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Flood watch for district streams
• A FLOOD watch has been issued for Avoca, Campaspe and Loddon Rivers.A high pressure system will continue to strengthen over the Tasman Sea thisweek…
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Rainfall emergency preparations
DISTRICT emergency response agencies met on Thursday to receive updated information about the forecast rainfall event.Gannawarra Shire Council infrastructure director, Geoff Rollinson said that systems and…
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Obstetrics withdrawal outrage
MORE than 200 people have rallied in support of the continuation of obstetric services at Cohuna District Hospital.Birthing services have been suspended indefinitely despite the…
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Driver injured in roll-over
A YOUNG female driver escaped with minor injuries when her vehicle overturned on the Loddon Valley Highway near Jarklin on Monday. A police spokesman said that…
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Fire strike-team deployed
A DISTRICT strike-team of firefighting tanker crews were deployed to a large Mallee scrub fire near Nyah West on Monday night.The fire was noticed around…
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Shire mayor re-elected
CR Brian Gibson has been re-elected for a second successive term as mayor of Gannawarra Shire Council.The Kerang police officer was one of two nominees…
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Market spans 40 years
ON the first Saturday of every month, the population of Murrabit swells.The Murrabit Country Market on the Murray border was formed 40 years ago this…
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Big Cohuna Festival
LOCAL culinary delights, activities on the water, majestic forests and a variety of farming pursuits all feature in five days of events starting at Cohuna…
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Smouldering hay bales
QUICK action to remove smouldering hay bales has prevented a major fire on a property near Kerang.Firefighters were called to the hay storage facility adjacent…
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Coward punch: man jailed
A COHUNA man has been jailed for three months after he cowardly punched a man in an assault at a hotel. Magistrate John Bentley also banned…
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Entertaining border show
ORGANISERS of the 57th annual Barham-Koondrook Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Show have praised the quality of entries received for the numerous competitions on offer. The…
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