The last meeting and a small breakup celebration for 2023 was held last week, with lots of positive comments and ideas for next year! The Ag Society would like to again celebrate & thank the generosity of the volunteers, sponsors, and grant givers this year. They had some very generous grants that helped them out – Moira Shire provided a flood recovery grant towards free entertainment, Nutrien just granted The Ag Society money towards their volunteer shirts which looked great on the day (if...

What is the Canva Workshop? We're excited to invite you to an engaging Canva Workshop that's designed to unlock your potential in effortlessly creating breathtaking visual content. Whether you're a seasoned designer or a beginner looking to enhance your graphic design skills, this workshop promises to be an inspiring and educational experience. What Will You Learn? At the Canva Workshop, you will learn some of the ins and outs of Canva, explore design techniques, and discover how to craft easy...

Weirs is the latest book written by local Judy Ormond Judy Ormond is a descendant of an early pioneering family who settled on dry land in the Yielima district in the nineteenth century. In 1970, Judy married Rex Ormond who descended from several pioneering families that settled near the Broken Creek, Narioka in 1876. Judy has a long-standing interest in local history. She has written family books on the Schier, Ormond and Storey families and Barmah a mustering ritual unique...

Community event to reflect, connect and heal from the October 2022 Flood Event. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of last year’s significant flood event, Moira Shire Council invites the community to come together to reflect, connect and heal from the on-going effects of the flood. A special event will be held on Wednesday 8 November at the Nathalia Recreation Reserve. From 4pm to 7.30pm Council, alongside the community, will be commemorating this journey, recognising the challenges our community has faced,...

The Nathalia Angling Club’s Graeme Bernhardt Memorial Kid’s come & try fishing day is back on again this year on the 12th of November with all kids welcome! Due to Covid and then floods, the last kid’s fishing day was held in 2019. The fishing day will be held on the Broken Creek in Nathalia between Chinaman’s Weir and the Town weir with registrations from 9.00am. Registration cost is $5 per child which includes a bag containing water, lunch voucher...

Media Release Author encourages adventure at any age. Noel Braun doesn’t know what it means to sit still. In 2010, at 77 years of age, Noel undertook his first walk along the Camino de Santiago. Noel’s experiences trekking the Camino have been the inspiration for many of his books. His latest book, No Comfort on a Chilly Night, is no exception.     Noel’s seventh and most recent book is a romance novel focusing on relationships impacted by distance. Listen...

The Murray River Group of Councils (MRGC), comprised of six councils in northern Victoria, today launched its #PushbackBuybacks campaign aimed at keeping local and affordable Australian-grown food on our tables by stopping the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 from becoming law. MRGC Chair Cr Rob Amos said the Bill proposes changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan that would reinstate water buybacks from farmers, putting livelihoods and communities at risk, and adding to cost-of-living pressures on Australian households....

The Waranga Basin Fish Habitat Installation Project will install native timber fish habitat in Waranga Basin to support the current high-quality Redfin fishery and an enhanced recreational fishery for Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua). The habitat installation is being coordinated by the Goulburn Valley Association of Angling Clubs (GVAAC), funded from a Recreational Fishing Licen se grant a nd will besupported by the VFA's stocking of 750,000 Golden perch fingerlings over three  years. HABITAT PLAN GVAAC, supported by The Wedge Group,...