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The Horsham Times

Rupanyup’s record cash injection a “real shot in the arm”

AN aged care facility in Rupanyup has received funding worth $2.6M.

JessieAnne Gartlan
7 minutes ago
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Warracknabeal Herald

Migration committee urges reforms

AUSTRALIANS on JobSeeker could keep their social-security payments whilst undertaking low paid agricultural and horticultural work for the next 12 months. A joint parliamentary committee on migration handed down an interim report last week into the...

James Thomas
22 Sep 2020
Warracknabeal Herald

Rain in spring: ‘Cream on the cake’ for farmers

FARMERS across the Wimmera are hoping to capitalise on a wet start to spring. Coleman Schache is a fourth generation farmer in the north-west of Hopetoun and for farmers in the northern districts, the recent downpour couldn’t have come at a better...

James Thomas
18 Sep 2020
Warracknabeal Herald

Step in the right direction for country pubs

FOR many country pubs, Tuesday’s announcement that restrictions on hospitality businesses was a step in the right direction but there is still some way to go before recovery can begin. Under the step three provisions for regional Victorian...

James Thomas
18 Sep 2020
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Rupanyup’s record cash injection a “real shot in the arm”

AN aged care facility in Rupanyup has received funding worth $2.6M.

JessieAnne Gartlan
7 minutes ago
News

Brim recycling raises money for community

BRIM Lions Club members have sent off 30 to 32 tonne of paper to be recycled which goes towards raising money for the local community. The first group activity since the regional restrictions were lifted last week, Brim Lions Club member Matt Crisp...

James Thomas
22 Sep 2020
News

Licence testing to resume in regional Victoria

LEARNER permit and licence testing including drive tests are set to resume across regional Victoria in line with the Victorian Government’s roadmap to reopening. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said licencing operations will resume...

Jessica Taylor
22 Sep 2020
News

Community Garden reopens in time for spring

THE Warracknabeal Community Garden is again allowed to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted to step three for regional Victoria last week. Key garden committee members have been working behind the scenes to tend the garden during the recent...

Jessica Taylor
22 Sep 2020
News

Mrs Floate’s Warracknabeal Show connection

COVID-19 has changed many aspects of our yearly routine with many events cancelled or postponed until better times. This has prompted residents to delve into past memories, including memories and connections to the Warracknabeal Show which was due...

Jessica Taylor
22 Sep 2020
The Horsham Times

Horsham Camera Club numbers hit hard by COVID-19

Horsham Camera club had to cancel their AGM last Monday night because of a lack of members.

Chris Michaels
18 Sep 2020
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Glory Days’: Commemorative book celebrates Burra’s 2019 premiership run

THE record-breaking 2019 premiership run by the Minyip Murtoa Football and Netball Club has been commemorated in a new book composed by the club’s members. Entitled ‘Glory Days’ and written by Burra’s former president Luke Baker, the...

James Thomas
22 Sep 2020
Sport

Rifle club hosts practice shoot

WARRACKNABEAL Rifle Club got out onto the range on Saturday for a small practice shoot. Club members practiced over 600 yards. Club Secretary Carolynn Nitschke said the shoot was some personal training for members. She said social distancing was...

Jessica Taylor
22 Sep 2020
Sport

Competition returns for golfers

WARRACKNABEAL Golf Club hosted a stableford event on Saturday for both the men’s and ladies competition. After the recent easing of COVID-19 restriction last week, competition golf returned to regional clubs and Warracknabeal Golf Club took...

Jessica Taylor
22 Sep 2020
Sport

Summer sport bonanza as restrictions eased

SUMMER sport looks set to go full steam ahead after a winter of discontent because of COVID-19 restrictions. Wimmera and Mallee cricket and tennis clubs are gearing up to return as planned after months of uncertainty over starting dates, or if...

Chris Michaels
18 Sep 2020
Sport

Golfers pleased to be back to competition

REGIONAL golfers will be back to competition this week with the lifting of restrictions around sport competition. Outdoor non-contact sport is now allowed for adults and contact sport is now allowed for under 18’s. Golf clubs in regional Australi...

Jessica Taylor
18 Sep 2020
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Wimmera farmers urged to look for armyworm

FARMERS are urged to closely monitor cereal crops and grass-based pastures for armyworm, with Victorian grain growers increasingly reporting the pest at damaging levels. Agriculture Victoria Land Management Extension Officer Heather Drendel said...

Pub Lish
22 Sep 2020
Rural

CFA cautions over fire danger period

AS regional Victoria begins to experience spring growth of pastures and crops, the Country Fire Authority has issued a warning to farmers to exercise caution with the cutting, baling and storage of hay. Last year CFA crews responded to 86 haystack...

Pub Lish
22 Sep 2020
Rural

Researchers ask samples to research crop diseases

RESEARCHERS are seeking samples from grain growers and advisers across Victoria as they delve into the state’s soils to learn more about root diseases in pulses and oilseed crops. A collaborative investigation project, funded by the Grains...

Pub Lish
15 Sep 2020
Rural

Workforce restrictions have farmers and abattoirs worried

IT’S not often that abattoir owners and farmers call Victorian Farmers Federation’s Leonard Vallance, who is worried that farmer’s will end up paying for restrictions placed on the sector. Victoria accounts for almost half of Australian lamb...

James Thomas
08 Sep 2020
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ABC Tarps have hay covered

THE Australian agricultural sector faces a huge amount of risk when preparing, planting, growing, and harvesting their crops. The risks can include drought, plagues, frost, hail, floods and fire, which can leave farmers exposed. The last thing the...

Caitlyn Quinn
18 Sep 2020
Features

Be prepared when things don’t go to plan this hay season

With the upcoming hay season approaching rapidly, it is great to see the paddocks full of lush green crops ready to be cut and processed for hay production. Given that it takes multiple machines to make one bale of hay, it is fair to say that this...

Pub Lish
18 Sep 2020
Features

Hay Shed boom continues across the Wimmera

FARMERS have been out windrowing and cutting hay early before the predicted wet spring. Many farmers are well prepared with new infrastructure and taking advantage of the Federal Government’s instant asset write off incentive that has been...

Jessica Taylor
18 Sep 2020
Features

Hay moisture important this spring

AS the Wimmera faces a wet spring, the moisture content of your hay is important to keep in mind this baling season. Hay baled with high moisture content levels can have negative effects on hay such as spoilage, barn fires, and decreased nutritive...

Pub Lish
18 Sep 2020