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

Forest Thinning

By the early 1900s, one of the government practices that regularly took place in the Rushworth forest was the “thinning” of forest.  It was recognised that there had been significant change to the forest in the previous 50 years, and thinning was at the time deemed to be best practice

Class of '71 - 55 years on

March 5, 2026

Heavy penalties dished out at Rushworth Court

Early March of 1976 saw quite a queue lined up at Rushworth Court House. A fire without a permit in long dry grass at a property on the corner of Wigg and Nicholson Streets, set the owner back $200, Sergeant Durston on the case. A motorcyclist was clocked at 150

Forest Commission Operations

The Forest Commission of Victoria (FCV) was set up in 1918 to manage and run the state’s forest estate.  It took over most of the functions of the former Forests Department.  Prior to the existence of a specific government department of forests, the management of forests was under the

Rain after a drought

It is autumn. Thank goodness we have received a substantial amount of rain in the past week. Rain after a drought brings rapid growth but also brings risks, including soil erosion, root rot and sudden plant collapse due to waterlogging.  Manage the transition by checking drainage, reducing automatic irrigation, managing