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North East Rail passengers set to be locked out of Sunshine transport hub: Cleeland

The Nationals Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland MP, has raised concerns in State Parliament this week about the redevelopment of Sunshine Station, warning the current design risks locking north-east Victorian passengers out of one of the state’s most important transport interchanges.

Ripper rainfall across the region

A tremendous lightning display preceded the weekend's significant rain event, with areas in the district recording more than 4 inches of rainfall between Friday evening and Tuesday morning ... The only thing to top a show like that was the much needed downpour that followed, drenching the entire region with steady, soaking rain.

The Buloke Times, 5 March 2026

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Gold for Graham at World Cup

Two-time Olympic medallist Matt Graham has won the first World Cup moguls event since the Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, claiming gold at the Japanese resort of Nanto-Toyama for the sixth World Cup victory of his career. In warm, soft snow conditions with rain falling, Graham qualified for the finals in fourth place with a score of 73.79.

Milthorpe contesting Farrer seat by election

After coming within 0.19 per cent of turning Farrer into a marginal seat at the last election, and delivering significant swings across the electorate, including winning all booths in Albury and securing strong support with wins in Jindera, Corowa, Deniliquin and Leeton, Mrs Milthorpe said the message from voters is clear: "our region is ready for change".

Game on for Farrer

After 25 years under Sussan Ley, the electorate of Farrer is scrambling to find its new champion. The electorate of Farrer has been held by either the Libs or Nats since 1949, but that may soon change. Frustration over the crippling of our irrigated agriculture sector, with a huge reduction in water availability and an explosion in pricing, often freezing out the next generation of farmers, is fuelling the winds of change.

Infrastructure cost kills plan for new shop at Wyreema

The cost of creating a new roundabout adjacent to a proposed new commercial development near the Karara Gardens housing estate at Wyreema has caused the developer to withdraw from the project. An application lodged in 2024 proposed the construction of a shop and food and drink outlet ... Mr David Meara told the Toowoomba Regional Council that the project would be commercially unviable because of the cost of installing the new roundabout. The cost of the roadwork was estimated to be $800,000.

Bulk billing benefits locals

In a major boost for the Upper Murray community, Corryong Health has transitioned to a bulk billed medical practice as of of March 2nd under a recently launched Australian government Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program (BBPIP). The program has expanded eligibility for Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) bulk billing incentives.

Banjima people take Wittenoom to the United Nations Human Rights Council and launch litigation against WA Government

On March 10, Banjima Traditional Owners and the filmmakers behind Walkley Award-winning documentary YURLU | COUNTRY will take part in an official UN Side Event at the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland. It comes off the back of Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation launching a $1.5 billion claim against the WA Government, as part of their Clean Up Wittenoom campaign...

Farmers gutted after compulsory acquisition amendment passes: VFF

"The Victorian Farmers Federation is gutted that Parliament has backed laws allowing farmers’ land to be taken for transmission lines before the environmental assessment is even finished": Brett Hosking, VFF President.

Coast Community News, 5 March 2026

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Narrandera Argus, 5 March 2026

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Corryong Courier, 5 March 2026

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Taralga Show, 14-15 March 2026

Kids under 18 free as Taralga Show Celebrates 140 Years of Country Fun!

Cooma Show, 14 March 2026

The theme for 2026 is Poultry Feature and we are looking forward to large poultry exhibit.

Regenerative agriculture and the return of an old economic fallacy

Beneath the agreeable language embedded in regenerative agriculture — soil health and sustainable ecosystems — sits a more consequential proposition: that modern, input-intensive agriculture has overshot its optimal point and that government policy should now encourage a structural shift toward lower-input systems. That is not a trivial adjustment. It is a claim about the production frontier of Australian agriculture. Claims of that magnitude ... warrant far more rigorous empirical scrutiny than they have so far received.

Fastest Wiener in the West to win $200 at Day of the Dackel 2026

Henley Park, Edenhope, VIC Dachshund fever is set to return when the much-loved Day of the Dackel trots back into Edenhope on Sunday, 29 March 2026 - and the fastest wiener in the west will take home a $200 cash prize in the Dackel Dash final. Hosted by the Edenhope Dachshund Museum, the popular celebration will once again transform Henley Park into a dachshund paradise...

The stink about releasing the carp virus

The Carp Herpes Virus (scientifically known as Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 or KHV) is a biological control agent proposed by the Australian government to combat the invasive common carp. Since its introduction in the 1800s, carp have decimated Australia's freshwater ecosystems, with experts estimating they make up 80 to 90 per cent of the fish biomass in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Radiotherapy wins backing from MacKillop candidates

All five candidates contesting the seat of MacKillop have declared support for establishing radiotherapy services in the Limestone Coast, according to written responses provided to the Limestone Coast Radiation Treatment Working Group ahead of this month's state election ... Ahead of the meeting, candidates were invited to provide written responses to a series of questions regarding the provision of radiotherapy services...

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