15+ hour, 51+ min ago   (658+ words) Regional frustration over the NSW Government decision to cancel domestic firewood collection after this year spilled into the open on Friday morning. About 150 concerned and directly affected locals attended the gathering at Eli Brown Park, off Hardinge St in Deniliquin,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (43+ words) cobramcourier.com.au News CFA volunteer group voices concerns over renewable energy boom By Benalla Ensign Sep 11, 2026 A CFA volunteers group has raised concerns about the rapid expansion of renewable-energy infrastructure across the Benalla-Glenrowan-Goorambat-Dookie region...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (451+ words) Spending on road repair and maintenance needs to triple to $3 billion a year, according to Maintaining Safe Roads, a new report from the Victorian Auditor-General. This level of funding would cover maintaining road conditions at their current level while replacing…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (410+ words) Gannawarra Shire Mayor Garner Smith has gone public with a confidential funding table that lays bare the Victorian Government’s initial and revised spending proposals for the $150 million Sustainable Communities Fund. The mayor has defended his decision to release the funding…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) Berrigan Shire Mayor Julia Cornwell McKean attended the Country Mayors Association of NSW Dinner in Sydney with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last month. Berrigan Shire Council chief executive Cameron Boardman also attended the dinner alongside Cr Cornwell McKean, with Mr…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (227+ words) Moira Shire is home to some of Victoria’s most beautiful and biodiverse landscapes — the mighty Murray River, ancient Barmah Forest and the open farmland and waterways that define the region. Protecting these places for future generations is at the heart…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (340+ words) Nine out of 10 farmers surveyed by the Victorian Farmers Federation believe the Victorian Government doesn’t understand local issues or have a positive plan to grow the industry. The second annual State of the State: Victorian Farmer Priorities Survey revealed the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (412+ words) The sound of Dolly Parton’s classic 9 to 5 filled the Willow Room on Friday morning as Tracie Holgate opened the Yarrawonga Mulwala AIM Breakfast with a spirited rendition and an enthusiastic singalong from the audience. The August 28 gathering drew a large…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (533+ words) On Friday, August 21 communities from Glenrowan to Goorambat paused their fight against the wave of industrial solar development moving through the Benalla area to mark a milestone. More than 2000 paper signatures have been lodged on a petition, enough to automatically…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (236+ words) It’s time to recognise someone who makes Berrigan Shire a better place, with nominations now open for the 2027 Australia Day Awards. Mayor Julia Cornwell-McKean said every year there were people quietly doing wonderful things across the towns and communities. “People…...