News
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Ute stolen and showroom rammed
THE owner of a Kerang car dealership is “extremely” angry after it was hit again by thieves leaving a $20,000 damage bill on Saturday. Swan…
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Warm welcome with barbecue lunch
KERANG and District Community Centre put on hearty hospitality to give new residents a warm welcome to the township earlier this month. Co-ordinator Meg Stewart…
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Where are the ‘greenies’ when you need them?
GENUINE environmentalists should be “screaming from the rooftops” in protest at the damage to Australia’s most iconic river, according to a Murray River resident and…
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Mildura man tests positive to COVID-19
A man who presented at Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) on Saturday night has tested positive to COVID-19. MBPH was trying to contact the relevant…
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Smiles are still on their faces as enrolments decline
THERE might few of them, but smiles are still beaming inside the gates at Lake Charm Primary School. The lakeside school north of Kerang is…
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Small businesses get chance to up their marketing game
KERANG and district businesses will soon get a chance to up their marketing game. Swan Hill will host free training opportunities to help local businesses,…
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Kerang farmer guilty over water theft
A KERANG man has been fined $2000 after pleading guilty to water theft charges. The 46-year-old appeared in Kerang Magistrates’ Court on June 17, charged…
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Kerang’s carrot cake triumph at Victorian Ag Society
LOCAL baker Catherine Rosewall has once more scored silver at the Victorian Agricultural Society carrot cake state final, held at Bendigo. This is the second…
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Uniting the Mallee together during pandemic
NEW Uniting church ministers Mark and Carol Boyce have noticed that people are feeling the effects of Covid – isolation, loneliness, mental health. Mark said…
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New Kerang Lions committee get a roaring start
JEFF ‘Jacko’ Jackson is the new Kerang Lions president, taking over from Graeme Hayes at the annual changeover dinner on July 8. The 2021-2022 committee…
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Pushing through ag visa as urgent priority
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has allayed fears the long-awaited agricultural work visa may not be up and running by the end of this year,…
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No barley, no beer; no wheat, no bread
GRAIN growers across the Mallee are crying out for governments to let in overseas workers, as they face a second bumper season with no one…