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The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is concerned not enough is being done to protect the rights of landholders when it comes to the development and operation of transmission lines across farmland … newly released Land Access Code of Practice falls short of offering farmers the protections they need.

Year 12 students, staff and parents of Corryong College are celebrating following the release of the 2023 Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) results on Monday. The exceptional results were highlighted by Nicola Costello attaining an ATAR of 95.95 which saw her awarded the Rotary Club’s Dux of the College.

A new book about the rivers and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin includes information about the Upper Murray and is now on its way to thousands of primary schools across Australia. Commissioned by the Jane Goodall Institute in London and Sydney, the book was written by the Petaurus Education Group in Albury-Wodonga.

It wasn’t just the fine fashions that had punters hot under the collar as over 1,300 racegoers braved the heat and humidity at the return of the Moulamein Races. "We were all pretty excited, because it’s been four years since we’ve had a race meeting," said Moulamein Racing Club president Nick McKindlay.

On Saturday, the Koondrook Recreation Reserve hosted two T20 matches of the Swan Hill District Cricket Association (SHDCA). The Raiders had a good performance the previous week against Swan Hill and were expected to put up a strong fight.

Cass McCormack was re-elected unopposed as president of the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria (MCAV) last month. Ms McCormack, who is now in her second term as president, said it had been a steep but rewarding 12 months.

The Murray River holds a special place in many hearts and minds of locals. The river brings life to the landscape and the people who live and rely on her. After a trip down the Murray River from Barham to Wellington in South Australia and back, retired land surveyor David Laughlin was left with reflections of natural beauty, lessons from the past and current management by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.

Victoria’s native forest industry officially closes at the end of the month, but Radial Timber in Yarram is going nowhere ... it’s in survival mode. “We’re looking to source what local plantation material we can get – we’ve got two signed up at the moment and one should be starting to harvest,” said Radial’s managing director, Chris McEvoy ... Radial will concentrate on its new peeling plant and its bioenergy plant, which operates by pyrolysis.

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Travellers Inn Kaniva is welcoming new manager, Michael, to Kaniva! Originally from Croatia with family across Europe, Michael brings a world of experience in accommodation and hospitality.

Kate Douglas School of Dance had their inaugural end-of-year showcase, and what a show it was! After only 10 months since the dance studio opened, over 100 dancers performed on stage to an audience of 500 spectators.

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Basin states and the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) are jointly celebrating 20 years since the historic ‘first step’ decision to establish The Living Murray program. A forerunner of the 2012 Basin Plan, The Living Murray (TLM) program was initiated in response to compelling evidence of severe and long-term decline in the health of the Murray River system.

Former Birchip P-12 student, Naomi McKenzie (Ferrier) has won the Emerging Artist award at this year’s prestigious Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA). Naomi’s winning artwork titled “Where We Meet” was a silver gelatin photographic piece, hand processed on metallic paper.

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The Victorian Government has launched a review of the current approaches to dingo management and conservation to quell its radical left-wing backers. At the same time, it has extended a legislative rule allowing control of dingoes by only one year, as opposed to five years in previous instances...

Energy leader, RWE Renewables Australia, has announced details of a generous local Community Benefit Fund for the Campbells Bridge Wind Farm, if the project proceeds to operations ... Funding will be calculated at $3,200 per megawatt of project capacity.  

The State Government’s new health tax is another hit for rural and regional communities, with many GP clinics facing the risk of closure.  Labor recently reclassified tenanted medical professionals as employees, not contractors, for payroll tax. This move has left clinics grappling with debts often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, as the tax has been backdated up to five years in many instances.