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Saturday, April 27, 2024

The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper

Publisher details

Established in 1909.

As a border town the newspaper covers both New South Wales and Victorian issues at a local level.

From Cohuna, Gannawarra, Kerang and Murrabit on the Victorian side, to Moulamein, Deniliquin, Caldwell, Wakool and Barham on the NSW side.

A weekly Thursday edition, printed 50 weeks of the year.

Website with online news and digital edition

Articles

Council’s rainbow flag seeks feedback

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Youth week skates in

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Peter on target

Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -

Advance Our Nature Fair

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MIL vote outcome

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Murray to Moyne keeps pedalling on

Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -

Ochre to go – opportunity knocks?

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Top breeding, top honour

Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -

World champ pumpkin paddler

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Local hemp dreams heard

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Artists delight

Kendall Jennings, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -

Dreams come true at cluBarham Kerang Cup

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Funding flows 17 months after floods

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Glasshouse funding passes, questions remain

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Frank thrives thanks to RCH

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Recent articles

Youth week skates in

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
Murray River Council has supported skate clinics in Barham and Mathoura to celebrate Youth Week. The workshops were run by The Totem Collective, which was formed in 2010 and has worked to bring about positive change in the lives of young people through skating, creating and empowering.
Council

Council’s rainbow flag seeks feedback

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
Northern District Community Health is leading a charge to have a rainbow flag flown on Gannawarra Shire Council’s buildings annually. The shire attempted to pass the change without community consultation at last week's council meeting by including it in the proposed Council Policy No. 148—Flags Review.
International

Peter on target

Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
It’s a good thing Englishman Peter Shuttleworth loves chatting to strangers when he’s holidaying. If he hadn’t struck up a conversation with the also holidaying John and Glenda Cleave back in 2013, he would never have discovered Cohuna ... once he heard there was a clay target club down the road, he came back for the club’s annual Anzac Day Shoot the following year – and kept coming.

Previous articles

Inland waterways

Advance Our Nature Fair

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
A free family event was held at the Federation Botanic Reserve on Sunday. Sixteen sites were set amongst the regenerated ground, which was a bare paddock not long ago … Attendees stood among 130 native species of ground cover, shrubs and trees that have thrived on the site and had the opportunity to listen, sharing the opportunities and experiences of people connecting with their natural environment. 
Business

Murray to Moyne keeps pedalling on

Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
The return of the Cohuna Murray to Moyne cycling team after a seven-year break was a positive and successful one, with 15 riders completing the 510km course over two days. From flat open roads to winding hills, from calm and sunny weather to wind and coastal rains, the Cohuna District Hospital’s Murray to Moyne cycle relay team had it all...

MIL vote outcome

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
The proposed resolutions to remove the two current MIL non-member directors, Trisha Gorman and Robert Burbury, from the Murray Irrigation Board failed to garner the necessary votes last week ... The infighting at the board level has seen division spill over into the community, with the company, certain directors and influential farmers taking a leaf out of the MDBA book and hosting closed-door meetings for invite-only attendees.
Health

Ochre to go – opportunity knocks?

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
Ochre Health announced its intention to withdraw from Barham in a press release last week, and a hunt is underway to find a new operator for the facility. The Barham Local Health Medical Trust, which owns the facility, acknowledged Ochre Health’s commitment to the community and its excellent provision of medical services over the past 15 years.
Agriculture

Top breeding, top honour

Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
Seeing your name in gold print on an honour roll is something special, but something not many of us achieve. For Greg and Kris Goulding from Johville Park Aussie Reds at Leitchville, it’s their outstanding genetics that have helped them reach that status. The Gouldings were inducted to the Genetics Australia Breeder Honour Roll...
Horticulture

World champ pumpkin paddler

Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper -
It has elements of Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella, but our story is far from a fairytale, and doesn’t take place in a magical far away land. Our story involves one man’s dream, giant pumpkin seeds, a pumpkin boat, and our mighty Murray River.

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About The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper

The Koondrook Barham Bridge was established in 1909.

As a border town, the newspaper covers both New South Wales and Victorian issues at a local level.

From Cohuna, Gannawarra, Kerang and Murrabit on the Victorian side, to Moulamein, Deniliquin, Caldwell, Wakool and Barham on the NSW side.

We produce a weekly Thursday edition, printed 50 weeks of the year.

Our aim is to inform, advocate for and celebrate the amazing work of our diverse and stoic community.

Our industries range from:

Agriculture- sheep, cattle, dairy, pigs, wheat, barley, rice, canola, oranges, grapefruit, avocados, hay, goats, buffalo, aquaculture;
Forestry- predominately red gum, value added products like bridge beams, flooring, fencing, furniture etc and bulk like firewood;
Manufacturing and Engineering services for mining, agriculture, food tech and much more.

 

 

Our nature based assets include but not limited to:
Gunbower Forest
Gunbower Island Forest
Koondrook- Pericoota Forest
Guttrum Forest
Benwell Forest
Campbells Island Forest
Murray River
Wakool River
Niemur River
Gunbower Creek
Merran Creek
Billabong Creek
Eagle Creek.

We are blessed to have an amazing team that love our regions and also have roots in our community.

Our opinions may be as diverse as our population, but we strive to treat all with the love and respect that all deserve.

All the best.
Lloyd Polkinghorne
Editor/custodian

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