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Gannawarra ready for pre-prep
GANNAWARRA Shire is one of Victoria’s first local government areas to transition to pre-prep – and enrolments are now open for 2025. Led by qualified…
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Lake Boort re-opens to duck hunters
LAKE Boort has re-opened to duck hunting after the recent natural relocation of threatened Grey-headed Flying-foxes. Hunting can resume at the wetland from 8am on…
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Neighbourhood House vandalised
KERANG Neighbourhood House was vandalized at the weekend, causing disruption to the house’s community services until the damage is repaired. Manager Claire Fry arrived on…
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Have your say on Murray River Council budget
MURRAY River Council residents are set to be slugged with a 4.7 per cent rise in general rates as the council continues a service level…
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Kerang Primary 150 years young
KERANG Primary School celebrated 150 years last week with a week packed with activities for its students, families and community. A schools in a regional…
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Corrections
THE story Making good progress (May 7, page 4) mentioned Kerang Progress Association “supporting” refugees to undertake vocational training at TAFE such as tractor driving…
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New kitchen boost for relief program
GANNAWARRA Shire Council has granted Cohuna Neighbourhood House $125,000, as part of the infrastructure grant program, to fund the refitting of a new kitchen to…
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Staff shortages affects local laws services
GANNAWARRA Council is urging residents to be patient with its local laws services as it grapples with staff shortages. The council said the team, which…
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You light it, you own it, CFA warns
FIRE authorities are urging landowners to take extra precautions before lighting up after crews responded to more than 800 incidents of escaped burn-offs in the…
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Mallee budget wish list ‘extensive’
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster’s wish list for this Tuesday night’s Federal Budget runs deeper than the many potholes on the Sunraysia Highway, showing just…
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RBA reprieve on interest rate
GANNAWARRA mortgage holders have breathed a sigh of relief after the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.35 per…
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Grants a coup for Kerang health system
IT has taken two years of hard work behind the scenes, so the recent announcement by the Victorian government that Kerang District Health (KDH) is…