September 18, 2025

Have you planted your natives yet?

We at the Goulburn Valley tree group Tatura, there is still time to plant out your native vegetation and we are still currently open for sales on Tuesday mornings.  We have a good range of eucalypts including the popular red gum, a great tree for those wet corners in your

A visitor’s cornbread

Don’t you love visitors that arrive bearing something they’ve baked for you to try? I hadn’t even met Erica, but she arrived  at our door with a plate of her home-made cornbread. I had to admit that I knew nothing about cornbread, so after I’d taste

Mosquito fish

While most people know about the European carp and the damage it does to the ecologies of our lakes and rivers, few have heard of the mosquito fish (Gambusia holbrooki), which is common in our waterways and also does a great deal of ecological damage. The mosquito fish is a

Snakes Alive! (And it’s important that they are)

The babes have begun to arrive at the shelter. Ducklings, plover chicks and the first magpie nestling have already required our assistance and care. Other native critters that are making an appearance are our reptiles. Snakes and lizards are becoming more and more active as the warmth of the changing

Heavy penalties decided at Rushworth Court House

Magistrate Curtain explained to a defendant that it was bad enough to be driving without a licence, but to be swaying all over the road and testing positive to alcohol when Sergeant Durston pulled him over, was completely unacceptable. The defendant’s solicitor applied for an adjournment of the case.

Revolution – the chainsaw

In the mid-1950s, chainsaws were introduced to Rushworth by Maurice Hitchcock, revolutionising the way that work was done in the forest.  In the blink of an eye one man could cut far more timber in a day than had been humanly possible in the past. This innovation, in conjunction with

September 4, 2025

Supplying the hospital

From the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, Murray Hitchcock had a contract to deliver firewood to Mooroopna Hospital.  At the time, Mooroopna was the main regional hospital for the Goulburn Valley.  Rushworth community had a very strong relationship with the hospital in earlier years, with local folk often engaging in fundraising

Colbinabbin 1975 footy flag its first for 25 years

Amid high excitement among supporters and former players, Colbinabbin defeated Rushworth at Toolleen to win the club’s first premiership since 1950, the cup accepted by captain-coach Jeff McCubbery and club president Mick Morgan. The score showed a comfortable win 17-15 to 10-13, after leading by 41 points at the

Buzzy bees

Some time ago ‘On the Brink’ looked at the various native bee species. In this edition it is the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) and its impact upon the environment that is being looked at. The European honey bee was introduced into Australia in 1822. While it was brought to

Spring time is nesting time

Many of our native birds are nesting now and we’ve had a few babes at the shelter already but we are waiting for the influx that we know may suddenly happen at any time. There are a few things you can do during the season to give our natives