Home » Looking Back » March 2023 in review

March 2023 in review

7 March

Shooting season appals activists

MORE verbal shots have been fired as duck hunters and anti-hunting activists react to the announcement of a 2023 season.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/news/shooting-season-appals-activists

Inquiry’s daunting task

A STATEWIDE inquiry will probe the preparedness and response to the 2022 floods, including the catchments and floodplains of the Avoca, Loddon and Murray rivers.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/news/inquirys-daunting-task


14 March

Bridge to Bridge a success

BRAVING blistering heat, more than 300 fitness fanatics and casual runners turned out in support of the Cohuna District Hospital by competing in the 30th Cohuna Bridge to Bridge.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/community/bridge-to-bridge-a-success

Thrilling racing at Archer Eade Memorial on Lake Charm

POWERBOATS roared on Lake Charm last weekend for the annual Archer Eade Memorial race, raising funds for Red Nose Australia.

Competitors had near-perfect racing conditions, thrilling racing and closest point finishes in the series.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/sport/thrilling-racing-at-archer-eade-memorial-on-lake-charm


21 March

Kangaroo Lake hit by mass fish kill

RESIDENTS and visitors of Kangaroo Lake, between Kerang and Swan Hill, are in shock after more than 200,000 dead fish blanketed the shoreline over the weekend.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/farming/kangaroo-lake-hit-by-mass-fish-kill

Gannwarra Shire confident of smooth care services transition

GANNAWARRA Shire Council is confident there will be a smooth transition of its aged and disability services to a local provider.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/community/gannwarra-shire-confident-of-smooth-care-services-transition


28 March

Cohuna and District Progress Association needs new members

THE Cohuna and District Progress Association is crying out for support – just months ago it nearly dissolved.

Progress Association president Wendy McGlone told the Gannawarra Times while the members they do have are “all very enthusiastic”, there are not enough of them.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/news/cohuna-and-district-progress-association-needs-new-members

No to Kerang Show public holiday

THE Kerang Show committee is frustrated by Gannawarra Council’s decision not to grant a public holiday on its Monday show day in October.

A survey found the community overwhelmingly supported keeping the Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday, November 7 instead of Monday, October 9.

https://www.gannawarratimes.com.au/news/no-to-kerang-show-public-holiday

Digital Editions


  • Police search for missing males

    Police search for missing males

    POLICE are appealing for public assistance in locating two missing males. Fourteen-year-old Byron was last seen in Swan Hill on 24 February. He is known…

More News

  • Compulsory access looms

    Compulsory access looms

    The state government has passed legislation enabling the compulsory acquisition of land along the VNI West transmission line route, intensifying efforts to keep the project on schedule. The fast-tracked legislation…

  • Strength on show at women’s day breakfast

    Strength on show at women’s day breakfast

    AROUND 100 people attended the International Women’s Day breakfast at The Glasshouse, where this year’s theme Balance the Scales was on full display. The event was hosted by Gannawarra Shire…

  • Push for more female councillors

    Push for more female councillors

    THE Gannawarra Shire’s only female councillor has made a push for more women to seek election to local government. Speaking to a packed room at an International Women’s Day event…

  • Raiders redemption

    Raiders redemption

    Barham-Koondrook have claimed redemption in dramatic fashion, edging out RSL in a thrilling finish to secure their first SHDCA A grade premiership on Saturday afternoon. In a match that went…

  • Record year for agriculture

    Record year for agriculture

    AUSTRALIAN agriculture is set to reach a record $101.4 billion in gross production value in 2025-26 before easing in 2026-27, with both prices and output expected to soften. ABARES is…

  • Race to replace Ley is on

    Race to replace Ley is on

    IT’S shaping up to be at least a five-way race in the Farrer by-election, with residents in the southern New South Wales federal seat to head to the polls in…

  • Cohuna Show set for massive return

    Cohuna Show set for massive return

    THE 112th annual Cohuna Show is set to return this weekend, with an action-packed program to cater for all ages and interests. The two-day event kicks off at 4pm on…

  • Watersports with a view

    Watersports with a view

    Lake Charm is a watersport playground and host to numerous boating and skiing events each year. Located 20km north of Kerang it is a popular destination for water skiing, boating,…

  • Support for resilience

    Support for resilience

    LOCAL Mallee leaders and not-for-profit organisations will have the chance to learn how a government grant program could help build drought resilience. The Community Impact Program grant is designed to…

  • Fifteen day luxury Bayous, Blues and Bluegrass cruise

    Fifteen day luxury Bayous, Blues and Bluegrass cruise

    Imagine sailing down the Mississippi and the Ohio Rivers for 16 days taking in the sights of colourful New Orlean, musical Memphis and lovely Louisville. Viking have announced their new…