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Tourism to take a hit from Echuca-Moama border closure

A CLOSURE of the NSW border is not a line between two towns. It’s is cutting one community in half. That is the message from Echuca Moama Tourism chief executive Kathryn Mackenzie, who said a border closure would be devastating for tourism...

Andrew Johnston
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Students go digital to find future career

WHILE large gatherings still aren’t permitted during the coronavirus pandemic, this hasn’t stopped the Beacon Foundation from helping their students with their futures. On a normal year, students from five schools around the twin towns would have...

Alex Gretgrix
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ACCC investigates Echuca Luxury Houseboats complaints

THE consumer watchdog is investigating complaints against Echuca Luxury Houseboats relating to COVID-19 cancellations. It comes after dozens of people claimed they were left thousands of dollars out-of-pocket after they had to cancel their holidays...

Ivy Jensen
Lifestyle

Victor builds a new routine

THINGS are quiet around the building at Vivid Living. The COVID-19 shutdown means far fewer people inside than usual, and clients working in a one-on-one setting they usually wouldn’t have in the past. While it’s not how most of Vivid’s...

Andrew Johnston
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Salvage starts to refloat Amphibious

Like some behemoth; the stricken PV Amphibious is slowly being salvaged from the murky depths of the Murray after sinking a week ago.

Brayden May
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DW Law come full circle

IN RECENT times, the day-to-day operation of property law firm DW Law have come full circle. Dianne Taylor started the firm in 1993 after arriving in Echuca from Melbourne and since then the practice has thrived serving thousands of clients from...

Riverine Herald
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Nicholas WJ Rolfe & Associates are here to support Echuca-Moama

Nicholas WJ Rolfe & Associates began life as a criminal law firm over 15 years ago. Since then, the firm has continued to grow. It maintains a strong focus on crime, however the team of three solicitors and one conveyancing clerk provide advice...

Riverine Herald
Lifestyle

Front door photography proves popular in Echuca-Moama region

IT IS lucky for Mathoura-based photographer Zowie Crump that petrol is cheap. She has been run off her feet with her business, The Art of Zowie Photography.

Lachlan Durling
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Echuca Regional Health asymptomatic testing clinic closed

ECHUCA Regional Health has today announced the closure of its asymptomatic COVID-19 testing clinic.

Brayden May
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The Amphibious sinks in Port of Echuca

The Paddle Vessel Amphibious sank in the Murray on Saturday evening.

Riverine Herald
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Moama man bailed after alleged firearm theft

A MAN accused of threatening another man with a firearm during an argument Moama last month has been released on bail.

Ivy Jensen
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O’Dea family home becomes home school classroom

SHE admits she might have been a little generous giving herself a mark of 7 out of 10, but this is Prue Harding-O’Dea’s first real crack at home schooling.

Riverine Herald
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Echuca motorists flout 40km/h past emergency vehicle law

ONLY a week after the tragic deaths of four police officers on the Eastern Freeway, motorists continue to speed past emergency sites. In the five minutes the Riverine Herald and Campaspe Highway Patrol set up a police intercept on the Northern Hwy...

Ivy Jensen
Education

Karina Bruffell and her family adjust to remote study

THE start of term 2 has been looking very different for Karina Bruffell and her three children – Aiden, Briony and Cade.

Brayden May
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Walking in the footsteps of history at Mologa

There’s no real way to pin down Mologa, there’s no town, not even a pub. But SOPHIE BALDWIN found through a remarkable tribute to the district’s connection to Anzac Day there is a fiercely proud sense of community ANZAC Day is commemorated...

Sophie Baldwin
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Lisa Drysdale goes from premiership coach to school principal

LISA Drysdale is better known for her efforts as a coach of a premiership netball team, not as a school teacher. But like so many others, Lisa has seen her family’s routine thrown out the window by the coronavirus pandemic. It has meant she has been...

Brayden May
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Born 14 weeks premature, but Moama newborn kicking goals

FRANKLIN Edgley is a miracle baby for first-time parents Catherine and Matt. Not only was their son conceived during their last attempt at IVF after years of trying, he spent weeks fighting for life in intensive care when he was born 14 weeks early...

Ivy Jensen
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Medication stockpiling easing at Moama pharmacy

MURRUMBIDGEE Local Health District is encouraging people living in Moama to avoid stockpiling medicines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ivy Jensen

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New active COVID-19 case in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a new active case of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed its the only active case in the region, as the state’s total rose by 108 – the second highest daily rise in Victoria since the...

Madi Chwasta
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Fatal Cobram collision victims identified

The two young men killed in a fatal collision in Cobram on Wednesday night, July 1, have been named as Nicholas Gash and Samuel Tout. The two men were travelling in a Ford sedan along the Murray Valley Hwy sometime before 11 pm when the...

Liz Mellino
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Light up the night in world record bid

For more information and to register, visit https://worldrecordlight. thinkific. com/

Riverine Herald
Sport

GVL cancels 2020 seniors season

The Goulburn Valley League has pulled the pin on its senior competitions for 2020.

Alex Mitchell