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Samantha James

AFLW umpire to host workshop

ASPIRING umpires can take part in an AFL Women and Girls Umpire Experience Hub workshop run by a Kerang local at the end of the month. AFL women and girls experience officer Sarah Pryer said the workshop has been well received in other regional...

24 Apr 2025

News

Farmers frustrated over mining license

FARMERS are disappointed in the Victorian State Government’s decision to grant VHM a 20-year mining licence for the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project on Friday. Mine Free Mallee Farms (MFMF) secretary Craige Kennedy said the...

23 Apr 2025

Arts & Entertainment

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...

15 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

Police Beat 04-04

Crime from around the region: Arson, Possess drug, Criminal damage, Vehicle theft, Arson, Assault. Someone has entered the ambulant toilet on Monash Drive, Nyah West and set fire to toilet paper between 6pm on Friday, March 28 and 12pm the following day. The structure itself was not damaged.

09 Apr 2025

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

Community

Let’s twist again

CLUBARHAM’s Rock and Roll festival had 200 guests donning their glad rags and hitting the dance floor this weekend. The Heartbeat Band, Honey B & the Stingers and DJ Angelo soundtracked the rock ‘n’ roll resurgence over four days, which included...

01 Apr 2025

Police & Courts

Police beat

Crime from around the region: Theft of motor vehicle, theft of motorcycle, drug possession, property theft, arson, theft from motor vehicle, theft

31 Mar 2025

News

Detached train causes delays

THE passenger carriages of the 6.54am VLine train departing from Swan Hill Railway Station detached from the controller car and came to a stop just south of Pental Island Road on Thursday morning. The cause has been identified as due to a train fault...

26 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Police Beat

Crime from around the region. Swan Hill - Tresspass, Burglary. Buloke - Attempted theft of a trailer. THE victim was woken by noises in her Belah Mews home and got up to find someone standing inside the front door just before 1am on Sunday March 16.

24 Mar 2025

News

Headspace Swan Hill gets share of $550K from fundraiser

HEADSPACE Swan Hill was presented with a cheque in Moama on Friday night for an equal third of the approximately $550,000 raised by Ben Welch. Mildura and Echuca headspace will also receive thirds. Manager Hayley Neuschafer said the donation will...

18 Mar 2025

Police & Courts

Police beat

GANNAWARRATrailer theft: Between 3pm Wednesday, February 26, and 7am the following day, a grey box trailer was stolen from a building site in Shadforth Street, Kerang. Attempted burglary: At about 2am on Wednesday, February 26, the victim was woken...

11 Mar 2025