News
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Children’s centre expands in numbers and facility
CHILDREN undertaking three and four-year-old kindergarten programs at Kerang’s Gannawarra Shire Children’s Centre will benefit from new facilities. The extension of the Murray Street facility,…
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Fire danger this week across northern Victoria
FIRE authorities have warned people living and visiting parts of northern Victoria to take case in the coming days as hot and dry conditions were…
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Lack of rural connectivity hindering the economy
RURAL Victorians have voiced their need for better mobile and broadband connections to improve economic growth and community safety. More than 11,000 responses were received…
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News in brief
Road maintenance blitz THE State Government’s annual road maintenance blitz has reached its halfway mark. Since September 2021, crews have been out in force across…
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Building permits on the rise in north-west Victoria
MORE than 7000 building permits were issued across north-west Victoria last year, signalling an almost 7 per cent increase on 2020. New data from the…
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Get on with a full duck hunting season, urges Peter Walsh
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is urging the State Government to cease delaying the announcement of this year’s duck hunting season, amid calls for…
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Leitchville local legend named young citizen of the year for 2022
FOR Taylah Clements, it was her grandmother’s work with the disabled that inspired her to become community-minded. Taylah was crowned young citizen of the year…
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Australia Day storm rips through Gannawarra
KERANG copped the tail end of a storm that passed over northern Victoria late last week, dumping more than 60 millimetres of water across two…
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Citizen of the year is one for the history books
GANNAWARRA Shire Council has crowned their citizen of the year for 2022, with a well-known sports historian being recognised for his devotion to preserving the…
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Lightning strike fire takes more than five hours to control
AN Appin South bushfire started by a lightning strike last Thursday took firefighters more than five hours to bring under control. The blaze along Loddon…
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Gannawarra Shire scoops up as awards finalist
THREE Gannawarra Shire capital works projects and a long-serving young achiever are in the running for major annual local government awards. Council’s drought communities program,…
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Heather a hero on the frontline awarded Order of Australia Medal
IN all her years as a nurse, Cohuna local Heather Spence never expected to be awarded for her hard work over the years. That was…