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Beloved local event to get some very big wheels

PLANNING is well underway for the next instalment of Show Us Ya Wheels (SUYW), Numurkah’s hugely popular annual celebration of everything that goes broooom! And last weekend the SUYW team made a visit to a very special vehicle that they hope will...

Dominique Cosgriff

GrainCorp Class Action

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Dominique Cosgriff

GrainCorp Class Action

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Numurkah Leader

Fitness, community, and sunshine at 2025 Numurkah Fun Run

THE 2025 Numurkah Fun Run was a resounding success on Sunday, bringing together the community in a spectacular display of spirit, energy, and support. The event attracted a fantastic turnout, with participants of all ages and abilities coming...

Dominique Cosgriff

Local looking forward to new challenge

BORN and bred on a wheat and beef farm near Wunghnu, as a descendent of one of the early settlers (Twitt) in the region, Jennifer Rodger is a genuine local. Like so many country kids, Jennifer stretched her legs for a while, living in Melbourne and...

Dominique Cosgriff

10,9,8... countdown is on to 150th

IT’S taken us 150 years to get here, but there’s now just 9 days left before celebrations acknowledging the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the towns of Numurkah and Wunghnu on February 8, 1875. Initially facilitated by the Numurkah and...

Dominique Cosgriff

Firies awarded for extraordinary service

VOLUNTEER fire brigades are one of the most revered organisations in country towns, and for good reason. Regardless of the time of day, or, so often, night, CFA members drop what they’re doing and rush to the rescue, never knowing what they’ll...

Dominique Cosgriff

Numurkah remembers the Anzacs

THE Numurkah community gathered last Thursday to honour those who have served our country in the military, with hundreds gathering at two Anzac Day services at Numurkah Memorial Park. The first service was held, as is traditional, at dawn, with...

Dominique Cosgriff

St Joseph’s presents its leaders

LAST Friday, February 15, St. Joseph’s Primary School celebrated the beginning of the school year with a Community Mass. During the service 35 boys and girls were presented to the school and wider congregation and asked to state their intentions...

Dominique Cosgriff

Remembrance Day 2023

LAST Saturday, around 100 locals and representatives of local community groups attended Numurkah’s Memorial Park to pay their respects to all Australians who have served their country in the armed forces. The event was emceed by Numurkah Returned...

Dominique Cosgriff

The legacy of our Vietnam Vets

A CROWD gathered at the Shepparton Memorial Park to pay their respects to Australian Vietnam War veterans last Friday in honour of Vietnam Veterans Day. The memorial service marked the anniversary of the battle of Long Tan and this year also...

Dominique Cosgriff

Numurkah police running at full steam with new faces

NUMURKAH police station is running with a renewed energy, with two new members having joined last week, and another on the way. The two new members are Sergeants Rebecca McDonal and her colleague Jake Sinclair. Both Rebecca, who has most recently...

Dominique Cosgriff

World Down Syndrome Day

LAST Tuesday, March 21, “World Down Syndrome Day” was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Primary School Numurkah. Middle school students took part in the ‘Lots of Socks’ initiative to promote and raise awareness of Down Syndrome, not just in the...

Dominique Cosgriff

Show us a great day out

THE place for cars is on the street, and Melville Street was lined with some of the best, and most unique, cars you’ll see anywhere on Sunday when Show Us Ya Wheels came back better than ever with a major change of venue. Having previously been...

Dominique Cosgriff

Time for a change of pace for Glenda and Ray

AT the age of 76 years and 11 months, and after 34 years of keeping bakers’ hours, you’d think Ray Kelly from Strathmerton Hot Bread would be looking forward to a lie in, but, on the contrary, the ‘R’ word is not in Ray’s vocabulary. “I...

Dominique Cosgriff

New generation learning about local history

A NEW generation of locals is learning about the past of Numurkah district thanks to a newly introduced subject at Numurkah Secondary College. Local History was introduced as a subject this year to allow students to explore the many different...

Dominique Cosgriff

Next generation of Lions join the pride

THE Lions Clubs of Numurkah and Nathalia have joined up to ensure the next generation of members with the formation of the Numurkah District Leo Club. Leo Clubs are a project of Lions Clubs that encourages youth to serve others in their community...

Dominique Cosgriff

Something for everyone at Lodge fundraiser

FACILITIES at Numurkah Pioneers Memorial Lodge may be well past their use by date, but, alongside the dedicated staff, one group continues to work tirelessly to ensure the residents have everything they need to make life at the Lodge a great...

Dominique Cosgriff

Numurkah Leader

Bus fundraiser smashes goal

THE campaign to rise funds for a community aged care bus has smashed it’s goal to the point where two buses will now be purchased. The initial goal of $90,000 for the purchase and fit-out of a wheelchair friendly minibus was reached and breached...

Dominique Cosgriff