Gannawarra Times

Harvest bogged down in disappointment

HE’S not classifying it as a disaster, but Quambatook graingrower Brett Hosking said after almost a year’s rainfall in six weeks – and at the wrong end of the season – this year’s harvest will be very disappointing. And sitting...

21 hours ago

News

Truck and ute collide at Reedy Lake

SWAN Hill highway patrol are appealing for witnesses to a collision between a truck and utility that left a man with life-threatening injuries in Reedy Lake on Friday morning. It is believed a utility driver was travelling along the...

20 Dec 2024

News

Crash blocks highway, detours in place

A CRASH at Reedy Lake has forced the closure of Murray Valley Highway in both directions. Detours are in place between Benjeroop-Lake Charm Road and Kerang-Quambatook Road. Follow their direction and allow plenty of extra time detouring through the...

20 Dec 2024

Politics

Pill testing fears for MP

LEGALISING pill testing in Victoria is tough to swallow for Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad. The Nationals MP said pill testing at music festivals would endanger the lives of young people and send “completely the wrong message about drug...

20 Dec 2024

News

Festive season waste disposal reminder

RESIDENTS and visitors to the Gannawarra Shire are encouraged to dispose of their waste correctly over the Christmas and New Year period. Alternative arrangements will be in place for kerbside waste and recycling collection services scheduled for...

19 Dec 2024

News

If the boot doesn’t fit

THOUSANDS of firefighters will soon be sporting new boots with the CFA going to market to find the perfect fit for females. In an Australian fire service first, the CFA is sourcing a new supplier to make fire rated safety boots designed specifically...

19 Dec 2024

Video

Videos

Blue Ribbon Day: Honoring Our Heroes and Building a Safer Tomorrow

Blue Ribbon Day is 29 September, which coincides with National Police Remembrance Day. Blue Ribbon Day is a chance for the community to say thank you to those who protect and serve our community and ensure that those who have fallen are never...

28 Sep 2023

Videos

Entertainment at the Cohuna Farmers and Makers Market

Koondrook-based singer-songwriter Elise Drake joined an array of farmers and makers at the June edition of the Cohuna Farmers and Makers Market on Sunday. See more in tomorrow’s Gannawarra Times

26 Jun 2023

Farming and Environment

Abattoir a business boost for emu farm

JEFF Long’s $2.5 million investment in a processing facility is about to start paying dividends at his Tragowel emu property. The delayed completion of the facility has had a knock-on effect on this year’s production schedule, which is...

16 Feb 2023

Call to halt Treaty talks

VICTORIAN Premier Jacinta Allan should immediately cease negotiations on a Treaty with the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, according to Member for Northern Victoria Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell. The One Nation upper house MP said the planned Treaty was...

18 Dec 2024

News

Rare balancing act

THE VHM Rare Soil and Mineral Sands project hinges on the ability to balance economic benefit to the region with limiting the effect on the current agricultural industry and community. Gannawarra Shire Council chief executive Geoff Rollinson said the...

18 Dec 2024

News

Rare balancing act

18 Dec 2024

News

Kerang Neighbourhood House disaster sessions recognised

FOR equipping and empowering residents across Gannawarra Shire with the tools for disaster management, Kerang Neighbourhood House has been nominated as a finalist in the 2024 Neighbourhood House Vic Awards for the Community Resilience category. The...

18 Dec 2024

Sport

cricket

Four team T20 battle

A WEEKEND cricket extravaganza is upon us as four teams battle it out in the T20 semi-finals this Saturday for a spot in the grand final. T20 first placed side Wandella will be going at it against Woorinen starting at 1.30pm at the Swan Hill...

20 Dec 2024

Bowls

World bowls in Barham

DOZENS of international bowlers and their entourages will roll into Barham over the next two years after the NSW border town secured the World Bowls Championships. cluBarham was successful in the competitive tender for the prestigious event in...

17 Dec 2024

Cricket

T20 finals contenders decided

THE final round of the T20 series was played on Saturday, ahead of next weekend’s finals bonanza with both the semi finals and grand final being played Saturday. T20 ladder leaders Wandella took the home ground advantage against bottom placed St...

17 Dec 2024

Sport

Weekend of wins

IT was a weekend of classic Coffey - starting Friday night at the Valley and wrapping up in the last at Bendigo on Sunday. And with a triple for his troubles, Coffey cashed in on the absence of rider Daniel Moor at Bendigo with a pick-up ride on...

17 Dec 2024

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