News
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Minister hears concerns
THE Minister for Climate Action, Energy and Resources, and the State Electricity Commission, Lily D’Ambrosio, visited Kerang and Wycheproof last week to meet with community…
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Recycle shop celebrates 10 years
THE Bus Stop Recycle Shop held its 10th birthday celebrations recently. Originally started to raise funds for a community bus, the recycle shop commenced at…
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A foggy Friday 13
KOONDROOK Barham was blanketed in a moody fog for Friday 13 which hung around until mid-morning Saturday. Visibility was low on surrounding highways and in…
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Bridge receives overhaul
NINYEUNOOK residents are benefiting from work to replace the McLean Road bridge with a concrete structure. Completed as part of Gannawarra Shire Council’s $29 million…
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Focus on road infrastructure, maintenance and safety
THE deadline to apply for Gannawarra Council’s roads focus group has been extended. The group, which will include residents and council staff, will provide community…
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Claire is the ultimate good neighbour
KERANG Neighbourhood House – and Kerang itself – must reckon they struck it lucky when Claire Fry, fed up with six weeks of retirement, signed…
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Learn how to lower your power bills
UPCOMING free workshops will help people learn how to lower gas and electricity use, and save money. The Loddon Mallee Public Health Unit is holding…
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Family violence on the rise
NEARLY 40 per cent of men in outer regional areas have reported using intimate partner violence, as family violence incidents in the Gannawarra and Swan…
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Read and win
GANNAWARRA Library Service members are encouraged to track the number of days they read during winter to be in the running to win prizes. The…
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Container fencing quashed
THE development of an acoustic fence constructed of shipping containers at the Kangaroo Lake Caravan Park at Mystic Park “doesn’t pass the pub test”, according…
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Review brings flood of frustration
THE devastating memories of past floods were fresh on the minds of farmers and property owners at a drop-in session to review Loddon River flood…
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Keeping drivers revived
FOR 30 years, the Kerang SES has stationed a Driver Reviver hub in Kerang to encourage long-weekend drivers to take a break and stay safe.…