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Tragedy on GV Highway

THE Goulburn Valley Highway, between Gillespies Rd and Wunghnu Rd, was the scene of a fatal accident on Friday afternoon, in which two people died and three others were injured. The two car collision, between a Holden Commodore and a Kia, occurred...

Numurkah Leader

Locals call for skate park expansion

A COMMUNITY campaign has been launched to expand Numurkah’s skate park. Numurkah man Josh McKenzie, who regularly attends the park with his two young children, put out a call for support for the idea on the Numurkah Facebook page last week, which...

Numurkah Leader

Dads gather for brekkie and bonding

IT was Dad’s turn to be waited on last Thursday, as Numurkah Primary School hosted its annual Father’s Day breakfast. A record number of fathers, grandfathers and other important males attended the event this year, with the queue for sausage and...

Numurkah Leader

Pioneers Lodge redevelopment on track

THE initial stages of the redevelopment of Numurkah Pioneers Memorial Lodge are well under way. A user group, established to provide input and guidance on the project from various levels of expertise and viewpoints such as consumer, clinical...

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Council seeks proposals for Numurkah information centre

MOIRA Shire Council is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) to lease and develop a community hub and visitor information point within the old Numurkah Shire offices on Melville Street. Moira Shire General Manager Community Sally Rice said the EOI...

Numurkah Leader

Combined Numurkah Probus Club celebrates 20 years

WHEN the Combined Probus Club of Numurkah started in August 1999, it had just 23 members. When the club met on Monday for its 20th birthday celebrations however, almost 100 members were in attendance. When the club was formed, Numurkah already had...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Emergency vehicles bring excitement to the students at Numurkah Primary School

NUMURKAH Primary School was the scene of the kind of excitement usually reserved for the Christmas holidays on Monday when it received a visit from a fleet of emergency services vehicles. The occasion was part of this term’s theme of transport...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Books come alive at St Joe’s Primary School for Book Week

ST JOSEPH’S Primary School transformed into the home of unicorns and wizards, knights and superheroes last Friday as the school put on it’s annual book week parade. Students and teachers alike brought their favourite characters to life in the...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Cactus Country for the win at Country & Outback and Riverina Murray region at the Regional Tourism Awards

STRATHMERTON’S Cactus Country has been formally recognised as the unique visitor experience that it is, taking out Gold in the Tourist Attractions category for the combined Country & Outback and Riverina Murray region at the Regional Tourism...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Milking brothers bring home gold and silver in Dairy Australia’s Milk Quality Awards

DAIRY farming brothers Chris and Justin Hibberson may not be in the milk business to earn accolades, but their recent success in Dairy Australia’s Milk Quality Awards was a sweet victory nonetheless. With the brothers making no secret of the...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Speaking out to fix a sick mental health system

TREVOR and Chris Thomas knew that giving evidence to Victoria’s Mental Health Royal Commission wouldn’t be easy, but they were determined that the story of their experience with Victoria’s mental health system should be told. “I just want to...

Numurkah Leader

Huge Katunga biofuel plant a step closer

THE biofuel plant proposed for Katunga has been confirmed, with a public event held at Katunga Fresh last Friday to make the announcement. The meeting was attended by around 50 Katunga residents, including business owners, farmers and orchardists...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

‘Numurkah’ solar farm to deliver ‘enormous benefit’

Whenever you travel on a Melbourne tram you’ll be doing so courtesy of power generated just a stone’s throw from Numurkah.

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

From little things big things grow

A VERY special birthday celebration was held in Numurkah on Saturday morning, but the guest of honour, a stalwart of the town, though welcoming of its guests, remained silent. The occasion marked a milestone - 80 years since the great oak tree in...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Local organisations working together for a strong and sharing community

SUSTAINING a community takes more than providing roads and schools; you also need to look out for those doing it hard.

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Local firies honoured at Numurkah CFA annual awards

NUMURKAH CFA has held its annual awards presentation, with the list of honourees providing a reminder of the incredible dedication of those we rely on to keep us safe. Long service awards are presented for every five years of service, and this year...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

EPA fines Mayor Mustica for illegal dumping

THE Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has fined a company owned by Moira Shire Mayor Libro Mustica for dumping industrial waste at a property in Ritchie Rd, Cobram. EPA has issued Sunbrell Pty Ltd with an $8,060 fine for depositing...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah Leader

Funding boost will expand palliative care team

MOIRA Palliative Care Service has been given a boost, with the State Government last week announcing a grant of $131,529 to support the expansion of services in the local area. The service provides community based specialist end of life support to...

Numurkah Leader

Five businesses targeted as vandalism spree shatters peace

Vandalism spree shatters peace WHAT should have been a quiet winter night was anything but in Numurkah last Friday, as five local businesses, along with PALS’ O’Connor St centre, were targeted in a criminal damage spree. Around 10 windows were...

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