Australia’s first five-star, overnight riverboat, Australian Star, is poised to debut for Murray River Paddlesteamers in 2026 ...

It's full steam ahead for Echuca's historic paddle-steamers, with the green light given for them to get back to business from Saturday. Maritime NSW has announced the Murray River will reopen in ...

The first was in 1993 when flooding peaked at 94.77m above sea level. The second was in 2016 when beloved shipwright of 40 years Kevin Hutchinson died and most recently, during the pandemic when ...

“They would cart wool here to load it on the rail to Melbourne. That was around the 1880s to early 1900s, but of course today there are only about seven big paddle-steamers in Echuca-Moama left.” And ...

Forget expensive river cruises through Europe, Victorians and tourists will soon be able to travel down the mighty Murray in style on a five-star paddle-steamer. Murray River Paddlesteamers has spent ...

Famous for its paddlesteamers, Echuca – on the Murray River, two hours north of Melbourne – now has lots more to offer, on and off the water. If you’re heading to Echuca and its NSW neighbour, Moama, ...

The Campaspe Shire Mayor says he expects most residents will have a view on the future of Echuca's port precinct and the town's paddle steamers. A review of the how the historic paddle steamer fleet ...

State borders are a trifling matter up on the Murray River. Take Echuca, which has been twinned with its NSW counterpart, Moama, since the days paddle steamers were a valid form of public transport.