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Wheels in motion for new skate park
THE award of a $600,000 tender for the redevelopment of the Cohuna Skate Park has been approved by the Gannawarra Shire Council. Haley Constructions Pty…
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Buoyed by best harvest in four years
BRETT Boyd and his family finished harvesting 6000 acres of barley last week. “We started on the first of November but we had a couple…
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Emotional driver hit Kerang power pole, court told
A FEMALE P-plate driver who hit a power pole in Richardson Street, Kerang, on March 13, knocking out electricity around the town, was driving “in…
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KerangLink is a cherry on top
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster was in Kerang and Cohuna on a short “mobile office” tour of the region last week. The visit came two…
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Premier’s reading challenge conquered
DESPITE the difficulties presented by the pandemic, students from Murrabit Group School have again pulled off the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year. To complete the…
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Committee roles for councillors
GANNAWARRA shire councillors were appointed to a range of local and regional committees they had nominated for at last Wednesday night’s ordinary meeting. The arrangement…
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Murrabit Country Market set for December 5 comeback
MURRABIT Country Market will come alive before Christmas, with its volunteer operators locking in plans for a December 5 reopening, its first day of trading…
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Murray River Adventure Trail gets started with $10.3 million
THE Victorian Government announcement of $10.3 million for the planned Murray River Adventure Trail heralds the beginning of a new era of tourism in the…
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Bowls results
Cohuna Divisions 1 and 2 were defeated, but division 3 triumphed. Division 1 hosted Kerang with only a handful of shots in it all day…
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Charlie Gillingham new Gannawarra Mayor
Charlie Gillingham has been elected mayor of the Gannawarra Shire Council. The Lake Charm farmer who is on the boards of the Murrabit Football Club and…
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Woman flown to hospital after Pyramid Creek bridge crash
AN 18-year-old learner driver was flown to hospital in Melbourne with a broken leg after crashing into a bridge on Kerang-Murrabit Road on Thursday evening.…
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Header destroyed in blaze
FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a header fire and small stubble fire in East Kerang last Wednesday. Kerang CFA was called to the property on Old Echuca Road…