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Local space for art
DISTRICT artists now have a permanent space to display their work, thanks to a partnership between Golden Rivers Artists and the Sporties facility at Kerang.Dozens…
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Showcase winner
A MYALL woman’s passion for patchwork paid dividends recently at one of the pastime’s major exhibitions.Pattie McDonald received the best traditional amateur award, as well…
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Murray council contest: 5 want 3 Greater Wakool seats
THE campaign is on for five candidates vying for three positions on Murray River Council representing the Greater Wakool Ward. Nominations for the New South Wales…
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Detour around Calder project
MOTORISTS heading to Melbourne via the Calder Alternative Highway will be forced to detour through Lockwood from next Thursday for three months as works continue…
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Art is the word
LOCAL students have relished the chance to take part in artistic and literary opportunities usually reserved for metropolitan areas.Kerang Technical High School hosted its Arts…
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Farmers abandoning Murray Goulburn
COHUNA dairy farmer John Keely is symbolic of deep dissatisfaction toward milk processor Murray Goulburn that has eventually manifested itself in a mass departure from…
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6 years’ jail for bashings
AN ice addict who bashed an elderly woman at Cohuna and threatened her with a fake gun in front of her granddaughter has been jailed…
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Wanton trees destruction
“I’M really wild to think someone would do that.” Cohuna resident Trevor Wilson was heading off on his regular walk through Gilrule Park last month when…
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Devoted family man and dedicated citizen
HE was a motor mechanic, a fuel station owner and an insurance agent.But above all he was a devoted family man and a fine citizen.They…
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Community activist rewarded for service
A woman regarded as “an activist and protagonist” has been awarded a Community Award by the Rotary Club of Kerang.Retired school teacher Jacqueline Hibbert has…
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Battle for basin
FORTY-SEVEN minutes of television on Monday night have lit a fuse in the Murray-Darling Basin and sparked a flurry of responses.ABC’s Four Corners program, titled…
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Early strike against fruit fly
RESIDENTS are being urged to play their part in the season’s critical first-strike against fruit fly as delivery of traps is completed at Koondrook, Barham…