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News briefs March 1
Lake Charm road closed for works A SECTION of Wells Road in Lake Charm will be closed for five weeks while bridge works are carried…
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Walsh fined for failing to wear mask in Parliament
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh and four of his Coalition colleagues have been fined for failing to wear a mask inside Parliament last week.…
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Advocates warn against creating a ‘wildlife warzone’
A LOCAL animal rights activists is stepping up her fight to prevent local bird paradises being transformed into a “wildlife warzone”. Kate Bossence, who is…
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National Servicesmen’s Day
NATIONAL Servicemen’s Day was marked yesterday, when hundreds of thousands of young Australian men who served the nation through compulsory military service after the Second…
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Biggest growth in 20-plus years
THE median house price in regional Victoria has recorded its largest annual increase since 2001, according to data from Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s (REIV)…
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Children’s centre expands in numbers and facility
CHILDREN undertaking three and four-year-old kindergarten programs at Kerang’s Gannawarra Shire Children’s Centre will benefit from new facilities. The extension of the Murray Street facility,…
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Fire danger this week across northern Victoria
FIRE authorities have warned people living and visiting parts of northern Victoria to take case in the coming days as hot and dry conditions were…
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Lack of rural connectivity hindering the economy
RURAL Victorians have voiced their need for better mobile and broadband connections to improve economic growth and community safety. More than 11,000 responses were received…
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News in brief
Road maintenance blitz THE State Government’s annual road maintenance blitz has reached its halfway mark. Since September 2021, crews have been out in force across…
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Building permits on the rise in north-west Victoria
MORE than 7000 building permits were issued across north-west Victoria last year, signalling an almost 7 per cent increase on 2020. New data from the…
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Get on with a full duck hunting season, urges Peter Walsh
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is urging the State Government to cease delaying the announcement of this year’s duck hunting season, amid calls for…
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Leitchville local legend named young citizen of the year for 2022
FOR Taylah Clements, it was her grandmother’s work with the disabled that inspired her to become community-minded. Taylah was crowned young citizen of the year…











