Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper
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Farrer fight intensifies as Ley takes flight
... Sussan Ley is taking her bat and ball and going home. The tenure of Ms Ley has been marred by Farrer communities being devastated by the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, a plan that her party was the ultimate architect of.
The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 19 February 2026
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Idyllic day shattered by freak accident
A picturesque barbie boat ride almost turned to tragedy for mother of 3, Leitchville dairy farmer Stephanie Dehne ... Their plan was to boat upstream from Murrabit and enjoy lunch at the Royal Hotel Barham before a lazy afternoon return journey, but things quickly escalated into a life-or-death race against the clock.
The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 12 February 2026
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Basin Plan Review, and the impenetrable legislation
Australia's largest water reform, the Murray Darling Basin Plan, was sold to communities as a balanced, adaptable plan, with a triple bottom line of communities, agriculture, and the environment, and supposedly based on the best available science. Unfortunately, nothing appeared further from the truth.
The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 5 February 2026
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The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 29 January 2026
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Local hay helping heal fire wounds
The generosity of locals has been on display over the past week as truckloads of hay have been donated, stockpiled and delivered to fire-affected regions within Victoria.
The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 22 January 2026
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Local bowlers bowled over by Chinese hospitality
Barham's state-of-the-art bowls greens have drawn bowlers from all over the world in recent months, but at Christmas, it was our chance to export some. Four intrepid adventurers from the Barham Bowling Club, President Steve Wilson, Glenn Faul, Damien Paterson and Dave 'Harry' Potter competed on the world stage at the 2025 Tin Ding Sin China Lawn Bowls Open in Qiantang district, Hangzhou, China.