Riverine Herald Single Story Panel 1 2025-06-07
		Publish Time: 10:00 am
		
			
				
				
				
				
					
					news
					Grand return of steam traction engine
 
					Jaci Hicken
					
						
							- Custodian Jarrod Beer acquired it in 2002 and proudly shares its farming history.
 
							- Originally used for hauling logs, ploughing, land clearing, threshing, and powering chaff cutters.
 
							- Steam engines like this one helped replace working horses in agriculture.
 
						
					 
				 
			 
		 
		
	 
 
	
		Riverine Herald Single Story Panel 2 2025-06-07
		Publish Time: 01:00 pm
		
			
				
				
				
				
					
					news
					The women behind the wheel
 
					Lua Ikenasio 
					
						
							- The exhibition features seven women, inspired by SA’s 2016 Women of the River Country display.
 
							- Jenny Watson, Echuca’s first female skipper, is one of the featured pioneers.
 
							- She began as a purser on the PS Emmy Lou in 1982 and earned her captain's ticket in 1987.
 
						
					 
				 
			 
		 
		
	 
 
	
		Riverine Herald Single Story Panel 3 2025-06-07
		Publish Time: 08:00 pm
		
			
				
				
				
				
					
					sports
					Matthews takes on international challenge
 
					Matthew Kappos
					
						
							- Fighting at 63.5kg, Matthews represents Wickham’s Martial Arts Centre in Echuca.
 
							- This is his first international fight and a shift from Muay Thai to Cambodian-origin Kun Khmer, though rules are simil...
 
							- Matthews took a break from competition earlier in 2025 to recover and refocus.