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Polly wants a drink ... thirst of smart birds

PESKY cockatoos and corellas are working up a thirst expanding their horizons. The birds that continue to strip trees on the Loddon River at Bridgewater and Newbridge, nibbling on street lights for desert, are showing their smarts, according to new...

23 hours ago

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TCV hits council brick wall

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TRANSMISSION Company Victoria has been hit with a third council voting to oppose the controversial VNI West renewable energy transmission line project “in its current form”. The vote by Stawell-based Northern Grampians Shire follows decisions...

23 hours ago

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It will be ‘business as usual with shires’

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THE loss of support from three shires for the VNI West project will not change Transmission Company Victoria’s approach to talks with councils. Spokesperson Claire Cass said on Tuesday: “We acknowledge and respect the decisions made by Buloke...

23 hours ago

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East Loddon P12 College plants and camps

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EAST Loddon P12 College Year 9 and 10 outdoor education Camp students have braved undulating hills to ride 60km from Mansfield to Molesworth along the Great Victorian Rail Trail. Day two involved a 20km ride from Molesworth to Yea via the Cheviot...

23 hours ago

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Wine pioneer and a sunny Sunday

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WINE connoisseurs and neighbours have praised pioneer wine-maker Arleen Reimers as her family’s Old Kingower winery marks 50 years of vintages. Arleen is regarded as a trailblazer in the wine industry who planted vines and used district stone to...

16 Jun 2025

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Anniversary weather matches planting experiences

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KINGOWER vignerons Mark and Christine Gilmore celebrated 40 years since they first planted vines with the release of their Both Banks 2023 vintages on Sunday. Mark said the weekend’s weather was similar to their start as grape growers. “The...

16 Jun 2025

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Winter’s brekky warmer

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PORTABLE heaters were wheeled in to Pyramid Hill’s Kelly Park last Friday for the progress association’s winter breakfast. Dozens of residents attended the regular event aimed to bring the community together and celebrate the town’s friendly...

16 Jun 2025

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Freight track capacity up

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THE railway passing loop at Korong Vale has been lengthened to hold bigger trains which carry about $1.3 million worth of produce. The work, part program to re-rail track, replace sleepers, lengthen passing loops and improve track geometry, is...

16 Jun 2025

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Politics & Council

Anti-tax stance backed

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TOWN committees are throwing their support behind Loddon Shire Council in the fight to have the State Government axe its controversial emergency services tax. Inglewood Development and Tourism and Pryamid Hill Progress Association meetings in the...

15 Jun 2025

By Loddon Herald