Difference: Gabby is the Talk of the Town, Green Pesty’s Loddon Mallee Technician
AS THE weather warms across the Loddon Mallee, many locals are starting...
Local News
SUMMER READING - JOURNEY OF GROWTH
Loddon’s three 2025 leadership program graduates reflect on their year...
Local News
SUMMER READING Bouts and battles
Sporting times on the goldfields
Sport
Entries have rinks at capacity
WEDDERBURN’S 102nd annual Easter Bowls Tournament has attracted a full field of 180 entrants over three days of events.
3 April, 2026
Local News
Late line call on tournament
ORGANISERS of Boort’s annual Easter tennis tournament are uncertain of...
Club veteran presented with region’s top monthly award
BEV Taig has been presented with the Bendigo Playing Area’s bowler of...
Marmal sneaks home on games in tense grand final
MARMAL has taken out the Boort Lawn Tennis Club premiership in a...