News
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Seasonal update session
A FREE seasonal update session focussing on commodity outlooks and cropping options will be held in Kerang later this month. The workshop, one of four…
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New preps on the block
PRIMARY schools around the shire swung into action last week with older students returning from holidays and preps having their first days in class. Several…
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Cutting edge program comes to Cohuna
COHUNA District Hospital and River River Physio have joined forces to trial a cutting-edge program called GLA:D, developed by researches in Denmark, and has proven…
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Scrunching for therapy
PRIMARY and high school students enjoyed workshops at Cohuna Neighbourhood House learning how to make commonly used items, with sessions focussed on creating scrunchies, which…
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House saved
AN electrical fire caused extensive heat and smoke damage to a house in Kerang on Friday night but was quickly extinguished when firefighters arrived. Kerang…
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Funding flows through
COMMUNITIES throughout the Gannawarra shire are starting to benefit from funding provided by the federal government’s drought communities programme – extension. Council is eligible to…
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Silo cinema rainbow screening
A SPECIAL screening at the silo cinema later this year will celebrate rainbow pride in the the shire. Northern District Community Health (NDCH) recently secured…
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Storm lashes border towns
A SEVERE storm lashed the district on Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds that brought down tree branches and more Mallee dust. Both the…
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SHOCK EXIT
MONTHS of angst have culminated in the resignation of councillors Sonia Wright and Mark Arians from Gannawarra Shire Council. The respective former Yarran and Patchell…
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Peace be with you
Margaret Bartram, lay preacher, Kerang Uniting Church FOR most people Christmas is a time for great celebrations, with family gatherings and work and community functions.…
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New locals welcomed to the den
THREE long-term Kerang residents are now officially locals according to the town’s Lions Club, which bestowed the status on Greg and Cheryl Gin and Faye…
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Quamby celebrates Aussie Day pride
THERE was a good turnout at the Quambatook Australia Day breakfast on Sunday, with drillers from the Goschen mineral sands project and visitors to the…