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“Royalty” Races to Mountain Top

The Riordan King and Queen of Mount Wycheproof hold on to their titles for the second year in a row since the event’s resurrection from the eighties, and competition was hotter than ever this year. On Saturday (grand final day) the world’s...

Buloke Times

03 Oct 2024
Events

A Whole Town Full of Bargains!

The annual whole of town garage sale was held in Donald at the weekend, turning a normally sleepy Sunday into a bustle of business, with streets abuzz with shoppers hunting out a bargain. In addition to the forty-one houses involved with Donald 2000...

Buloke Times

23 Sep 2024
Events

This Show ’n’ Shine Lived Up to Its Name

Buloke Collectable Vehicle Club annual Show ‘n’ Shine event brought together car enthusiasts from all over the region this past weekend, transforming the George Cartwright oval in Birchip into a dazzling display of automotive craftsmanship. With...

Buloke Times

26 Sep 2024
Events

Charlton Lions Prepare for the 2024 Swap Meet

Members of the Charlton Lions Club Swap Meet committee have informed club members that plans are well under way for another great 2024 Swap Meet, which will be a follow-up to one of the best ever Swap Meets, held last year. The event will again be...

Buloke Times

03 Oct 2024

Health

Support This Project – One Blue Tree at a Time

In a remarkable show of solidarity, neighbourhood houses in the Buloke, Gannawarra, Mildura Rural City and Swan Hill Rural City councils added “Blue Trees” to their towns on World Mental Health Day last Thursday, October 10, in support of the...

Community

Backstage at “Back Roads”

As anticipation builds in Charlton ahead of tonight’s screening of the ABC TV program “Back Roads”, the outcome of filming done against the backdrop of last February’s “OK Motels” event will at last be revealed. Filmed across six days...

Events

All the Fun of the Fair!

The weather could hardly have been better suited to the event, and show-goers made the most of it. From early Friday morning, and late into the night, and then all day on Saturday, the Donald showgrounds were alive with activities within the...

More Than Flowers at This Flower Show

Join the Birchip Friends of East Wimmera Health Service for a day of fun and fellowship at the Annual Flower Show, this Friday, October 18, 2024 at the Birchip Community Leisure Centre. The Annual Flower Show promises a day filled with vibrant...

Community

Quambatook Landholder Seeks VFF Leadership

Quambatook grain and livestock farmer, Brett Hosking, has announced he is running for the position of president of the Victorian Farmers Federation at the 2024 VFF General Elections. A former vice-president of the VFF and respected agriculture...

News

World-First Fire Aviation Simulator Launched

(From Country Fire Authority) CFA has created a world-first mixed reality fire aviation simulator which will improve the training and skills of hundreds of the state’s eyes in the sky. The aviation simulator has state-of-the-art mixed reality...

Community

Donald Meeting Questions Mineral Sands Mining: Farmers Have Their Say

The community is invited to stay informed about the project’s progress and to engage with Donald Mineral Sands in shaping the future of the project. A wealth of information is available in person at any of the community information sessions held...

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Croquet

Charlton Croquet

Croquet Australia held its annual President’s 8s event at the Victorian Croquet Centre from Friday to Monday, October 4 to 7. A total of 20 players from across Australia participated showcasing their skills in a challenging environment. The...

Field & Game

Donald Field and Game 27th Anniversary Shoot

Donald Field & Game, along with 72 shooters, celebrated their 27th Anniversary Shoot on Sunday, October 6. The flies were plentiful, and so were the compliments to the set up crew; everyone enjoyed the two courses. Thank you to the sponsors...

11 Oct 2024

Bowls

Opening Day for Donald Golf Bowls

On Sunday, October 6, Club Vice-President Robert Adams welcomed twenty-three enthusiastic bowlers to the new 2024-25 bowls season and an afternoon of social bowls was played. The formalities of the day started with a “one minutes silence” as...

11 Oct 2024

Cricket

WMCA History Preserved

The history of Wimmera Mallee Cricket Association has been preserved in a book recently compiled by David Holland. The book is a celebration of the strength of the Wimmera Mallee rural communities that have had clubs participating since season...

11 Oct 2024

Agriculture

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Important Results From Crop Rotation Study

Agriculture Victoria’s long-term cropping research in the Victorian Mallee is unearthing important results which could impact agricultural land management in the region. Agriculture Victoria Senior Research Scientist Professor Roger Armstrong said...

Agriculture Victoria

Cereal Frontiers Targeted in Lower Rainfall Areas

New research is set to push the limits of water productivity and cereal yield potential in the low (LRZ) and medium-rainfall zones (MRZ) to help grain growers in these regions achieve new yield frontiers. Under-way now in South Australia and...

The Science Behind Carbon Farming

The University of Melbourne’s Professor of Carbon Farming, Prof Richard Eckard, will speak at BCG’s Chair’s Breakfast on Thursday, October 17, at BCG. His presentation, The science behind carbon farming, will provide growers and industry with...

10 Oct 2024

Safety No Accident on Farms

Paramedic Tom Connellan understands that in farming a lot of things can come down to chance, but experience tells him that staying safe should not be one of them. From growing up on his family’s sheep, cattle and cropping farm, to now responding...