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Showgrounds demolition causes outcry

THE demolition of old buildings at the Nathalia recreation reserve has been temporarily halted - after two of the buildings had already been levelled - following an outcry from a group of local residents. The demolition of three sheds was voted for...

Numurkah Leader

Numurkah to benefit from Rotary drought program

THE Numurkah community has been chosen by the Rotary Club of North Balwyn, located in Melbourne’s inner east, as the next location for its successful drought relief program. Rotary has been successfully running drought relief programs across...

Numurkah Leader

Outstanding contributions honoured

THE 2020 Moira Shire Australia Day Awards were held last Thursday, with 27 individuals, groups and events nominated in recognition of their outstanding contribution to local communities. Opening the ceremony, Mayor Libro Mustica congratulated the...

Numurkah Leader

Lake to run dry for its own good

WITH no significant rain forecast for the coming months, it is expected that the bottom of Lake Numurkah will be clearly visible in the near future, and plans are being made to take advantage of that situation to safeguard it against future dry...

Numurkah Leader

Corella numbers back up and doing damage

NUMBERS of the notorious little corellas have crept back up in recent weeks, and this week the campaign to move them on has escalated accordingly. Though nowhere near the 10,000 plus Numurkah was hosting early last year, the flock in town at the...

Numurkah Leader

Talented Phoebe on her way

STARTING as the new kid at school can be intimidating, and whilst many try to tackle the challenge by blending in, that was never an option for Phoebe Timmis - she was born to stand out. And now she has a prestigious award, and a song on iTunes and...

Numurkah Leader

Offender steals police car and causes chaos

NUMURKAH district was the site of dramatic scenes last week, featuring, on separate days, the theft of a police car, and a police pursuit of two vehicles through Naring and Numurkah. According to a police source, one offender was involved in both...

Numurkah Leader

Rain can’t dampen passion

IF proof were ever required that car people are a hardy breed, Sunday’s Show Us Ya Wheels provided it. Despite a persistent drizzle for much of the day, the annual event attracted a respectable number of entrants, as well as a good amount of...

Numurkah Leader

Katty Lions dig deep for fire and drought victims

IT’S no secret to anybody that times are tough for farmers across the district, but that hasn’t stopped them banding together with the Katamatite Lions Club to help out those doing it even tougher up north. With fires raging across NSW and...

Numurkah Leader

NDHS named small health service of the year

NUMURKAH District Health Service (NDHS) has won the Premier’s Small Health Service of the Year Award for 2018/2019. The win was announced at the 2019 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards ceremony in Melbourne last Wednesday. NCN Health Chief...

Numurkah Leader

Beautiful artwork livens up town

NUMURKAH is famed, among other things, for its beautiful birdlife, and there is now a permanent celebration of that in the form of a magnificent colourful mural in McPherson’s arcade. The mural, painted by well-known silo artist Sobrane Simcock...

Numurkah Leader

Flood levee designers get the tour

THE specialist consultants responsible for one of the most critical phases of the Numurkah Flood Mitigation plan have been given the benefit of local knowledge, with a tour of key sites on the proposed 10 kilometres of levees involved in the design...

Numurkah Leader

Proper, old fashioned op-shop celebrates 50 years

THERE are few, if any, organisations more recognised as being a force for good on a global scale then the Red Cross, and for 50 years, the entire Numurkah community has been a small part of that global force. With the support of volunteers from the...

Numurkah Leader

Roadhouse ram raid sparks grass fire

POLICE are seeking three individuals who performed a daring ram raid at the Caltex roadhouse in the early hours of yesterday, stealing an ATM which they then dragged along the GV Highway for around a kilometre, sparking a grass fire. The...

Numurkah Leader

Mustica re-elected for historic third term

MOIRA Shire councillor Libro Mustica has been returned unopposed for an historic third consecutive term as mayor. Cr Mustica was the only nominee for the position to receive a seconder at last week’s special meeting of council. Cr Mustica was...

Numurkah Leader

Lake Numurkah ‘closed’ after positive E. coli test

MOIRA Shire has posted notices advising residents and visitors to avoid contact with the water in Lake Numurkah, due to potentially unsafe levels of E. Coli being detected in the lake. E. coli (Escherichia coli) are a group of bacteria, some strains...

Numurkah Leader

Lake Numurkah ‘closed’ after positive E. coli test

MOIRA Shire has posted notices advising residents and visitors to avoid contact with the water in Lake Numurkah, due to potentially unsafe levels of E. Coli being detected in the lake. E. coli (Escherichia coli) are a group of bacteria, some strains...

Numurkah Leader

Moira Shire to receive federal drought package!

The Federal Government has reversed its decision to exclude Moira from the list of municipalities to receive a $1 million drought assistance package. As reported in this week’s Leader, Moira was excluded due to being assessed as having 16.9% of its...

Numurkah Leader

Moira misses out on drought funding

A FEDERAL Government decision to exclude Moira Shire from the list of local government areas to receive $1 million in drought relief funding has been met with disbelief throughout the district. Moira’s omission from the list has been made all the...

Numurkah Leader