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Ban on plastic cutlery and straws in effect
A BAN on a range of single-use plastic and polystyrene items came into effect in Victoria at the start of the month. NSW introduced a…
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‘Clear’ need for shoot ban
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Georgie Purcell has told Parliament there is “no other option” but to cancel this year’s duck hunting season. The Animal Justice…
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Valentine’s Day splurge forecast
AUSTRALIANS are set to splash out $485 million in the name of love this year – up 16.9 per cent on 2022 – with date…
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Irrigators demand holistic river plan
THE NSW Irrigators’ Council has launched a campaign calling on water ministers to move beyond the Murray-Darling Basin Plan’s “simplistic ‘just add more water’ approach”.…
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Colours of joy
JASMINE Maclean, of Benjeroop, has won a $100 Kerang cash card as a prize in the Gannawarra Times’ colouring competition, sponsored by Graeme Hayes Real…
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Slow but ‘dramatic’ impact
GANNAWARRA Council chief executive Geoff Rollinson said the impact of the flooding in the shire was slow, thanks to a bumper season with crops and…
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Sights set on celebration
FOUR years ago, Swan Hill and Kerang Optical owners Jenalle Pye and Kristy Burney had their sights set on making the changes they thought would…
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Hayley beefs up business model
What’s the last thing you need when running an online enterprise – of the agricultural kind? Bricks and mortar? Exactly. So why is Wakool beef…
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Government work needed
GIVING responsibility of repairing natural breaches on levee banks to landowners won’t work, according to Lindsay Schultz. He said the Victorian Government would repair man-made…
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Duck hunting debate hots up
SHOTS have been fired by both sides in the duck hunting debate, as Premier Daniel Andrews awaits a report on breaches of the rules by…
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Healthy school lunch boxes
BACK to school lunch boxes can be healthy and delicious as long as you plan ahead – here’s how to give your kids a flying…
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Wakool salutes dynamic duo
A COMMITMENT to the Wakool community spanning five decades was recognised on Australia Day when Irene and John Coote were named joint Citizens of the…
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