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Barham Fire and Rescue rolls up doors for annual Open Day

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is throwing open its doors for its annual Open Day on Saturday, 10 May 2025 and urging the community to help protect themselves and their loved ones from the dangers of fire. Barham Fire Station will be open from 10.00am...

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Lest We Forget

On a cold and dark morning 110 years ago, Australians were a part of a 16,000 strong force to land on a peninsula under enemy fire in a country far from their homeland, Turkey, birthing the very essence of what was to become the Australian spirit...

Covid Lies Exposed as Politicians Act with Impunity

Any remaining notions of politicians acting with honesty, integrity, and best available science in the face of a pandemic have been crushed like a child discovering that Santa Claus writes unmistakably like Mum, after a five-year legal battle by the...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

Letters To The Editor: April 24, 2025

The Koondrook & Barham Bridge welcomes any member of the public or organisation to respond to articles or current affairs in the “Letters to the Editor” section: The Koondrook & Barham Bridge is your voice! Just remember that all...

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Police Report - April 24, 2025

MURRAY RIVER DISTRICT Between 1pm and 6pm Friday 18/04/2025 a trailer parked at a Scout Hall in Moulamein Road, Barham was stolen. After a broad community information plea, the trailer was anonymously returned on Tuesday. Between 6pm Thursday...

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Historical Pub Changes Hands

The oldest town in the Riverina’s only pub has new owners as former Koondrook residents Joel and Sandra Turvey take the reins on the iconic Tattersall Hotel. The landmark building is nestled on the banks of the Edward River, just downstream of the...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

Ducks Race on the Murray

The Raiders Football Netball Club held their first duck race on Easter Sunday. 322 entrants tried their luck for the $1,000 first prize for the first duck to cross under the bridge. The idea to run the event came from local fishing enthusiast Barry...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

Retailers Report Eggcellent Easter Trade

IGA and Foodworks Barham reported solid trading days in the lead up to Easter this year, but the repercussions of closing Good Friday and Easter Sunday were felt enormously. They said that closing on those days was “a massive loss of trade” and...

Perfect Day for Clubarham Kerang Cup

Mother Nature provided perfect weather for the first race meeting of the year, the Clubarham Kerang Cup, held at the Kerang Turf Club. Punters enjoyed exciting racing on Saturday afternoon while watching from a TV truck that provided a close-up...

Kendall Jennings

Fact or Fiction and North Central CMA

Geoff Wakeman Co-Chair. Central Murray Environmental Floodplain Group Inc It was with astonishment and dismay that we read the following North Central CMA (NCCMA) facebook post (April 5, 2025): “A small flow has been managed into Yarran Creek”...

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Kerang Rotary Art Show

Kerang Basketball stadium was hopping with a different vibe over the Easter long weekend as the Kerang Rotary Club held it’s annual Art Show starting with a good turnout of visitors. The event is the main fundraiser for the club each year and it...

Another Successful Ride Day

Motorcycle enthusiasts gathered at the Koondrook Ride Park on Saturday to twist the throttle and connect with like-minded individuals. Despite the warmer weather, all three tracks were operational. With the Koondrook Ride Park run by volunteers, it...

Kendall Jennings

Candidates Urged To Support Local News

Country Press Australia wants candidates at the upcoming federal election to support a policy demanding a fairer share of government advertising be allocated to regional and local newspapers. Country Press Australia president Andrew Schreyer said...

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Anzac Day – the Prayer that saved a Nation

Bruce Stewart One of the fascinating displays at the Avalon International Airshow was the refuelling of RAAF military aircraft while in flight. Thousands of us looked skyward with binoculars and cameras as a large KC-30A tanker aircraft flew...

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Last Stop for Koondrook Rail Trail

Gannawarra Shire Council has made the decision to cancel the development of the Kerang to Koondrook Rail Trail due to project constraints and projected costs. The proposed 22-kilometre rail trail was to utilise sections of the former...

Lloyd Polkinghorne

Quamby Tractor Pull

Thousands of people landed in the tiny hamlet of Quambatook on Easter Saturday in what organisers estimate is one of the biggest crowds in the 47 year history of the Kubota Australian National Tractor Pull Championships to watch the Red Devil...

2025/2026 Proposed Budget invests in community’s needs

Investing in the needs of the Gannawarra’s residents is a key feature of Gannawarra Shire Council’s 2025/2026 Proposed Budget. Residents are encouraged to have their say on one of Council’s key documents, with feedback accepted up to 5pm...

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Moulamein Notebook- April 24, 2025

Queensland Floods On The Way. With metres of rain in Queensland in the last couple of months, We could be in trouble again with flood waters running downhill. We all know that water runs downhill and we are well below our mates in Queensland who...

Elsie Walkington Retires At 94

On Monday April 14, it was an end of an era when Elsie Walkington called time on more than 20 years as volunteer in the Cohuna Anglican Op Shop at 94 years of age as she has decided to retire after a fall that impeded her movement. Family members...