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$2.5m lotto win in Cohuna
A COHUNA resident is a new multi-millionaire, potentially without even realising it, after winning Division 1 in Saturday’s TattsLotto draw. The ticketholder was one of…
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Report is a hit for duck hunting
SHOTS have been fired from all sides of the duck-hunting debate after a proposal to end the recreational activity in Victoria. A Legislative Council select…
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At your service after 20 years
BOORT’S dedicated ambulance community officers recently celebrated 20 years of service with Ambulance Victoria. Vikki Couper and Deanne Smith started their ambulance service as inaugural…
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Help for aged
GANNAWARRA Council has begun transitioning its regional assessment services to Bendigo Health as part of its decision to withdraw from all aged care and disability…
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Plan to close one-man police stations shot down
VICTORIA Police has rejected concerns Mallee towns will lose their one-person police stations to fill vacant shifts at larger regional stations. Media reports last week…
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Cod and crays off limits
NSW Department of Primary Industries has reminded recreational fishers that the Murray cod and Murray crayfish seasons closed on Friday. NSW DPI fisheries deputy director-general…
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A big hardy head start for critically endangered fish
CLEVER use of water for the environment in two northern Victorian wetlands is helping a critically endangered fish thrive. The Murray hardyhead is a small…
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Cohuna bowls news
Cohuna NOT to be deterred by a bit of rain, 11 players turned up last Tuesday for a fun afternoon of cards and good company.…
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‘Zombie fish’ returns
A FISH species once thought to be extinct is now poised to thrive, one year into a breeding program. The Southern Purple-Spotted Gudgeon gained the…
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Fine reminder for non-voters
VICTORIANS who have an outstanding fine for failing to vote in last year’s state election are urged to act before the matter is referred to…
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Alert on invasive weed
RESIDENTS in the Murray region are being asked to keep an eye out for an invasive weed known as frogbit. Frogbit (limnobium laevigatum) is a…
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Prepare for fire season
MALLEE residents should prepare for an early start to the fire season, with the forecast of a drier and warmer spring. Victoria’s drier than average…
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