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Work begins on children’s centre expansion
WORK has begun on the Gannawarra Shire Children’s Centre expansion, which will increase enrolments next year. The expansion will provide three-year-old kindergarten sessions in 2022.…
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Senior Citizens may fold if no new members
KERANG Senior Citizens is at risk of folding if it can’t attract more members at its next annual general meeting. Club treasurer and secretary Shirley…
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Book Week parade cancelled amid Covid restrictions
AN institution in the Kerang and district area might be cancelled because of the Covid pandemic, but that won’t stop children celebrating their favourite characters,…
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Scout attire proudly worn in the community
DONNING the scarf is a proud weekly tradition for some of the region’s youngest citizens. And now past and present members of the Scouting movement…
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Walsh urges support for show events to proceed
FINANCIAL support must be provided to revive competitions held as part of the Royal Melbourne Show after it was cancelled for the second year in…
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Poor quality in town water
POOR raw water quality in the Gunbower Creek is leading to taste and odour issues in the water supply of Leitchville and Cohuna. Coliban Water…
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Eye and vision problems common for indigenous people
SWAN Hill and Kerang Optical are raising awareness of the eye health issues faced by Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people during August, and the…
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Study funded for best freight network
A ROAD freight study will help Swan Hill and Gannawarra councils identify infrastructure constraints on the local road network. Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa…
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$400 million for businesses
THE Victorian and federal governments will fund another $400 million support package for businesses hit by the state’s sixth lockdown. Victoria went into a seven-day…
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Events cancelled as Covid lockdowns return
THE plug has been pulled on a popular music festival in Barham as heavy restrictions continue in regional New South Wales. Rock and roll festival…
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Telstra payphones now free to use
SCRAMBLING for loose change or dialling 1800-REVERSE to use the corner street payphone is a thing of the past after Telstra announced they would be…
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Kerang Olympic hurdler brought big sporting names to town
KERANG’s former Olympian hurdler Ray Weinberg is being remembered this week, as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games wraps up. Brett Weinberg remembers many of his…
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