News
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Cohuna festival cancelled
THE COHUNA Progress Association has officially cancelled this year’s Big Cohuna Festival due to COVID-19 concerns. The annual festival, due to take place from October…
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BORDER TENSIONS
KOONDROOK post office staff were caught in border tensions last week while attempting to assist elderly residents needing to enter NSW for basic supplies such…
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Candidates emerge for shire elections
POTENTIAL candidates are beginning to emerge for the October local government elections, with nominations opening in less than eight weeks. Residents will again elect seven…
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Mask makers at full stretch
CRAFTERS around Gannawarra Shire have gone into overdrive since the Victorian Government’s announcement that masks should be worn in regional Victoria when social distancing isn’t…
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Police Beat: 28/7/20
CAR FIRE A CAR fire broke out on a vehicle parked in Murray Street, Kerang shortly after 12.30am on Monday morning. Kerang firefighters had the…
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Around the Churches: 28/7/20
Anglican ST JOHN’S, corner Victoria and Wyndham Streets, Kerang. Cranmer the Martyr, 32 Channel Street, Cohuna. Christ Church, corner Murray Valley Highway and Church Street,…
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Mayors, MPs plead with NSW
MAYORS and chief executives of 14 councils along the Murray, including Gannawarra Shire, have joined forces in a call for NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and…
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Virus rumour refuted
A RUMOUR that the Terry White Chemmart in Kerang was forced to close for a deep clean last week due to someone from the Mitchell…
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Devotion: 28/7/20
Faith needed in pandemic fight While regional Victoria is not facing a second lockdown like metropolitan Melbourne, there is no guarantee. So if you are…
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Funeral exclusion brings heartbreak
THE NSW Government’s tighter border restrictions have been slammed as “unreasonable” after an elderly Cohuna couple was unable to attend a funeral of a relative…
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Benefits are baked in
LEITCHVILLE Primary School has had one of the best results ever in its pie drive this year. The school community sold nearly $3000 worth of…
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COVID-19 update-Swan Hill
A person who played golf at Murray Downs Golf and Country Club has tested positive to COVID-19. The person played at the NSW course on…







