PREMIUM News Monday bulletin By Djembe Archibald Jan 8, 2024 Monday bulletin: Monday’s dose of news. Photo by Rodney Braithwaite Good morning Shepparton. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content A new week and a new bulletin. That’s right it’s Monday, January 8 and there’s lot of great stories to check out today. Shepparton woman Margaret Quynh Tran has been nominated for the Saward Dawson Community Service and Social Impact Award. When you pick up a paper, you’ll most commonly notice the articles and advertisements, but there’s more to a newsroom than what makes it to the news stand. Jonathan Skinner is just one of the cogs in the newspaper machine. Read all about his story. A Shepparton man who threw a bag containing a sawn-off gun and drugs out his bedroom window when police came knocking at his door looking for someone else has been sentenced. For all this and more, have a read of the latest News online or in print. You can also sign up to our various newsletters, or download the Shepparton News app, to hear from us more directly. Let’s check out what the Bureau of Meteorology has to say. It is predicting a rainy day with a 90 per cent chance of rain and six to 30mm of rainfall expected. Temperature-wise, it is expected to reach 28℃ during the afternoon before cooling off slightly, being 22℃ at 11pm tonight. The UV Index will reach an extreme 11 in the early afternoon. As will be true all summer, make sure sunscreen is rarely out of reach. News Generous support for club Sport National gliding competition to soar over Benalla News New fishing rods replace stolen ones By Djembe Archibald Cadet Journalist
News Ball Park’s long-term lessee soughtFederation Council will seek a consultant to find a long-term lessee for Ball Park Caravan Park with an aim to end operating losses. By Robert Muir
News Corowa wins incinerator battleIn September 1990 headlines in the Free Press informed the community that Corowa had won a "Giant Incinerator". By December of the same year the community was informed "Corowa Wins Burner Battle". By Corowa Free Press
News Tomodachi! Lasting friendships in Miki City Twelve residents of the Federation Council have returned home from a successful nine-day cultural exchange to Miki City, Japan as guests of Federation Council’s Sister City, making “tomodachi” or friendships that will last a lifetime. By Corowa Free Press
News Local poet unveils bold new collection Corowa-based acclaimed poet and playwright, Luke Icarus Simon, is once again making waves in the literary world with the release of his seventh book, Swimming in Words: New and Selected Poems, through Stirling Publishing Australia. By Corowa Free Press