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Fire danger ahead
A PERFECT year for grain farmers equates to a perfect year for bush and grass fires. Fire danger across northern Victoria this Summer is forecast…
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Finalists stunned
BARHAM/KOONDROOK stunned last season’s Northern District Cricket Association A Grade preliminary finalists, Nondies in a high-scoring affair at Cohuna on Saturday. Led by Matthew Thomas…
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More dairy anxiety
DAIRY farmers throughout the district are bracing for further industry anxiety following Murray Goulburn’s announcement last week to cut its forecast seasonal farmgate milk price.…
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Floods impact paddle course
ORGANISERS of next month’s Massive Murray Paddle have altered the course of the five-day event due to flooding of areas along the Murray River. The…
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Riding to raise farmers’ spirits
MOTORCYCLISTS from throughout Victoria have expressed their support for dairy farmers coming to terms with the industry’s plight. More than 40 riders – many wearing…
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Levee drama
PROPERTIES in the lower reaches of the Loddon River catchment are being challenged by moderate flooding. Excavator operators worked frantically on Wednesday to plug two…
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Poll becomes personal
THE hotly contested Yarran Ward council election has become personal. One candidate has accused another of jeopardising his election campaign by using a medical condition…
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Maternity ‘not stripped’ here
KERANG District Health has categorically refuted media reports that it has been “stripped of its maternity services” in the wake of a Victoria-wide review of…
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Local wildlife engaging
SNAKES, spiders, ants, frogs and snails. Specimens gathered and observed by the Murray Explored Bioscan now are counted in the hundreds – and counting. A…
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United breaks four-year run
COHUNA United won its first Norther District Cricket Association A Grade opening round match in four seasons on Saturday, accounting for Barham/Koondrook by five wickets.…
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Murray flood ‘moderate’
THE Murray River continues to rise and is not expected to peak at Barham until Thursday, with moderate flooding expected. The river water level was…
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Minor flood downstream
FLOODING in the Loddon River peaked at fractionally above the designated moderate flood level. Authorities have now issued a minor flood warning for the lower…
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