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Boort Trotting Club and Wedderburn Wedderburn harness racing club lose meetings in Harness Racing Victoria shakeup

Punt shunt: Harness racing meetings cuts - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Last mail deliveries for Murray Keller this week after travelling 1.6 million kilometres

Murray makes last deliveries - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Health of corella-stripped trees on the Loddon River at Bridgewater has not been assessed.

How good are river trees? That's an unknown - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

North Central Football League results
Wedderburn Redbacks Inc. 12.7 St Arnaud 6.3
Boort 5.6 Sea Lake Nandaly 19.21
Wycheproof Narraport 5.4 Donald 7.12
Birchip Watchem 22.16 Nullawil 6.8

Atrocious kicking cruels Pyramid Hill Football Netball Club Inc, Mellington six for Bears Lagoon/Serpentine FNC , Sharp 12 for Bridgewater Football Netball Club
Pyramid Hill 7.12 Bears Lagoon Serpentine 10.1
Newbridge 9.4 Bridgewater 25.7
Calivil 8.15 d Maiden Gully 6.7
Mitiamo 1.2 Marong 26.19

Wedderburn Redbacks Inc. hockey side on a roll

Momentum on show in second victory - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

MId-season in Loddon Valley Football Netball League - how have the nine teams performed so far?

From top to bottom: mid-season scorecard - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Health Minister says there will be no hospital closures but stops short of ruling out rural and regional health service mergers

Thomas coy on health mergers - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Injured Postle will sit out Wedderburn's clash with St Arnaud

Game 301 will wait for Postle - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Key players return for Mean Machine in Battles of the Bridges

Collins back for Mean Machine this weekend - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Renovate close to town or detonate and start again, says Inglewood real estate agent ahead of auction this Saturday or St Arnaud property.

Auction this Saturday: Renovate or detonate, says agent - Loddon Herald REAL estate agents FP Nevins and Co will put a St Arnaud property to auction this Saturday, June 22. The property at 47A Millett Street has a land size of 966 m² and a house with one bedroom, one bathroom, and a parking space. Says agent James...

IN LOCAL LODDON HERALD OUT TODAY
Two awarded Bravery Medals, Peter and Sue Moore draw close on 40 years at supermarket, national TV program wraps up filming at historic home, Murray making his final mail deliveries and minister refuses to rule out health mergers. And in sport, Boort and Wedderburn stripped of harness racing meetings

Calls grow for action on corellas stripping Loddon River trees at Bridgewater

River tree corella action calls grow - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Farmers hear outlook for season at series of workshops

Farmers look for more drops from sky - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Everyone has right to be safe and respected, school tells parents and students

We'll call out 'slurs', says principal - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Gather around the community fire, sip mulled wine, warm up on the shortest day in Visit Tarnagulla for the Winter Solstice this coming Saturday

Shortest day: Town prepares for Solstice - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

State Government assessors ruled that Chamberlains Road bridge also damaged before October 2022 floods

Bridge damage 'before the floods' - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Council pushes case for funding at federal inquiry

Shire faces $35 million shortfall - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Poor track form: Ministers come to the area but locals only find out after they leave

Comment: Bad habits mar visits of ministers - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Minister's smoking ceremony visit for announcement but no locals invited

Minister's puff of smoke visit - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Community lunch beats the winter chill

Bolognese beats the mid-year chills - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Police investigate report duck hunt protester hurt at Lake Boort

Activists claim protester hurt at Lake Boort - Loddon Herald The Loddon Herald is a free independent weekly newspaper connecting communities and businesses across the Loddon Shire in central Victoria.

Top three are big winners in Loddon Valley Football Netball League today
Marong Football Netball Club 22.24 d Inglewood Football Netball Club 5.6
Maiden Gully YCW Eagles Football Netball Club 1.1 lost to Pyramid Hill Football Netball Club Inc 25.24
Calivil United Football Netball Club 7.9 lost to Bridgewater Football Netball Club 23.13
Mitiamo Football & Netball Club 3.10 lost to Newbridge Football Netball Club 8.19

Keeble bags six in Pies big win, Donald dampens Wedderburn Redbacks Inc. big day for Postle's 300th senior game.
Boort Football Netball Hockey Club 18.10 d St Arnaud 3.4
Wedderburn 6.6 lost to Donald 15.9
Charlton 5.5 lost ti Sea Lake Nandaly 21.13
WycheNarraport Demons 13.10 f Nullawil 6.5

First there was Andrew Lockhart, then came along Danny Benaim. Wedderburn Redbacks Inc. elite 300-senior game club has a new member today with Adam Postle. The trio talk about the club and community in this special Loddon Herald story.

In conversation with ... Three rare Redbacks - Loddon Herald By CHRIS EARL ADAM Postle’s days as a junior footballer running around Wedderburn’s Donaldson Park were far from illustrious. He only headed down to have a kick after encouragement from a mate. Postle even took a year off after his under 16 days...

Huge day today at Donaldson Park Wedderburn - Wedderburn Redbacks Inc. Adam Postle plays his 300th SENIOR game for the club. "Red and black run deep in his veins," said president Chris Hargreaves.

Elite company: 300th senior game for Postle - Loddon Herald FIVE-TIME North Central Football League premiership player Adam Postle on Saturday joins an elite club at Wedderburn. He will be only the third Redback to play 300 senior games. The veteran defender who made his debut in 2007 “having a fly on the...

It's a long time since multiple goal guns were shooting out for league honours in the same season, writes Glenn Catto

40 years since last big goal dual - Loddon Herald THE mirror has been reversed over the King’s Birthday weekend - looking back to get a picture of what’s ahead in Loddon Valley football for the big goal guns. I’ve gone back to the late 1970s and the 1980s - the days of ABBA, Michael Jackson...

All nine football/netball grounds in the Loddon Shire sat empty on the King's Birthday weekend. Not a match scheduled at any. Can there be a showcase game on that weekend in future years?

Sports comment: put pulse into King's Birthday Weekend - Loddon Herald FOR sports-mad communities across the Loddon, it was a very sorry King’s Birthday weekend - not a single match of football or netball at one of nine recreation reserves in the shire. North Central league scheduled road trips for Wedderburn - where...

Gallant Pies in dramatic draw with Donald

Desperately closed to pulling off major upset - Loddon Herald BOORT was on track for an upset victory when pacey forward James Keeble booted two quick goals mid-way through the last quarter of Saturday’s North Central clash against Donald. The Pies were 10 points up with momentum not seen since keeping...