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TRANSMISSION Company Victoria, which is overseeing the rollout of the VNI West Project, is holding several sessions this month to hear from the community. The…

COMING off a farm at Barham, 14-year-old Hunter Toohey is at school in Ballarat studying as hard as he can to get back there as…

ELIGIBLE Victorians will get financial help toward energy bills, with another round of the Power Saving Bonus. The fifth round will open on August 25,…

THE controversial legislation which sent droves of farmers to protest on the steps of parliament passed the Lower House last week. The National Electricity (Victoria)…

INITIAL construction works have begun on three new units for healthcare workers at Kerang District Health (KDH). Housing availability remains a considerable roadblock for healthcare…

THEY say humans are lifelong leaners, and for others, they double as lifelong teachers. For the Kerang community – and especially for the students and…

FOR the first time in the conference’s six years, protesters gathered out the front to decry transmission lines and renewable energy. Conference organiser Karin Stark…

V/LINE has appointed William Tieppo as chief executive. Mr Tieppo brings more than two decades of transport sector experience to the role, including the Victorian…

THE Kerang Cemetery recently held their annual general meeting, with outgoing chairperson Trevor Wilkinson thanking the volunteer committee for their dedication. In February 2025, a…

AFTER being closed for renovation and restoration works for the past three months, the cherished Trash and Treasure Op Shop in Cohuna is back open.…

IN late June, the Cohuna Hotel was issued with a notice advising the site is unfit for occupation and in contravention of building regulations. “Contrary…

COMMONWEALTH approval for the VHM Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands project has been again delayed. A delegate for the Minister for the Environment and…