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Data pinpoints drowning risk
YOUNGER children are at high risk of drowning during November, prompting Life Saving Victoria (LSV) and Kidsafe Victoria to warn adults to keep watch around…
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Torrumbarry floods: Too much to hold back
“We built the levee above the one-in-100-year level, but this was much bigger than that. Our buildings are up higher as per the code, but…
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Soggy month brings an October rain record
GANNAWARRA had its wettest October on record. The Kerang weather station was inundated, with 149.2mm recorded. The soggy month eclipsed the previous top mark for…
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Torrumbarry floods: The beauty of nature
THE higher the water rose, the more Tuesday Browell had to navigate tables and chairs to keep possession high and dry. “It was three stages…
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What we know from the 2011 floods
What we know from the 2011 floods – Kerang was isolated for about 6 days – There were 301 (1100km) individual roads to be repaired…
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Flood sightseers make waves
SIGHTSEERS have been urged to stay away as vehicles driving through floodwater continue to distress flood victims. Koroop resident Suesan Kearns, who lives on Koroop…
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Kerang District Health faces flood tests
KERANG District Health enters its fifth week in code brown emergency response mode. KDH chief executive Kellie Byron-Gray said rostering had been one of the…
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Sign up for flood aid
THE clean-up and recovery – mentally and physically – from the flood crisis will be lengthy and methodical – and “will vary for each individual”.…
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Kerang levee bank receives help from above
EMERGENCY services are “quietly confident” that floodwater in rivers are steady and falling away, but in some areas the wait might be prolonged due to…
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Boil water advised to some Cohuna residents
SOME customers in Cohuna have been warned to boil their drinking water until further notice. Coliban Water stopped providing water to some ‘supply by agreement’…
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Early voting begins
EARLY voting has begun in the state election, with telephone voting also available for flood-affected communities. Seven candidates threw their hat into the ring for…
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Pool opening delayed
THE Cohuna and Kerang swimming pools will open for the 2022-23 swimming pool season three days later than planned due to forecast cooler conditions. Initially…
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