Wearing blue for Dolly

May 14, 2026.

If you’re reading this, you probably won’t benefit from the new social media tax. We want to change that.

By Claire Stuchbery  You may have heard that the government is proposing a new levy on tech giants like Google and Facebook to help fund Australian journalism.  Before you look away, thinking ‘what has this got to do with me?’ – a quick question. What do you like about the website

Community honours service on ANZAC day

April 30, 2026

Giving community a Voice before vote

by Mary Jo Fortuna

Rushworth comes alive for Easter

April 16, 2026

Easter Wood Auction raises $15,000+ for  Kids with Cancer

Katrina Ogden

Rushworth ready for Easter fun

April 2, 2026

SES Rushworth celebrates 50 years

March 19, 2026

Cream cheese pastry

If you’re as old as I am, chances are you’ll remember me featuring this quiche pastry many years ago. And if you’ve followed this column for a while, you’ll also know I’m not really into baking  - especially cakes or sponges. You can add to

Cactus

When we walked around the garden of our newly purchased home in Rushworth, my husband commented, rather negatively, about the large cactus plant against the western fence. I have since studied it and found that it is a Golden Torch Cactus or Trichocereus Spachianus. This is a very fast growing,

A big win for wildlife

We have had a significant win for wildlife recently with Bunnings announcing all second generation rodenticides to be removed from their shelves by the end of June this year.  For many years wildlife carers and researchers have voiced their concerns about rodenticides and the effects we see in our native

Escapes on district roads in late March 1976

Three youths left the scene of a car roll-over at the sweeping railway-crossing bend at Maggie Roberts’s Hill between Rushworth and Moora. Vehicle ownership was unclear. Graeme Harrison of Stanhope broke both legs and Peter Jeffery of Rushworth injured knees and suffered lacerations, in a vehicle collision 100 metres