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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...

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03 Oct 2024
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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...

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26 Sep 2024
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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...

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23 Sep 2024
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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

Community

Thank you, John and Daryl

The Donald 2000 committee is bidding farewell to two remarkable members, Daryl Warren and John McConville, who have dedicated countless hours and unwavering passion to enhancing the town. Their contributions have shaped Donald, creating a legacy...

Events

Birchip Celebrated “Get Online” Week

In celebration of Get Online Week, the Birchip Neighbourhood House hosted a relaxed, friendly lunch with personalised technology support provided by Lynda Rumbold from Wycheproof on Tuesday, October 15. Filled with neighbourly chatter and good...

Events

Building Connections Through Gardens

“Life is better in the garden”. How many gardeners would agree with that?! From the attendance at last Sunday’s North Central Garden Club’s (NCGC) Charlton Open Gardens Day, the lure of that precious space you call your own resonates with...

Jenny Pollard

Sharing the Shopping

Bev’s Baubles and Jewellery continues to be the lead trader in the newly established Donald Shared Shop, and has been joined by Snowy’s Vintage Homewares, Benson’s Bow Ties and Bandanas, Horizons Vintage and Antique Furniture, Ask for Art...

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Buloke Shares Accommodation Funds

The State Government is supporting regional businesses to attract and retain staff with new homes for thousands of regional Victorian workers and their families. Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan and Minister for Regional Development Gayle Tierney...

Events

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...

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Cricket

Loddon Mallee Comes to Donald

The Loddon Mallee Secondary Association held its annual T10 round robin at Donald on Tuesday. The four teams consisted of Kerang Tech High School, Irymple Secondary College, St. Mary’s of the Angels and Bendigo South East. The Schools have been...

Tennis

Wirrim Wins Tennis Opener

On a perfect day for the start to the North Central 2024/25 tennis season, Wirrim emerged victorious over Charlton in a tightly contested match that came down to the mixed section. The encounter showcased the flexibility that will be required...

Bowls

Birchip Bowlers Keep Winning

The Birchip Bowls teams continued on their winning way, in round two of Tyrell Bowls on Saturday, with the Grey team playing at home and Maroons travelling to Sea Lake. Under clear skies with little wind Birchip Grey played host to Woomelang in both...

Harness Racing

Probians Apppreciate a Day at the Track

(By Peter Hibberd) The ever-progressive Charlton Harness Racing Club renewed an old friendship with the local Probus Club for a day of harness racing. The friendship goes back to pre-covid and the building of the new complex. Last Monday, members of...

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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...