News
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LAKE BYPASS STARTS
WORK is underway on an engineering project to bypass one of the Reedy Lakes network near Kerang.The Third Reedy Lake Bypass Project is designed to…
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Debutantes call for traditional ball
A DISTRICT social tradition is set to resume later this year. Kerang and District Agricultural Society has put out a call for debutantes to register for…
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Towns’ hot spots mapped
GANNAWARRA Shire Council was one of nine councils in the region to recently take part in the Cool It project, which helped participating municipalities improve…
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Forest water flows on to farms
LAST year’s watering of the internationally significant Gunbower Forest has highlighted the importance of efficient and effective water use, according to the region’s catchment authority.The…
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Humble helper honoured
A KERANG woman honoured for service to her community believes that a passion to assist others is her motivation for volunteering.Glyndia Gee, who has been…
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47.6 degrees – a scorching record
47.6 DEGREES – a scorcher in anyone’s language.The record maximum temperature at Kerang on Friday, January 25 topped off a record January heatwave for the district.Kerang…
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Australia Day in the park
WITH the Lions Club-cooked breakfast cooked and consumed and the cockatoos wheeling and squawking in the blue sky above, Australia Day proceedings at Cohuna got…
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Cohuna Show reduced to one day
COHUNA show organisers are preparing for this year’s event, on Saturday, March 16, but say it will be reduced in length and offerings.Due to a…
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Running hot for cold water
IT WAS around 40 degrees in Kerang when Ruslan Shakin jogged into town pushing a pram. The 38-year-old Russian, who now resides in Los Angeles, was…
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Hardships set scene for nation
THE hardships endured by the first English settlers over two centuries ago set the scene for the type of nation we appreciate today, according to…
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TOTAL FIRE BAN
A TOTAL Fire Ban has been declared for the Mallee and the Wimmera for Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The fire danger rating for both regions is…
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Give before you receive
A SENSE of community has the capacity to embolden people, a former resident told the Australia Day gathering at Murrabit.The daughter of Kerang residents, Dennis…












