Magnificent machines motor into town

STUDEBAKERS, Fords, Vauxhaulls and dozens of cars sporting long-lost motoring marques motored into the Loddon on Sunday.

Bridgewater’s Kate and Dave Edwards were among many who flocked to see the pre-World War Two vintage vehicles when they descended on Inglewood Recreation Reserve for lunch.

Earlier, vehicles took the vista of Brooke Street back a century and owners browsed antique stores.

Others headed to Kooyoora State Park for a morning of exploration on the final day of the inaugural rally for pioneering motoring vehicles.

More than 80 cars, some 110 years old, took part in the rally.

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“We can’t have any more forced buybacks in our part of the Murray Darling Basin,” Cr Straub said.

Victorian Farmers Federation has said Government plan to buyback water ignored all evidence of the devastation farming communities will be forced to endure.

A report last year claimed a $900 million economic catastrophe from lost production caused by water buybacks under the basin plan

BRADLEY of Boort tells us he has been a bit on the busy side of late ... providing explanation for the delay in erecting a new Treemendous sign. If his latest offering is an accurate mirror, it could just be that Bradley has been procrastinating.

UNLIKE Len over in Wedderburn where he has resurrected an oldie to encourage diners at Julie’s 24 Karat Cafe to shed the dietary shackles and tuck right in. Len’s blackboard offering says it all: The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe, eat cake.

WHILE we’re recording cafe developments across the Loddon, would be extremely remiss to not recognise man’s (and women too) greatest friends in life. Deb at Cousin Jack’s in Inglewood has just added a new pie line. Yes, when supping a chunky beef and caramelised onion or other speciality pastry, we can pamper Spot or Rover with a special Pooch Pie. You can hear the pups barking their orders at the counter now.

WE say Spot or Rover yet they’re so old hat for dog’s names. Apparently the top 10 boy dog names in 2022 were: Max, Charlie, Cooper, Milo, Buddy, Rocky, Bear, Teddy, Duke and Leo. On the female side, the top names were: Luna, Bella, Daisy, Lucy, Lily, Zoe, Lola, Sadie, Bailey and Stella. And the “trending names” turned out to be Fezco,

Cassini, Mossberg, Mirabel, Kyna, Mommy, Monka, Tohru, Frederico and Beige.

PROCRASTINATION and dogs have been known to go together. We’ve all heard the story about students sloppy timing handing in homework and blaming the dog. The story may just be more true than not after finding a news report from last year out of Queensland. Seven-year-old Johnny (true name) told a journalist he just had a few words left on his spelling homework. “I had three words left on set 11 and then I had set 12,” he said. “And then Olive the dog just ate my homework.” His mum Emily came home to a “devastated” Johnny whose hard work was ruined by the hungry terrier.

OVER in Britain, dogs go everywhere with the owners and pub night is a favourite. One UK newspaper recently wrote about Helen from Warwickshire, taking her five-year-old dog Tommy out for regular dates to her local pub, where they share steak and kidney pie with mash over candlelight, and dress up at swanky hotels on special occasions.

ADOG walks into a bar. Bartender nods and says, “Hey dog, haven’t seen you in a while, how are things going?” Dog looks at him sadly and replies, “Ruff.” Or this one, in the style of procrastination. A dog walks into a bar and says, “Bartender, get me a jack … and Coke. Sure thing, but what’s with the small pause?” asks the bartender. The reply: “I don’t know, I’ve had them my whole life.”

Norm Walkington (centre) presents recognition medallions to Bill Quinn and Alan Guthrie at the Lions gathering for National Volunteer Week.

Reviver volunteers honoured

LONG-TIME Lions club members

Alan Guthrie and Bill Quinn have been recognised for their contribution to running the Driver Reviver stop on the Loddon Highway each Easter.

They were presented with special service medallions by past district governor Norm Walking- ton when Lions from East Loddon, Pyramid Hill and Cohuna clubs met in Dingee during National Volunteer Week last week. Medallions were struck by the Driver Reviver organisaton to honour volunteers who have supported the road safety initiative over many years.

Shire flies rainbow flag for first time

THE rainbow flag was flown outside Loddon Shire offices in Wedderburn for the first time last week.

Rainbow Local Government campaigners last November sent council a 33-signature petition on the morning of its meeting asking Loddon to fly the rainbow flag on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex discrimination and Transphobia - May 17.

Activists had lobbied all councils that were not flying the rainbow flag on IDAHOBIT day.

Cr Linda Jungwirth last week said she was delighted to see the flag flown. A funeral for former federal minister Tony Staley meant flags outside the offices at were half-mast.