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Survivor care surge
MALLEE Family Care is responding to an increase in requests for support from family violence victim-survivors as people become more informed about where and how…
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Students help homeless
COHUNA Consolidated School students are coming together to help fight homelessness in the community. The junior school council, with the help of supervising teacher Kathryn…
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Vital donation
THE Rotary Club of Kerang has provided some much-needed assistance to the ever-expanding Oncology Unit at Kerang and District Health by donating a Vital Signs…
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Flood recovery jobs
GANNAWARRA Council is advertising temporary flood recovery job positions as the Shire slowly moves to the rebuild phase. Chief executive Tom O’Reilly said these roles…
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Gannawarra Shire residents to weigh up public holiday
THE future of the Kerang Show is in the hands of residents, with a shire-wide survey to determine if the Melbourne Cup public holiday is…
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Fire Danger Period declared
THE Fire Danger Period for the Gannawarra Shire has been declared, and despite flooding, people are urged not be become complacent. The period began at…
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Highway section closed
A SECTION of the Murray Valley Highway between Kerang and Cohuna has been closed while a damaged culvert is being repaired. The highway is closed…
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Childcare access vital too, says Webster
REGIONAL Victoria needs adequate access to childcare and not just subsidies, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. A review of the Federal Government’s Cheaper Childcare…
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Councils’ plea for road rebuild fund
RURAL Councils Victoria is calling for a dedicated rural flood recovery fund Its chair, Mary-Ann Brown, said the next State Government needed to establish a…
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Councillor moves Gannawarra Shire smoking ban
IT’S a no-brainer to force people to butt out, according to Gannawarra Shire councillor Keith Link. Cr Link moved a bold amendment motion that the…
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Challenge for all of us
VIOLENCE against women is preventable and it’s a challenge that belongs to all of us, according to Respect Victoria chief executive Emily Maguire. “The 16…
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Secure waterways vital
GOULBURN-Murray Water (GMW) is warning people about the unseen impacts of interfering with or vandalising infrastructure on waterways and storages. Deliberate interference with GMW infrastructure…