News
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Prepare to go with the flow
BORDER residents are being urged to prepare for winter rain events that could result in higher flows and flooding in waterways and catchments. Following a…
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Monoxide Death
AN elderly woman made the fatal decision to use an outdoor gas appliance inside a campervan in Cohuna last year, causing carbon monoxide poisoning, a…
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June wetter and slightly warmer
IT was a wetter-than-average June, with mean temperatures higher than usual. The first month of winter recorded 79.2mm of rain – 43.5mm more than the…
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Environment roles continue
THE Victorian Government has announced $8.2 million to extend the roles of part-time Landcare facilitators and co-ordinators for the next two years. Environment Minister Ingrid…
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Tourist dollars flow to regions
VISITOR expenditure in Victoria has hit a record annual high of $35 billion, with all Victorian tourism regions hitting all-time highs. The latest Tourism Research…
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Mentors get young on right road
A COMMUNITY organisation will be the new driver of a popular mentoring program for young people in Gannawarra Shire. Murray Mallee Local Learning and Employment…
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High Murray River flows reach floodplain
THE North Central Catchment Management Authority is reducing water-for-environment deliveries onto the Gunbower Forest floodplain in response to natural Murray River inflows. High flows down…
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Applications to operate container deposit scheme open
LOCAL businesses, community and sporting groups are encouraged to consider applying to operate a container deposit scheme collection point in the Gannawarra Shire. Residents will…
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Key committee role for Dalton
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has been appointed chair of a NSW committee for children and young people. The parliamentary committee was established to oversee…
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Mass appeal for the young
KERANG’S Aaron Bauloch will join more than a million young people to celebrate Catholic World Youth Day in Portugal, in a few weeks. The local…
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Rural levee bank warning for Loddon River, Barr Creek, Pyramid Creek, and Murray River
PEOPLE living in areas of the Gannawarra Shire with rural levee banks damaged by the October-December 2022 floods are being urged to be alert to…
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Fine after dive escape
A DIVING company that specialises in underwater tank inspections and repairs has been convicted and fined for incident in Kerang, in which a diver was…