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Creatives in third trail pitch

Arts

AFTER a pandemic and floods, Loddon creatives are going for third time lucky to launch the shire’s first arts trail weekend. Tenar Dwyer has stepped up to encourage local artists to be part of the weekend arts showcase on October 7 and 8. “We...

26 Jul 2023

Doing it by fives, flag stars back together

FROM mascot to premiership player, Chris Pollock was among Bridgewater flag stars with stories to tell when the Mean Machine honoured former players on Saturday. Pollock was mascot for the club’s 1965 under 17 premiership side. Twenty years later...

Handy breaks have top three with edge

THE LODDON VALLEY A grade netball ladder took shape after an eventful round nine. At the half-way mark of the season it’s now hard to see the top three teams being displaced. Mitiamo, Pyramid Hill and Newbridge all won in round nine and the...

The Oracle’s crystal ball: Round Ten

OKAY, things get a bit more serious from this weekend in Loddon Valley football. Hard to find an easy prediction going into the second half of the season ... apart from Pyramid Hill a raging red-hot bet to take the chocolates against Newbridge. The...

THE LOYAL PIE

Top defender Wilson set for 200th milestone KIEREN Wilson has worn the black and white strips of Boort since first donning the jumper during one of the club’s great junior eras. This Saturday, the classy North Central defender will run onto Boort...

Street plans out today

CONCEPT designs for Inglewood’s proposed multi-million dollar streetscape project will be released today. Loddon Shire Council says designs prepared by Bendigo-based Aboriginal enterprise Djandaak will be released on its website. Early plans seen...

13 Jun 2025

Points straight to the bank

BANK the four points and move on. It was mission accomplished for the three top teams in a cold and wet round nine of Loddon Valley football. Top-of-the-table Marong completed a perfect first half of the season by defeating Newbridge 16.14 (110) to...

Demon intensity puts heat on flag fancies

FOR the first three quarters of Saturday’s Bears Lagoon Serpentine versus Calivil clash it appeared as though the young Demons would cause the upset of the Loddon Valley season. The flag fancy Bears struggled to match the winless Calivil intensity...

Darcy delights on senior return

By ADAM BOURKE AS BEARS Lagoon Serpentine players walked off the ground following last Saturday’s hard-fought Loddon Valley win over Calivil, Darcy Poulter was pushed to the front of the pack. Poulter reluctantly accepted the honour to lead the...

Wind up by end of season: review

AN AFL review has recommended the Golden Rivers Football League be wound up at the end of the season. The review is reported to have been released today, a week later than had been expected EARLIER THE future structure of football across northern...

Shire books into new library plan

THE library services agreement for Loddon’s five agencies will be extended by two years while the region prepares a new governance and management model. Loddon Shire councillors last week approved the extension. State Government changes have...

Data backs up fast service planning permits

LATEST data places Loddon Shire Council above expectations of rural councils for building and planning services it offers to residents. The Statutory Planning Permit Activity Report shows that in the first three months of 2025 every planning permit...

Ahh but ... tax hike spectre remains

Premier buys time to temper rural backlash, writes Chris Earl THE fire is not yet under control. That’s the message from rural Victoria to Premier Jacinta Allan after her “masterstroke” Friday announcement that farmers would be spared the 150...

Agriculture

Two new faces on board

Agriculture

BIRCHIP Cropping Group has appointed of two new board members - Dr Marisa Collins and Giles Cunningham,. The group says the pair bring deep scientific, educational, and on- ground production expertise to help shape the future direction of the...