Calm before the storm: Tony Nott (left) takes a breather during the Finke Desert Race. Photo: Supplied An Echuca-Moama contingent tackled the famed Northern Territory off-roader last Monday, with Moama’s Darcy Arnel returning from the Finke Desert Race as the highest finisher. Arnel placed 43rd overall in the two-day, multi-terrain bike race from Alice Springs … [Read more…]
The Demons’ gumption had it prevail by 13 points, kicking an even 9.9 to send the Tigers packing after they kicked an astonishing 5.20 in Goulburn Valley League. Winning coach Duane Hueston described the post-match setting as being filled with ‘‘relief’’ after breaking an eight-week spell without victory. “It was a bit of relief for … [Read more…]
The Road prevailed over the Blues 39-30 on Saturday afternoon at a windy Congupna Recreation Reserve, an important result heading towards the final third of the season. The nine-goal victory means seventh-placed Congupna has not only now moved two games clear of Numurkah in eighth, but importantly remains just one win back of three top-six … [Read more…]
The reason is not only that it is a Swiss-German expression, but it also pertains to eggs, and in the burgeoning adventure of one former backpacker, the term’s double meaning is a paradox. Sophia Bulling of Tatura could be forgiven for experiencing the ‘shock of a freshly boiled egg plunged into cold water’, which refers … [Read more…]
The hospital was expecting to have a $4000 windfall from the fundraising event to be spent on improvements, with committee of management president Mr J. Keech urging residents to assist with the appeal. — Rochester was sitting fourth on the Bendigo league ladder with five wins for the season, but had just lost by 32 … [Read more…]
The Australian Giant Cuttlefish is the largest of all cuttlefish. The annual migration of the Australian giant cuttlefish (Sepia Apma) is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the Australian marine environment. The migration of these majestic creatures to the waters off Whyalla South Australia is for the sole purpose of Every year between … [Read more…]
The Sharks have bounced back in style from last week’s defeat to down the Bulldogs 48-10 in front of a sell-out home crowd. Coming off a disappointing 54-10 defeat to the Storm, Craig Fitzgibbon’s men were desperate to make amends with the Cronulla faithful, running in five first-half tries before piling on another three tries … [Read more…]
Heading into a heavily-awaited match against Mansfield, the Bombers made the top six clash seem a walk in the park as they smashed through the Eagles 12.8 (80) to 4.5 (29). Paul Newman’s bunch even managed to hold Mansfield, a typically strong finisher, to two points in the second half, leaving the Kyabram coach stoked … [Read more…]
Give and go: Shepparton Swans’ Quade Johnstone. Photo by Rechelle Zammit A fourth quarter showing like no other had Shepparton Swans fly past Benalla on Saturday, kicking more in 25 minutes than their entire total from the previous week’s defeat to Kyabram. Trailing by two points going into the final stanza, the Swans conjured up … [Read more…]
This was about three times the state’s total increase of 5.6 per cent. In 2022, there were 2413 criminal incidents in the Local Government Area and this rose to 2802 by March 31 this year. Campaspe was ranked 13th highest in the total number of criminal incidents per 100,000 residents in all local government areas. … [Read more…]