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Peter Bannan

Have your say on council plan

GANNAWARRA Council will spend this month and next working with residents to develop the next version of its council plan and its community vision. Mayor Garner Smith said he and councillors spent the last few weeks of 2024 talking with residents...

16 Jan 2025

News

Floods, shearers’ strike fallout in special discussion

AUSTRALIAN fictional author Darry Fraser will add another chapter to her growing relationship with the Gannawarra Library Service later this month. In what will be her first visit to the Cohuna library, Ms Fraser will speak about her new book, The...

15 Jan 2025

Community

Tinsel ‘n’ tongs

THE Christmas spirit was shared with the Kerang community on December 15. Kerang Neighbourhood House held their first Tinsel ‘n Tongs day at Kerang Primary School on December 15. The Neighbourhood House provided a free sausage sizzle, fairy floss...

15 Jan 2025

News

Kerang Primary’s colourful fund raiser

KERANG Primary School made a colourful impact on the school’s fundraising efforts. The school held a colour run on December 12 and raised $1704. Principal Jack Wardell was over the moon about the effort by the students, but still appeared happy to...

15 Jan 2025

News

Flood repairs on the right road

COUNCIL roads damaged by floods more than two years ago are on track to be completed by June 30. Gannawarrra Council has worked with the State Government to seek approval for repairs to more than 700km of road damaged during what was the...

15 Jan 2025

News

Hospital’s finances, capital works and workforce all make grade

COHUNA District Hospital has delivered a healthy check, with its finances, capital works and workforce all showing positive signs. The hospital’s annual general meeting on December 11 was well-attended by the community, staff, and board directors. CDH...

14 Jan 2025

News

Boy killed in holiday tragedy

THE Boort district is wrapping its arms around the family of three-year-old Carter Keeble killed in a caravan fire last Thursday night. Emergency services were called to Lake View Street shortly before 6pm on January 2 after reports a caravan had...

14 Jan 2025

News

Where to celebrate Australia Day

A WIDE range of community events will be held to celebrate Australia Day on January 26. Gannarwarra council is supporting community groups hosting celebrations at Barham/Koondrook, Cohuna, Kerang, Lake Charm, Leitchville, Murrabit and Quambatook...

14 Jan 2025

Community

Mitchell is an inspiration

A YEAR since a horrific motorbike accident, Kerang student Mitchell Wilson has inspired those around him. In a social media post a year to the day, his family said it was a time “we will never forget”.“It’s been 12 months since Mitchell had his...

14 Jan 2025

Community

Bursting into the new year

A HUGE crowd rang in the new year in Kerang, with a family-friendly celebration drawing people from as far as the Mornington Peninsula. Kerang Progress Association has been running the annual December 31 event for the past 10 years, and said...

14 Jan 2025

News

Road safety a priority

VICTORIA Police has vowed to keep road safety a key priority this year after another “devastating” year on the state’s roads. There were 282 lives lost in 2024 compared with 295 in 2023. While the number of lives lost was lower, there was an overall...

14 Jan 2025

News

New bridge rejuvenates popular site

WORK to replace the Apex Park Road bridge with a new concrete structure is almost complete. Residents and visitors to the region during the Christmas and New Year period benefited from the installation of a new concrete structure that enables vehicle...

14 Jan 2025