Riverine Herald Single Story Panel 1 2026-01-05

Publish Time: 10:00 am

REGIONAL

Visitors seek out cool spot on the river

Rowan Frazer

Holidaymakers boosted Deniliquin’s population, flocking to the river and recreation spots for rest and relief now
The Maselli family from near Geelong chose McLean Beach, returning regularly to enjoy boating, skiing together now
Most visitors travelled from Melbourne, escaping heat and enjoying warmer weather than southern Victoria this week

Riverine Herald Single Story Panel 2 2026-01-05

Publish Time: 01:00 pm

Regional

Local singer-songwriter selected for music academy

Bree Lambert

Nathalia singer-songwriter Jessica Lorraine has been selected for the 2026 senior course at Tamworth’s academy up
The respected January 5–16 program offers intensive songwriting, collaboration and business development training
Lorraine began playing guitar at 13 and now performs widely, planning to release new music this year locally now

Riverine Herald Single Story Panel 3 2026-01-05

Publish Time: 08:00 pm

regional

Fowles Wine bats for viticulture

McPherson Media Group

Fowles Wine is trialling its BatNav system, using microbats’ echolocation to naturally control vineyard pests
Backed by a $500,000 Coles Nurture Fund grant, BatNav aims to reduce pesticide use and boost biodiversity
A new online docuseries follows the project’s progress and shares learnings with growers locally and globally

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Monday, 5th January 2026