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Mothers get more choices on leave
HUNDREDS of new mothers in the Mallee will benefit from changes to the Federal Government’s paid parental leave scheme, which will provide choice to working…
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Elvis is in the building
ELVIS paid a visit to Cohuna on Saturday night, treating locals to a wide range of songs, including some not widely associated with the King…
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Charge up the north
RON Kelly is campaigning for an electric car charging station in the Gannawarra. While the Kerang man believed he was the only person in the…
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Plans to protect native species
AN EMERGENCY response plan is being drawn up to protect a native fish species — once thought to be extinct in Victoria — discovered at…
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Life to which she aspired
DAWN Silvester has died at the age of 83 following a long illness. The Kerang woman, formerly of Mystic Park, was the devoted wife of…
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THANK YOU, DISTRICT 20
FIREFIGHTERS were thanked with waves from the public in streets and free petrol when the local District 20 strike team travelled home from fighting bushfires…
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Travel by click of mouse
KERANG Travel is moving the business online and closing the Wellington Street office. Agency owner Helen Russell, who started the business from scratch 11 years…
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Macorna man calls for more slashing
ALL Michael Hepburn is asking for is cut grass. The Macorna man and his wife Liz have asked Gannawarra council to do something about the…
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Beryl Baker’s long association
BERYL Baker is now a resident of Northaven and speaks highly of the staff and the array of activities on offer. She was on hand…
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Quilty: Season ‘pathetic’
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has labelled the restricted 2020 duck season a “pathetic attempt” to buy off protesters, while “throwing scraps” to hunters.…
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Bridge to bridge ready to run
PAUL LACY has competed in just about every Cohuna Bridge to Bridge since he was 17. Now 41, his only complaint when running is sore…
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Cause for celebration
IT was a double celebration at Kerang’s Northaven aged care centre on Monday, marking 75 years of Baptcare and 60 years since Northaven opened. Baptcare…