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$400 million for businesses
THE Victorian and federal governments will fund another $400 million support package for businesses hit by the state’s sixth lockdown. Victoria went into a seven-day…
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Events cancelled as Covid lockdowns return
THE plug has been pulled on a popular music festival in Barham as heavy restrictions continue in regional New South Wales. Rock and roll festival…
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Telstra payphones now free to use
SCRAMBLING for loose change or dialling 1800-REVERSE to use the corner street payphone is a thing of the past after Telstra announced they would be…
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Kerang Olympic hurdler brought big sporting names to town
KERANG’s former Olympian hurdler Ray Weinberg is being remembered this week, as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games wraps up. Brett Weinberg remembers many of his…
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Further price reductions for electronic cattle ear tags
THE retail price for the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) cattle ear tags for Victorian producers has fallen again when purchased online. The retail price…
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Share shop in Quambatook nominated in Tidy Towns awards
A SHARE shop in what as a vacant, run down tin roof building in the main street of Quambatook has turned into a starting point…
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Restoring important wetland in Guttrum State Forest
THE next steps in restoring what could be one of the region’s most important wetlands are taking place this winter. Like many wetlands in the…
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Funds flow in Gannawarra for healthy rivers program
BASIN communities and farmers are big winners under the first round of the federal government’s $20 million Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Program. A total 73 grants…
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High rates of vaccinated Aboriginal people in the Mallee
ABORIGINAL people in the Mallee are believed to have the highest rate of Covid vaccinations in the country. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults were…
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Mallee’s vaccination rates ahead of Melbourne
COVID-19 vaccination rates in the region are ahead of Melbourne and the national average, according to new health data this week. According to data released…
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Bookworm’s heaven surrounded by books
READING books surrounded by the shelf after shelf of books – it’s a bookworm’s heaven. The Little Blue Book Shop owner Amanda Day hosts youth…
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Colourful character lends his hands
PRIMARY school students will given some expert inspiration to create their own creatures and stories when author and illustrator Chris Kennett visits schools in the…
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