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City escapes major damage from flood

Floodwaters were receding yesterday, leaving little house damage but significant crop losses and infrastructure damage. The full cost of the flood won't be known for weeks, but Greater Shepparton Mayor Geoff Dobson is confident the city is through the worst of the flood crisis. ``We're past... Full Story

» Water, debris still on some open roads | 1 Photo
» Time was right for barbecue | 1 Photo
» Watching water inch closer | 1 Photo
» Snag closes back-road bridge | 1 Photo
» Help by boat | 1 Photo
» Benefits to storage will last | 1 Photo
» Farmland exposed | 3 Photos
» Distance no flood watching barrier | 1 Photo
» Centrelink business can be done by phone
» Sleepless on The Boulevard

Merry-go-round begins

Eight of the 13 Kyabram District Football League coaches will not be in charge next season and there are likely to be more departures in the coming weeks. Stanhope's Mark Patten, Undera's Terry Mahoney, Lancaster's Paul Burnett, Violet Town's Jack Smyth, Tallygaroopna's Brendan Bicknell,... Full Story

» Win sees GV return to top division | 1 Photo
» Hungry for glory | 2 Photos
» Eagles hope to cap off top year
» Payne eager to lock horns with Gillespie
» Wombats aim to topple Lions | 1 Photo
» Coach hopes spray pays off | 1 Photo
» Young Saints aim for big one
» Fundraiser a treat, but frustrations rise after missing cut | 1 Photo
» Club forced to delay event
» Thomson stars for Lalbert | 1 Photo

New government is flimsy

The three little independent pigs, Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor have deliberated for 17 days and decided to build a house of straw. In the traditional fairytale, the pigs are given the advice that they should do the best they can, because that is the way to get ahead in the world.... Full Story

» Understanding transition | 1 Photo
» Town bursting with activity | 1 Photo
» Catalogue on show | 1 Photo
» Elderly worthy of care
» A new voice in the house | 1 Photo
» Cricket woes self-inflicted | 1 Photo
» Seek power to break cycle | 1 Photo
» Honesty is best policy
» Independence paying off | 1 Photo
» Life's tests strengthen

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Dairy deal signed

A recent trip to China by an Australian delegation has further cemented a $75 million joint venture for an Australian company intending to establish a large dairy farm businesses in northern Victoria which will export milk products. Sustainable Soils and Farms chairman Neil O'Keefe has returned... Full Story

» Irrigation areas are set to join
» Projects await government OK | 1 Photo
» DPI sale falls through
» Locust meetings | 1 Photo
» Tilly's one of the kids | 2 Photos
» Sites protect bees
» Left high and dry | 2 Photos
» Chopper permits get a good spray
» Farmers not affected by knife laws

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