Roxburgh

Lesley and Warren Johnston were a good, community-minded couple and Mrs Johnston's murder by her husband sent shock-waves through the district, a friend of the couple said yesterday.

A 67-year-old Roxburgh man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife in March last year.

Work should begin within a month on a new Roxburgh water treatment plant and pipeline, finally turning off the tap on the stream of "boil water" notices residents have long endured.

A protest tent blocking the Roxburgh Gorge cycle trail was removed yesterday as negotiations about the track's future route continue.