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Code Red declared
Yesterday’s Code Red fire danger rating saw buses cancelled across the district, with some organisations and businesses encouraging staff living in rural areas to take…
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‘Concern and anxiety’
Interview with Australian Competition and Consumer Commission deputy chair Mick Keogh, following the November 13 water trading consultation session in Kerang. The sessions feed into…
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GRANTING RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITY
SIX community initiatives will share in more than $5000 after successfully applying for funding from the Gannawarra Community Resilience Grants Program. Developed by the Gannawarra…
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CONVOY TO CANBERRA
LOCAL irrigators and supporters are readying for a rally that will see opposition to water management in the Murray-Darling Basin significantly ramped up. Central Murray…
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New member for CMA board
THE North Central Catchment Management Authority has welcomed new board member Mary Bignell to the organisation. Ms Bignell was appointed by Victorian Water Minister Lisa…
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DRUG POSSESSION
DRUG POSSESSION A 44-year-old man was remanded in custody after security officers searched him at Kerang Magistrates’ Court and located a small quantity of what…
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Milestones recognised
THERE were high spirits and plenty of stories when Cohuna Fire Brigade held its annual dinner and awards night last Friday. Seven members received medals…
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Logging decision to have widespread implications
SHADOW agriculture minister Peter Walsh says the axe has been swung on “sustainable, responsible” Victorian industry at the cost of thousands of jobs. “Many of…
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Lest we forget
LEITCHVILLE Primary school captains Ella Roberts and Ethan Billman joined students from St Mary’s, Cohuna Consolidated and Cohuna Secondary College in marking Remembrance Day in…
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Abandoned campfires cause concern
EIGHTEEN abandoned campfires were found in forests and parks near Cohuna following the Melbourne Cup long weekend, Forest Fire Management Victoria said. Senior Forest and…
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Water restrictions to take place
Lower Murray Water has announced the implementation of Stage 1 urban water use restrictions will come into place from November 21. LMW managing director, Anthony…
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Full house for water inquiry
There was raw emotion and pain, with stories of suffering and suicide and the loss of family farms as a full house packed the Kerang…
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