News
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Firewood season ends
RESIDENTS are no longer able to collect firewood from designated collection areas, with the autumn firewood collection season ended at midnight June 30. Forest Fire Management…
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House damaged as fire rips through
A KERANG house has sustained significant fire and smoke damage after it caught fire last week. Firefighters were called to a Lyall Avenue address around…
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Swan Hill too strong for Woorinen
IT was a tough day on the court for Woorinen against ladder leaders Swan Hill, going own 29-53. There was only one goal in the…
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Kerang Tech stalwart call time on teaching career
THERE was emotion in the room as the bell rang out for the final time for a Kerang Technical High School teacher. Long-serving humanities teacher Paul…
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Setting up shop and moving to the district
THE Gannawarra Shire’s natural environment and rural lifestyle was a selling point for Mat Williams and his parents when they moved to the region a…
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Mental health boost for Gannawarra schools
GANNAWARRA primary schools will receive a huge increase in their capacity to fight mental health issues, with mental health and wellbeing leaders in every school…
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Kerang seize control with 16 goals after half-time
KERANG continued their unbeaten start to 2022 with a dominant 114-point victory over Koondrook-Barham at the weekend. The Blues led at every change, despite an…
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Growth in Gannawarra’s population during pandemic
GANNAWARRA Shire’s population grew during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, between 2020 and 2021, according to population data released by Australian Bureau of Statistics…
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Pandemic border closure pain lingers, says commissioner
MOST NSW-Victorian border residents haven’t forgotten the pain and anguish caused by the border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. While everyday life has largely returned…
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Letters to the editor
Hypocrisy is disgraceful I LOVE the stench of silage pits as I paddle along the creek Old tyres, scruffy hay stacks and dairy effluent ponds…
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COVID clinic to close
SWAN Hill District Health will cease its COVID-19 testing and vaccination operations at the end of the month. The drive-through testing clinic at the Swan…
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Kurl’s adventures around town this week
Nearly didn’t recognise Hannah Condely last week when I saw her behind the bar. It’s not that I nearly missed her, because you couldn’t. She…