88km will be a barrow of fun
PUSHING a wheelbarrow for 88km might seem like a crazy idea, but a town in North East Victoria is giving it a go.
Boom and dust at Balranald
BURKE and Wills travelled across the blue bush-studded plains northwest of Balranald 155 years ago.
Honours go to Echuca
ECHUCA’S One & All Inclusion Project has been crowned the Community Group of the Year.
Shear hard work in the skin game
LISA Virgona is the world’s only female mulesing contractor.
Royal Geelong Show
The Royal Geelong Show dairy competition set to expand after entries lifted more than 800 per cent.
58Commander is stable in rough
SIDE-by-side vehicles continue to enjoy sales growth in Australia as a more versatile alternative to four-wheel bikes.
We’re under the pump
IRRIGATORS are feeling the heat as the price of temporary water edges toward $300 a megalitre.
Exporters work to stop ill treatment
THERE are more restrictions in place to protect Australian livestock.
Regional Achievement Awards
The 2015 Victorian Regional Achievement and Community Awards at Etihad Stadium.
10Royal Geelong Show
The Royal Geelong Show dairy competition set to expand after entries lifted more than 800 per cent.
58Southern Victorian Merino Field Days
Commercial and stud Merino breeders seeking quality genetics flock to Southern Victorian Merino Field Days.
19Sales, Oct 19
This weeks sales included the Deniliquin sheep sale, Ballarat store cattle sale and Barostin Holsteins Colac dispersal sale.
28Manangatang Races
People travelled far and wide for the ultimate country racing experience at Manangatang.
43Are you there minister? It’s GOD
POLICYMAKERS take note: Coveted commodities, ducks included, are rarely mass produced.
Pucker up
THE Kohlers believe a little zing is a good thing and are uprooting apricots in favour of the zesty cumquat.
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Live export bid rejected
A NEW body to oversee live animal exports and animal welfare is unlikely to get off the ground.
Road funding Road warrior drives poll
A WESTERN District woman has become a modern-day road warrior, leading a campaign to repair Victorian roads.
Bingham's Midwest 60-foot harvester front
The MidWest Durus Premium 60-foot (18m) draper front owned by Bingham Harvesting has been at work in Bolac White wheat in Skipton, Victoria. The Weekly Times Justin Law caught up with Dan Bingham to find out how the worlds biggest header front was performing.
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A light plane dropped chips to fans at the Worksafe Game of the Month on Sunday in the Mid Gippsland Football League match between Thorpdale and Mirboo North.
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Japan beef blast-off
THE strengthening US dollar has proved a boon for Australian exports of beef into Japan.
Sharefarmers locked out
A LACK of clarity around a potentially large southwest dairy investment is hurting sharefarmers.
Payment pressure
THE move to shorter payment terms by several large grain companies could lead to downward pressure on price.
Hawkesdale, October 22: Good buying
NINETY rams sold from 125 offered at the Shellal Poll Dorset sale at Hawkesdale.
Wodonga, October 22: Small market
WODONGA defied the softening trend for store cattle by posting a solid sale today.
Commander is stable in rough
SIDE-by-side vehicles continue to enjoy sales growth in Australia as a more versatile alternative to four-wheel bikes.
Shed clean-up home and hosed
THIS heavy duty vacuum cleaner from Aussie Pumps is designed to handle wet or dry clean-up jobs around the shed.
Sales up despite low confidence
COMMENT: AS I write, mid-30s temperatures and strong northerly winds are diminishing the outlook for many Victorian farmers.
Riders light up at Candlebark
THE Lancefield fires nearby did not deter riders from competing at Candlebark Horse Trials.
Olympians get crowd jumping
THE Interschool Show Jumping celebrated their season finale at Ayr Hill, Clyde North, with an Olympian Challenge.
Champions aplenty
THE Australian Sports Pony Registry’s Open Equestrain Australia Dressage competition was held at Werribee on Saturday.
Grants a shot in the arm
THE Victorian Government is helping Victoria’s shooting sports clubs update tired clubrooms and build new facilities.
Drought loans open
GOVERNMENTS resolve dispute to make drought loans available to struggling Victorian farmers.
Don’s poll position
POLL Dorset breeder Don McKinnon is never far from the winner’s circle at a show.
Shear hard work in the skin game
LISA Virgona is the world’s only female mulesing contractor.
Sleep soundly amid beauty
LIKE anyone who has experienced the dramatic, terrifying horror of being in the midst of a raging bushfire, I’m always apprehensive it may happen again.
Time for a killing spree
SPRING is a time of soft, young shoots and, unfortunately, attacks from sap-sucking pests that feed from them.
Beautiful, versatile eggplant
WHETHER you feature it in ratatouille, moussaka or the Middle Eastern dip babaghanouj, there is no doubting the popularity of the eggplant across the world.
Lovely soup weather
A STEAMING bowl of soup can be a big turn-off when the temperature starts to climb, but chilled soups are a different story altogether.
Against the rules
IN MOST polite circles, the union of fish and cheese has long been frowned upon, but in some culinary circumstances, rules can comfortably be broken.
Carrot cake such a grate idea
THE blokes of Rutherglen can hold their heads high after the successful men-only bake off competition.
Three’s company for Tara
BACK Paddock is amazed at the ability of the dedicated selfie taker to fit their animal friends into frame.
Laughing gear: Holiday
AFTER enduring a freezing winter in Hobart, Bill departed for a holiday on the Gold Coast .
Peaks a sheer delight
WALKERS in Spain mostly ‘do’ the Camino, a path that crosses the north from France to Santiago de Compostela.
Live the good life at Ballan
THIS spectacular 100- year-old historic property is one not to miss out on.
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Bay fishing to end
IT WILL cost the Victorian Government more to end commercial net fishing in Port Phillip Bay than first thought.