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Cohuna Consolidated School to celebrate 75 years of education
THIS year will see the Cohuna Consolidated School celebrating 75 years of primary school education. There is a long and proud history associated with the…
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A tale of two rivers for the Loddon
FOR the health of Victoria’s second longest river, the story of last year’s floods is a tale of two parts. The mid Loddon River from…
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$250 bonus for power customers
GANNAWARRA households will benefit from $250 in their pockets under the Victorian Government’s $250 Power Saving Bonus. From March 24, all eligible households, including those who…
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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. Activist group Regional Victorians Opposed…
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Extra week for outdoor swimming pools at Cohuna and Kerang
GANNAWARRA Shire Council’s outdoor swimming pools at Cohuna and Kerang will remain open for one extra week. Initially scheduled to close at 7pm on Sunday,…
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Warm, dry end to summer
KERANG has endured a warmer and drier end to summer this year. Just 3.8mm of rainfall was recorded at Kerang during February, more than the…
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Rail upgrades a ‘joke’
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has described upgrades on the Swan Hill passenger line as the “longest running joke in regional Victoria”. “This mockery…
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Split over electoral structure
GANNAWARRA Shire residents and community groups are split over whether the municipality should become unsubdivided. And only three residents and one community group made a…
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Grants for women’s wellbeing
A LEADING health promotion agency in the region will provide $100,000 in grants for projects, events and activities supporting women’s health and wellbeing in flood-affected…
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New rules targeting distracted drivers in Victoria
NEW road rules targeting distracted drivers will be introduced in Victoria next month. It’s already illegal to use a mobile phone while driving, and those…
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Housing woes keep workers away – MP
PARAMEDICS are sleeping in cars and tents because they can’t find any houses, according to Member for Murray Helen Dalton. It has prompted the independent…
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Buybacks move prompts irrigator rage
THE Federal Government’s announcement of a new round of water buybacks to help achieve key environmental targets in the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan has left…
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