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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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Easter Art Show will surprise

ROTARY Club of Kerang was busy over the weekend, collecting and collating the final 82 entries for the Annual Easter Art Show from around the state. The Show opens at 7pm on Friday with award presentations, a raffle draw and the first chance to...

10 hours ago
Arts & Entertainment

Paintings are new art ‘moo-vement’

DAIRY farmer Jo Harper’s journey to becoming an artist began in 2022 after her mother was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.“I said to a friend ‘I need to get away from the farm and the kids’, and I went to a ‘paint and sip night’ to sip -...

10 hours ago
Arts & Entertainment

School holiday fun

SCHOOL holidays are here and the Kerang, Cohuna and Barham libraries have Easter-themed activities planned to keep children busy throughout. Crafts, stories and games will be held at the three libraries over the next two weeks to keep little hands...

07 Apr 2025
News

Book reveals Kelly Gang link to town

A RESEARCHER has unearthed a key player in keeping the infamous Kelly gang at large - and traced his eventual journey to editor and manager of the Kerang Times in James Wallace: The Kelly Gang Sympathiser. The work brings a new aspect to the...

05 Apr 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Vibrant artworks brighten region

MURRAY River Council is bringing vibrant new artwork to local primary schools through a creative mural project, delivered as part of the council’s Arts and Culture Strategy. It comes as artist Gus Eagleton advances work on Barham’s new water tower...

01 Apr 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Pete Murray concert ‘opportunity’

AUSTRLIAN singer-song writer Pete Murray will visit Swan Hill for one show only on May 18 as part of his nation-wide solo acoustic tour. This is Murray’s biggest touring event ever, with 55 dates booked across Australia between May and...

28 Mar 2025
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Long weekend concert sees successful launch

COHUNA held its first Home Ground Sounds concert across the Labour Day long weekend and have committed to make it an annual affair. The six hour event was held at Cohuna Reserve and brought together a variety of musical acts, with multiple community...

25 Mar 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Rollin’ on the river

THE Swan Hill Food and Wine Festival Twilight River Cruise has been a favoured way to open the weekend-long festival. This year 102 people enjoyed pre-cruise drinks and finger food in perfect weather conditions at the Pioneer Settlement in Swan Hill...

12 Mar 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Organisers over the moon about festival success

CULTURAL diversity was embraced and celebrated in Kerang on Saturday at the inaugural Lunar New Year Festival. Despite the Year of the Snake officially starting on January 29, it didn’t stop more than 650 people marking the occasion at Atkinson...

11 Mar 2025
Community

Cohuna Show bigger and better

ALL the favourites return this weekend for the 111th annual Cohuna Show, with a new family fun day added to the schedule. The two-day event begins on Friday night with an action-packed program to cater for all ages and interests. There will be the...

11 Mar 2025
Arts and Entertainment

Library makes right noise for future stars

A MUSIC event that has made a “positive impact” on young people returns to Swan Hill Regional Library later this month. Loud @ the Library has been held since 2011, and library manager Camille Cullinan said it had contributed in some way to launching...

08 Mar 2025
News

Esoteric Festival cancelled

THE Esoteric Festival due to start in Donald today was cancelled yesterday evening, while about 2000 attendees awaited entry to the festival grounds. Organisers instructed attendees to leave the site and find alternate accommodation. Swan Hill...

07 Mar 2025
Arts and Entertainment

Song about mum makes Harvey tour extra special

PROLIFIC Australian county music singer Adam Harvey is no stranger to Swan Hill and his local fans. The nine-time Golden Guitar winner was in the rural city in 2023 promoting the region with television travel program What’s Up Downunder, before he...

23 Feb 2025
Arts and Entertainment

Guess the identities in mysterious artwork

WHO do you see in this painting?When Sydney artist Martin Shaw painted Three Well Known Australians 40 years ago, there was no predicting the intrigue and fascination that would be sparked by the unusual travelling work of art. The mysterious artwork...

23 Feb 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Submit entries for Rotary Club of Kerang Annual Easter Art Show

ENTRIES for the Rotary Club of Kerang Annual Easter Art Show are now open, offering new and experienced artists the chance to showcase their work. Rotary Club event coordinator Jenny Kelly said visitors can expect a high standard of art.“Often when...

25 Feb 2025
Community

Women’s Day celebrated with free breakfast in Cohuna

THE Gannawarra Shire is celebrating International Women’s Day with a free breakfast at Cohuna on Friday, March 7. Various events will be held, including a presentation from guest speakers Cohuna District Hospital director of clinical services Wendy...

25 Feb 2025
Arts & Entertainment

The Dish to screen at Silo Cinema

THE Mallee night sky is the perfect backdrop for the next screening at Quambatook Silo Cinema on Saturday night. The silos will feature the top-grossing Australian film in 2000, The Dish. The Dish is an Australian historical comedy-drama that tells...

19 Feb 2025