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Fun weekend by the creek

SWIMMING, paddle boarding, canoeing, fishing, relaxing and sunbathing was on the simple itinerary for many New Year holiday-makers at the “gateway to Gannawarra”. Hundreds of campers retreated to prime real estate on the foreshore of the Gunbower Creek at the Cohuna Waterfront Caravan Park on Saturday as the heat finally subsided following a week of […]

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