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A cat called Amberly South, which went missing in the Seymour floods last year, is about to be reunited with her owners, now living in Townsville.
In the floods Ambery South somehow found its way from Puckapunyal, where its owners were stationed in the army, to Tallarook where it was being well cared for.
A recent scan of its microchip at the Seymour Veterinary Clinic established its owners, who have now arranged for Amberly South to join them in Townsville.
$40m for Rochester
Rochester is to get a much needed $40-plus million boost for projects to provide state-of-the-art emergency services facilities and hospital renovations.
In the wash-up from last year’s disastrous floods the town will receive a $30 million hospital renovation, a soon-to-be completed multi-million dollar ambulance station and a $8 million SES/CFA emergency services hub on a yet-to-be decided flood proof site.
No time has been nominated for the SES/CFA facility, but works on the hospital renovation are under way and the new ambulance station project is to start before the end of the year.
Catfish project
Willoughby Beach on the Edward River near Deniliquin was the scene last week for the start of a project that has been 15 years in the making.
Some 150 eel-tailed catfish were released into the river in the first of many releases that will occur in the Riverina area.
These native catfish have been almost extinct for a number of years and the project aims to revive the population density of the species back to original numbers.
Until numbers grow it will prohibited to keep the catfish and anyone catching one should phone the Deniliquin Kolety Lagoons Landcare Group on 0438 719 628.
Another release of the catfish is being planned for Wakool in the near future.
Saleyards closed
Finley’s cattle saleyards have been closed while a worksafe health and safety audit is carried out this week.
A number of workplace health and safety concerns have been raised at the facility, but sheep sales won’t be impacted.
Road crash memorial
Moira Shire will have a permanent memorial to all those who have died on the shire’s roads.
A crash in which five people died near Strathmerton in April has been the catalyst for the memorial, which will be situated at Cobram’s Federation Park.
Moira Shire’s independent administrator John Tanner said the memorial would also be a fitting recognition of the strength of the Moira community, which has banded together in trying times to support loved ones.
Four-hour fire
Two truck trailers went up in smoke in a spectacular early morning blaze on the Newell Hwy near Jerilderie early last week.
The fierce fire was fuelled by margarine the trailers were carrying.
A lack of water in the area made it almost a four-hour battle for the Jerilderie and Rescue NSW officers to bring the fire under control, mainly with foam.
The driver had unhitched the prime mover and no-one was injured, but more than 40 other prime movers were backed up while the fire was extinguished and the highway reopened.
Motorcycle impounded
A Finley motorcyclist was clocked at speeds of 163km/h on the Benalla-Tocumwal Rd near Yarroweyah last week.
The 50-year-old’s motorbike was impounded for three weeks.
January 26 feedback
There was an extension in the closing date for community feedback on how January 26 is marked in the Greater Shepparton council area.
It was extended from May 26 to June 2.
The feedback along with information gathered last year will be used in a proposal developed for the council’s future role on January 26.
Many shires across Australia, including Strathbogie Shire, have already indicated they will no longer be supporting events on January 26, but are not preventing community groups from staging events.
Factory death fine
Cobram company A-I Engineering has been hit with a $250,000 fine following the death of a man during the dismantling of the former Murray Goulburn factory at Leitchville in December 2017.
Kialla man Glen Parsons died in the accident and a County Court jury found A-I Engineering guilty on one charge of failing to provide and maintaining a safe working environment by not having a supervisor to adequately supervise employees to perform their work in safety and without risk to health.
Fines for trespass
New rules are now in effect for stock that stray onto public roads or trespass onto private land in NSW.
Owners of the stock can face up to $660 in fines per straying animal.
The rules are not exclusive to stock and have been introduced to create stronger incentives for people to take responsibility for their property in public places and to make sure they don’t stray.
DId you know
1. Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.
2. Australia has three times more sheep than people.
3. The largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece can be found in Melbourne, Victoria.
4. On December 20, 2019, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay.
KY FAMOUS PEOPLE FILE
Richard Harold Clay born on March 6 1945 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) after being recruited from Kyabram in 1966.
He is the only full forward in GVL history to win the GVL’s top individual award, the Morrison Medal in 1964.
He is Kyabram Football Club Hall of Fame member.
Renowned for his versatility, aerial strength and prodigious field kicking, Clay played a key role during one of the most successful eras in Richmond's history, playing in four VFL premierships under Tom Hafey.
He played 213 games with Richmond and kicked 80 goals. He was part of a legendary VFL/AFL centreline of Clay, Bill Barrot and Francis Bourke.
He was recognised for his achievements with induction into the Richmond Hall of Fame in 2002 and being named on the wing in Richmond's Team of the Century.
Just recently he became only the ninth Richmond player to be awarded “Immortal” status.
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