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Rising up the AFLW umpire ranks
IN just her second season at AFLW level, Kerang boundary umpire Melissa Sambrooks has won the 2023 AFLW Umpiring Rising Star award. Sambrooks started umpiring…
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Hitting the road for Christmas cheer
ROADS thundered with the sound of engines from 84 motorbikes and 52 cars last month for the ninth annual Gannawarra Memorial Toy Run. The large…
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Corporate services appointment
A NEW director of corporate services has been appointed at Gannawarra Shire Council. Amanda Wilson, formerly Loddon Shire Council director corporate services replaces Phil Higgins,…
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Summer fire risk high
THERE is an increased risk of fires in the western and central areas of Victoria this summer, according to the Seasonal Bushfire Outlook. A wet…
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Citizenship ceremonies
GANNAWARRA Shire Council will officially welcome new citizens at four planned Australian Citizenship ceremonies in 2024. The schedule of ceremonies was approved at the November…
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NBN service outages
PLANNED outages may impact homes and businesses in the Gannawarra region, as work continues to upgrade the NBN Fixed Wireless network in Koroop. New technology…
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Pain of delivering awful news
SWAN Hill highway patrol sergeant Zac Bull says loss of life on the region’s roads has a considerable effect on himself and his colleagues. “Attending…
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‘Enduring right’ move for water shortfalls
WATER users’ rights to take water from the Murray and Loddon rivers during the event of a shortfall has been given new protection by a…
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‘Stop and think’ call
POLICE want Gannawarra residents to understand the personal toll of road collisions as the number of lives lost on Victoria’s roads climbs at a staggering…
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Summer read on again
CHILDREN across the Gannawarra Shire are being encouraged to beat the heat this summer holidays by picking up a book or audiobook, as part of…
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Contribute to flood exhibition
PHOTOGRAPHS, drone footage, digital media, art, poetry and stories inspired by last year’s floods are being sought to develop the Gannawarra Flood Reflections Exhibition. To…
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Regional parents lack childcare choices, says report
A NEW report looking into childhood education and care has reaffirmed the “childcare desert” that exists in rural and regional areas. The report, Choiceless, released…
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