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Orange campaign lights up Gannawarra Shire
GANNAWARRA has turned orange for a campaign coinciding with the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Council buildings will be lit up orange to…
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Morning meetings continue
GANNAWARRA Shire Council will continue to hold scheduled monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of the month at 10am. Council approved the schedule of meetings…
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Get behind anti-violence action
WOMEN’S Health Loddon Mallee, the regional women’s health service for north-west Victoria, is encouraging Loddon Mallee communities to get behind the campaign, which will run…
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Kerang’s acceptance grows, says pride lobby member
THE Gannawarra community has progressively become accepting of diversity, according to LGBTQIA+ community member Austin Fabry-Jenkins. Austin, 29, grew up in Kerang and is finally…
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Council fine-tunes support
GANNAWARA Council is committed to supporting residents impacted by the floods, with various local relief measures being developed. With the flood emergency entering a sixth…
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Crash claims life
A MAN is dead after a van ploughed into a tree at Lake Charm on Thursday. Police said a white van was travelling on the…
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Action on family violence
THE prevention of violence against women and children is everyone’s business and responsibility, according to Northern District Community Health chief executive Mandy Hutchinson. She believes…
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Bullying, shaming ‘has to stop’
CR Travis Collier says there are members of the LGBTQIA+ community in Gannawarra Shire who have been “bullied, outcast, shamed and even assaulted for simply…
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Gannawarra Shire votes to fly flag with pride
GANNAWARRA Shire Council will proudly fly the rainbow flag for one day next year as an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community, despite resistance from two…
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Taskforce testing floodwater samples
A TASKFORCE is collecting floodwater samples from impacted regions. The Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES), Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and Natural Hazards Research Australia (NHRA)…
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Record numbers pre-vote in state election
A RECORD number of people have already cast their votes in the Victorian state election. There were 1323 early votes on day one last Monday,…
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Renewed minor flooding alert
THE incident control centre says widespread renewed minor flooding is likely to develop in some locations where flooding has recently eased. Kerang recorded 10.2mm on…