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Aunty Esther Kirby carved powerful legacy
WHEN Aunty Esther Kirby spoke, generations sat up and listened. The Barapa Barapa Elder’s use of art to bridge the cultural divide between traditional and…
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Wettest October on record
KERANG has recorded its wettest October on record, with 147mm falling. The total exceeded the 1972 total of 140.8mm and is the town’s wettest month…
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Goschen mine will be a growth machine
GANNAWARRA Shire economic development manager Roger Griffiths says the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project is predicted to be one of the largest-producing mines…
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Football identity Ballard remembered
PROMINENT local football identity Kerry Ballard has been remembered for his passion on and off the field after he was killed in a car crash…
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Kerang Fire Brigade to the rescue
THE Kerang Fire Brigade has had a pretty solid couple of weeks prepping Kerang and surrounds for the peak of the flood. Primarily supporting the…
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Changes to council services continue
NUMEROUS changes to Gannawarra Shire Council’s services remain in place as staff continue to assist emergency service personnel with the flood emergency impacting the municipality.…
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After two floods, Kerang residents ready to move
ONE flood was devastating enough but two within just over a decade is too much for Kerang resident Terrianne Hastie. The flood-prone house on Lindsay…
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Flows increase from Hume Dam, more flooding downstream
A TORRENT of water is being released from the Hum Dam on Tuesday following rainfall overnight. Releases from 12 gates at the Hume Dam, near…
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Nazi flag comment anger
AN LGBTIQA+ lobby group says Gannawarra councillor Garner Smith’s “homophobic” comments linking flying the rainbow flag to flying the Nazi flag “have no place in…
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Floodwaters strand Murrabit West couple in truck
THE Loddon River’s floodwaters have all but defeated Murrabit West’s Lauren and Rob Bangay. And the future of the couple’s 120-year-old mudbrick home now hangs…
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Cows rescued from Kerang floodwater
THREE teenagers have been praised for coming to the rescue of cattle stranded in floodwater on a Kerang property last week. Retired dairy farmer Peter…
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Telephone voting for flood areas
THE eligibility for telephone assisted voting in this year’s state election has been extended to people who have been affected by the flooding. Voters in…
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