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Apex Park cut off by bridge collapse
GANNAWARRA Shire Council is investigating what caused a bridge at Reedy Lake to collapse last week. The Apex Park Road Bridge that connects Apex Park…
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Crisp mornings, with mild days
KERANG and district residents endured two crisp winter mornings this week, but mild daytime temperatures overcame the chill. Locals woke to minus 0.6 degrees on…
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Rental vacancies increase slightly
INCREASING vacancy rates in Victoria have provided marginal but “much-needed” relief for renters, including those in the Mallee. According to property analysis company PropTrack, vacancy…
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Buybacks will devastate NSW towns, says Dalton
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has demanded the NSW Government backs a Bill that stops the sale of NSW water to the Federal Government. The…
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‘Be vocal’ on roads
A GANNAWARRA Shire councillor says the Victorian Government needs to be held more accountable for the “poor” condition of roads it managed, which could reflect…
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Anger over funds pass
LEADERS in flood-ravaged communities are reeling after the Victorian Government failed to ask for any advance disaster relief payments offered by the Commonwealth. The State…
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Lucky black cat back home after 15 months
WHEN Gloria the cat went missing, her owners Darren Bray and Bec Hewitt were devastated. Over 15 months they had come to accept that they…
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Levees pose ‘serious risk’, says MP
INACTION on repairing breached strategic levee banks in the northern part of the Gannawarra municipality is leaving the risk of flooding wide open, according to…
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Victoria Street parking spaces reopen
THE first segment of improvements to parking and streetscaping in the Kerang CBD is complete. Gannawarra Shire Council on Friday announced part of stage 3…
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MP targeted in kill threat, court told
A MAN accused of threatening to kill Member for Mallee Anne Webster appeared in a brief court hearing in Queensland on Friday. Simon Geoffrey Raymond,…
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Recruiting tomorrow’s forest firies
FOREST Fire Management is looking for people across Victoria’s north-west who are keen to work outdoors, learn new skills and help protect the community and…
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Plibersek seeks report on water recovery deadline
THE $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan is “off track” and needs a “course correction”, according to federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek. Ms Plibersek has written…
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