1977
Rochester Shire Council engaged the services of Echuca Security Service to keep an eye on the shire offices, kindergarten, comfort station and municipal depot.
The seven-night-a-week petrol service was taken up at a cost of $13 a week.
The fear of council in relation to vandals breaking into the facilities was the reason given for the decision.
The 12-month contract saw one councillor vote against the spend.
• John Clarke was again named president of the St Joseph's Parents and Friends Association.
Angus Wright was elected vice-president and Bernard Dobson secretary.
The school's biggest project of 1976 was the opening of a new library, with all new books coming after a grant of $1400 from the government.
• Rochester agricultural and pastoral society was seeking a reduction to the ground rental charge from the Rochester Recreation Reserve, which was charging 15 per cent of the gate takings for the annual showgrounds rental.
They were seeking a ceiling of $350 to be placed on the ground.
The argument that the football and cricket club charges were not in line with the charges for the two-day event was brought forward by the show society's Peter Makepeace.
• Peter Lawford scored 105 for Rovers on the first day of the Rochester Cricket Association final.
Colts, sent in to bat, scored just 102 before the Rovers team ambulated 333. Ray Ponton, batting at number nine, was 90 not out when the last wicket fell.
Colts were 1-10 at the close of play on Sunday.
1987
Catherine Gregson of Bamawm and Tania George of Rochester were involved in the Miss Rochester show girl competition.
• Rochester was not included in the service area for the new PM radio station to be established at Shepparton.
The proposed service area, based on municipal boundaries, was released by the federal department of communications.
The service area included Waranga and Deakin shires and the City of Echuca, but excluded the whole Shire of Rochester.
A large part of the western boundary of the service area followed the Campaspe River.
Rochester was expecting to be included in a Bendigo zone to be announced at a later date.
Rochester solicitor and chairman of GV broadcasters, Andrew Fairley, criticised the boundary. His group is one of the bodies vying for the FM licence in Shepparton.
• Two Rochester venturers received Queen's Scout awards, Marcus Chambers and David Clapham.
The awards were presented by District Commissioner Len Bradbury.
Both had been in Scouting for more than 10 years and decided they would attempt to hit the award criteria together.
They competed a four-day canoe trip on the Murray River, a two-day hike with a full pack up Mount Ida and through Toolleen, along with 40 hours of community service.
1997
Jamie Murphy, father of modern day Test star Todd, scored a league record 302 not out off just 197 deliveries for Mathoura against Rochester Tigers on Saturday.
He struck 34 boundaries and eight sixes in the innings as Mathoura scored a massive 569-run total in 45-degree heat.
Murphy only scored eight from his first 20 deliveries, but scored his first hundred off 82 deliveries and his 200 came from just 151 balls.
His final 100 came in just 43 deliveries as every member of the Tigers team had a turn bowling.
• A plan to demolish the St Joseph's convent was unveiled.
The St Joseph's parish finance council received a letter from the administrative appeals tribunal informing them that their appeal had been unsuccessful.
The appeal against the Campaspe Shire Council plan has started in November last year.
• Cath Hooper retired from Rochester Primary School after 24 years as secretary.
Cath has seen eight principals at the school.
• Shannon Hutchinson and Laurinda Walker were named the Lions Club Youth of the Year winners.
The pair went through private interviews with judges and made a presentation on a subject close to their hearts.
Laurinda spoke on animal testing.
• Timmering farmer Murray McDonald was elected to Campaspe Shire, polling 1256 primary votes to beat Graeme Nelson (878) and Doug Watson (790).
A member of Nanneella-Timmering advisory group, he is now a Central ward councillor with the shire.
• Plans for an Optus mobile telephone transceiver on top of the CFA hose drying tower were scrapped.
Concerns with possible health risks as a result of the installation saw the project shelved.
It was among a number of sites being considered for the tower.
• Brad Sparks said he would be returning to Rochester for the 1997 season.
Sparks won the 1993 Rochester best-and-fairest and was a regular Victorian Country representative.
He had come off a best-and-fairest win for Drouin in the West Gippsland league, having played four senior games for Melbourne earlier in his career.
2007
Hannah Driscoll was named the Lions Youth of the year winner. She gave a five-minute impromptu speech on ‘can one person make a difference?’.
• Seven Rochester residents were included on a community consultative committee in regard to the future of Random House.
Plans for Random House included it being used as an Indigenous healing centre.
Department of Human Services took over the ownership of the property two weeks earlier and called the meeting to form the consultative committee.
• Rochester's division one bowls pennant side won its third consecutive division one Campaspe Valley Bowls Association title.
Robert Clayton's rink won 30-16 in the best result of the four rinks.
Rochester won overall by 12 shots.