PREMIUM News Can’t get enough of animals By Andy Wilson Oct 6, 2023 Pyper relaxes with two-year-old fallow deer ‘Bambi’ after winning six waterfowl awards and first and second place in the poultry craft competition with models of a farm and an Indian Runner duck at the recent Melbourne Royal Show. The Beechworth Primary School Year 3 student also works at Farmer Darryl’s mobile animal farm, a regular feature at the show, and is determined to take her love for animals to greater heights. “I want to be a vet,” she says. By Andy Wilson Country News journalist
News Year in Review 2024 ⅼ January to JuneBenalla’s Tim Binnie shaved his hair to raise funds for the Kingston Smith Memorial Fund. Kingston was Tim’s three-year-old stepson who sadly passed away. By Simon Ruppert
News Benalla’s impressive display of Christmas lightsThe Benalla community has, as always, put on a beautiful light show to celebrate the festive season. By Simon Ruppert
News Make your pothole a starVictorians are being encouraged to highlight the worst potholes in the state through a new competition to apply more pressure on the state government to fix the region’s roads. By Contributed