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.