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VCAL students working on Sensory Room

Since the beginning of the school year, fourteen Rainbow P-12 College students have been working on converting a shipping container into a Sensory Room. Students involved in the project include various year levels including one year nine student...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
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Sewers get creative with face masks

When the State Government announced that face masks would be mandatory for all Victorian residents over the age of 12, many crafty people began creating some beautiful face masks either for themselves or for the community to help keep everyone safe...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
Rainbow-Jeparit Argus

New acting Principal for Jeparit Primary

Helena Croser is the new Acting Principal at Jeparit Primary School taking over from the previous Principal Iain Sedgeman at the beginning of term three. She will be at Jeparit until the end of term one next year. Helena is a very experienced...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
Rainbow-Jeparit Argus

Neighbourhood House News

From Alison Ey What turbulent and stressful times we are living in! However, although we are closed to the public, Rainbow Learning Group and Neighbourhood House is still working to support our community. Now we are back in Stage Three Restrictions...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
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NAB staff redirected to other services

FROM August 17, several regional NAB branches across the Wimmera Mallee will be reducing hours as staff are moved to digital and phone banking support services. Branches in Rainbow, Jeparit, Nhill, Kaniva, Edenhope, Ararat, Ouyen, Balmoral and St...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020

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CFA releases latest response data

The CFA released its incident response data on July 31 from January to March of 2020, a period in which Victorian firefighters battled some of the worst bushfires in the state’s history by the end of which they adapted to operating within...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
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Pastor’s Ponderings

Love your neighbour There are two great commandments. Firstly “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength” the second is this “Love your neighbour as you love yourself”. It looks easy doesn’t it? Love. Yes, love...

Jessica Taylor
06 Aug 2020
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Nature on display

Two new residents have made themselves known in Rainbow’s Cust Street, an owl and a spider. Peter Ralph snapped these two nature photos on recent walks around the town. The owl is keeping a close eye on the other residents, while also staying on...

Elissa Keller
30 Jul 2020
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Help extended for businesses and households

The JobKeeper program and the Coronavirus Supplement have been extended under the next phase of support for affected businesses and households. This unprecedented economic support for local businesses and their workers is helping the Mallee...

Elissa Keller
30 Jul 2020

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Golf Divas thrive in the bright sun

A stunning day for golf saw nine divas take to the course to play stableford. Once again the A Graders led the way, with Debbie Lowe coming in with a tidy 40 points, with Lynne McKenzie not far behind with 37 points. The conditions agreed with...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
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Helping local sporting competitions

The Victorian Government will support hundreds of local sporting leagues and associations across Victoria to survive the coronavirus pandemic. 200 local leagues and associations across the state will share in $1.4 million in grants through the...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
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Lucas ends day on incredible score

TWENTY-THREE men lined up Saturday on a very parched course to play Stroke for the second round of the Club Championships at the Rainbow Golf Club. The ‘A Division’ saw a change in the lead with Steve Leach carding a 79/69 (161/141) to level with...

Elissa Keller
06 Aug 2020
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Close day for Treasurer v Secretary event

Saturday saw 21 men and seven ladies pair up to play 4BBB for the Treasurer vs Secretary’s Day at the Rainbow Golf Course. The pairs split up into two teams under the banners of Treasurer and Secretary (Daryn Clugston and Lynne McKenzie...

Elissa Keller
30 Jul 2020
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Divas contest second round of championships

Round Two of the championships saw us play in an overcast, yet otherwise perfect day for golf. The A Grade girls showed the way with the brilliance today with nearest to the pins, birdies and gobblers, even birdie gobblers, all going their way...

Caitlyn Quinn
30 Jul 2020
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Farmers await China barley outcome

AUSTRALIAN barley growers are waiting for the outcome of a proposed tariff on Australian barley exports into China. People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) are potentially imposing a tariff of 73.6 percent and subsidy margin of...

Jessica Taylor
14 May 2020
Rural

A nasty surprise could be in store in silos

GRAIN growers sowing this year’s winter crops may find some nasty surprises when opening their silos for the first time in a while. If stored grain has not been monitored since harvest, it is possible that insects have infested storages...

Jessica Taylor
14 May 2020
Rural

GM cropping gets the green light in South Australia

THE South Australian Parliament has granted the state’s farmers access to GM crop innovations after passing the government’s Bill to enable commercial GM crop cultivation on mainland South Australia. The passing of the bill had met mixed...

Jessica Taylor
14 May 2020
Rural

New equipment for agriculture students

LONGERENONG College has received that last piece equipment under assistance from the Victorian Government. Longerenong College General Manager John Goldsmith said that the agriculture college had received an airseeder in the last couple of weeks...

James Thomas
14 May 2020
Rural

Cropping off to a good start

WARRACKNABEAL district farmer Anthony Wilken says he’s pleased with the start to his cropping season. Good rains across the district has provided the start to the season that farmers hope for, with many out in the fields already. Mr Wilken said...

Jessica Taylor
07 May 2020
Rural

Chickpea yields boosted by subsurface drip irrigation

GROWING adoption of chickpeas in broadacre cropping rotations has prompted a re-evaluation of aerated subsurface drip irrigation, with a new data analysis showing it can boost yields by up to 27 percent. While sub-surface drip irrigation has...

Jessica Taylor
27 Apr 2020
Rural

Birchip Ag student grateful for opportunity

BIRCHIP agriculture student William Lee hopes that he can use $5,000 scholarship awarded to him by Rural Bank to put towards his long-term goal of becoming a agronomist. Growing up on a sheep and barely farm 8km east of Birchip, between Tchum Lake...

James Thomas
27 Apr 2020
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Trailers and Feeders on display

UNIVERSAL Trailers and Feeders had their quality stock on display at this year’s Wimmera Machinery Field Days recently. Bangerang farmer and Wimmera Mallee dealer Bradley Muller was at the event to share his knowledge with visitors. “We had...

Jessica Taylor
16 Mar 2020
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St Patrick’s College exhibit for the future

While the Wimmera Machinery Field Days is dedicated to connecting farmers and suppliers, over time the event has come catered to the needs of parents concerned about their child’s future. As families wandered through the Moore Exhibition Centre...

James Thomas
16 Mar 2020
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Old Holdens become new favourites

SOON after the shock announcement of the retirement of the Holden brand for good, the value of Holdens have projected to have at least doubled. “We have been flooded with enquiries coming through our Classic Car Division Nationwide in the first 24...

Pub Lish
12 Mar 2020
Rainbow-Jeparit Argus

Ash Clugston returns to Jeparit Rainbow

Ash Clugston is returning to Jeparit Rainbow Football Netball Club for the 2020 season after playing for Dimboola in 2019. The forward/ midfielder has been a consistent performer for his hometown club over the years, being a joint coach, multiple...

Elissa Keller
22 Jan 2020