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Premier links emergency tax call to drought

ANY extension to 12-month moratorium on farmers’ being hit with a 150 per cent hike under the State Government’s new emergency services tax could be decided by drought conditions across Victoria. Premier Jacinta Allan on Friday hedged a question...

By Loddon Herald

Creatives in third trail pitch

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...

By Loddon Herald

Wait ends as sod turned

By CHRIS EARL AN “UNANNOUNCED” sod turning by Premier Jacinta Allan in Serpentine on Friday ended the four-year wait of fire brigade volunteers for work to start on the promised new station. Media was not invited to the sod turning at the new...

By Loddon Herald

Arts trail talent wants brush with local faces

BOORT will brush with the quirky with a fun competition as part of this year’s Loddon Valley Arts Trail. Local artist Anna Beamish is behind the Boortrait competition and hopes district residents will step forward as artists’ study subjects...

By Loddon Herald

Homes rising at estate

THEY’RE the first family - Indi Abbott and Nathan Murphy and their 14-month old daughter Isla at the weekend moved into their new home at the Bridgewater Rise Estate. Construction of the home started in January and another four new houses at the...

By Loddon Herald

Crime spike driven by theft, breaches

CRIMINAL offences in Loddon Shire communities have jumped almost 25 per cent. Crime Statistic Authority data released last week shows 525 offences were recorded in the 12 months to March. The number of offences hit 525 compared with 422 the previous...

By Loddon Herald

Bendigo, Loddon in lockstep on tourism future

A STRONGER, more connected, and sustainable tourism future for the region is tipped after a new structure linking Loddon and Bendigo was ticked off on Monday. The new visitor economy partnership Destination Greater Bendigo Loddon gained approval...

By Loddon Herald

Disused health centre ready for demolition

ASBESTOS has been removed from Pyramid Hill’s former maternal and child health centre with demolition to start within weeks. The Kelly Street building has sat empty for more than five years and plans for a social enterprise in the centre were...

By Loddon Herald

Mapping path to sensory connections

THE community and sensory garden at Bridgewater’s old railway station will soon be engaging local students growing their knowledge of risks to the land by weather and drought. Paths for the sensory garden and landscaping for the Kooyoora Woman’s...

By Loddon Herald

Water smoothing talks panned ‘for safety’

TRANSMISSION Company Victoria’s meeting with disgruntled councils switched to an online format on Friday as dozens of protesters gathered outside Wycheproof Town Hall. “On the advice of Victoria Police, Buloke Shire Council moved the meeting...

By Loddon Herald

Dutch-based company has wind farm eyes of paddocks

EUROPEAN Energy has become the latest renewable energy company to approach Loddon landowners. The Dutch-based company has had meetings with farmers in the Pyramid Hill and Mincha districts. Some have already voiced opposition to European Energy’s...

By Loddon Herald

Gate lockers face $12k fines

LANDOWNERS could be fined more than $12,000 under new State Government plans to fasttrack renewable energy projects. The National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill 2025 introduced in Parliament last Thursday says “that...

By Loddon Herald

WINDS OF IRE

LANDOWNERS are bracing for legalised “home invasions” by renewable energy companies. The State Government plans to grant companies right of access and fine landowners $12,000 if they refuse entry onto their land. The proposed new laws come as...

By Loddon Herald

Digital giants and power inbalance

ACCC report findings recognise impact on country newspapers. COUNTRY Press Australia has welcomed the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s final report from its Digital Platform Services Inquiry, describing it as...

By Loddon Herald

Politics & Council

Readers’ words on Inglewood’s branding

Politics & Council

Your online words Marianne Klooster wrote: In the 30 plus years I’ve been here, I have never seen a Mallee fowl. But I’ve seen plenty of blue eucy. Gavin O’Connor wrote: I thought Inglewood was the home off Blue Eucy. I haven’t seen Mallee...

By Loddon Herald

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