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It’s not every day you see a giant ping pong bat travelling along Great River Road but that was what many motorists saw last weekend as it made its way to Corryong. Locals won’t miss the new sight when they go past the Corryong Baptist Church - the world’s largest ping pong bat in the front yard - signifying the venue for the upcoming Ping Pong-a-Thon.

Above average maternal traits combined with carcase were on the bucket list for commercial beef producers at the Reiland Angus 2024 spring bull sale last Friday with prices topping at $30,000. Interfaced with AuctionsPlus, the sale was hosted by the Lucas family at Killimicat Station at Tumut and drew buyers from NSW and Victoria including several new stud and commercial clients.

The outstanding success of the 2024 Man From Snowy Bush Festival has been a testament to the dedication of board members and volunteers over a challenging period, chairman Cameron Jackson highlighted at the recent annual general meeting. "The past two years once again were not without their challenges and of course change can often be the hardest thing to manage," he said.

Sophie Baldwin. 'No farmers, no food’ was the battle cry as farmers from across the country descended on Federation Mall in Canberra on Tuesday, united in a desire to send a clear message to the Federal Government. Australian farmers have had enough of poor government policy and appeasing the green vote impacting on their ability to feed the nation – and the world.

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The delightfully named inspector was responsible for keeping Nhill clean, which was a thankless and almost impossible task over four decades from the town’s establishment in 1880 ... It was not a job for the faint hearted so the obvious choice for the first Inspector of Nuisances in Nhill was the local policeman and for him it was handy pocket money as a part time job.

Pizza, positivity and passion were the order of the night at Little Guys Pizza ... Thirteen young women involved in Agriculture in a variety of roles spoke to a packed audience about their agricultural careers thus far. The night started off with guest speaker Kate Maddern, who has a long list of accolades...

What is happening at the gallery, well I will tell you. Our Paint a Skateboard Exhibition has opened. This exhibition has an absolute wow about it, so many different ways to make a deck look fantastic.

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Phillip Island is revving up for an action-packed month of October, packed with marquee events across Bass Coast, including the  Rip Curl GromSearch Phillip Island, the  Tour of Gippsland, the  Australian SUP Titles, and the headlining MotoGPâ„¢ ... The  MotoGPâ„¢ Qatar Airways Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2024  will once again bring tens of thousands of fans to the island for three exhilarating days of racing, live music, and family-friendly entertainment.

In a display of community spirit, the Year 11 and 12 Vocational Major Personal Development Skills class of 2024 at Donald High School have chosen to undertake a series of projects aimed at improving our local community. They have been joined by the Donald High School Hands On Learning Group. The classes recently participated in a tree-planting day...

Member for Mallee, Dr. Anne Webster, will stand with Mallee farmers and her Nationals colleagues shoulder-to-shoulder with hundreds more farmers from across the country today (September 10), in an unprecedented rally against Labor’s anti-farming ideology. Dr Webster said Labor is destroying agriculture and making life impossible for producers of food and fibre, due to endless cuts to the regions, anti-farming legislation and unnecessary red tape.

Greater Shepparton City Council, in partnership with the Victorian State Government and FReezA, is excited to announce a BMX, skate, and scoot competition and art workshop as part of Greater Shepparton Youth Fest 2024. These events will take place on Sunday 29 September 2024 at the Shepparton Skate Park.

Birchip-Watchem initiated the first offensive of the under-12 game ... [underage] Charlton was awarded a short corner within the first two minutes of play ... [women] Charlton began the match with possession and immediately displayed its aggressiveness ... [men's] This match was anticipated to be fast-paced and aggressive ...

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The Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement includes $300m one-off cost-of-living payments for public servants while Victorian families and businesses struggle with increased taxes and no sign of relief from cost-of-living pressures ... Member for Western Victoria, Bev McArthur said, "the $5600 cost-of-living bonus for all public servants is more than 7 per cent this year for an average employee!"

Having up-to-date first aid training could mean the difference between life and death for your family, friends and neighbours in an emergency situation ... Last week, Dawn Ferrier from TalkSmart Training was in Birchip to provide community members, childcare workers and sports trainers with the skills and knowledge required to keep their certification relevant.

They’re not old time-travellers, they’re old-timers, travelling! The largest vintage car tour in Victoria, and possibly Australia, travelled through Muckleford and Maldon last week as part of the 2024 Golden Oldies Tour. It was a marvellous sight to see all these Roaring Twenties transporters...

Luz Restrepo. Our small towns are brimming with untapped potential and as business owners, we are the driving force behind our local economies ... In these challenging times, when the economy is under pressure, it is crucial to think creatively and seize new opportunities. The Village Business Expo is one such opportunity.

In the Uniting Church under-fourteens’ second semi-final match it was the young Tigers who got the grand final spot with a win over the Boort Magpies. The under-14s played a very good game and kicking with the wind in the first quarter, the Tigers took a handy lead, which was cut to 6 points at half-time.