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Float for Langy raises more than $5000
DESPITE the absence of their traditional Australia Day lilo race, locals still hurled themselves into the Murray River to support Koondrook’s James Lang after his…
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Walsh hunts for opening date
THE Liberal-Nationals are calling for a full duck hunting season to be declared by the State Government. That would see shooting open on the third…
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Arson suspected in public housing blaze
POLICE suspect a fire that gutted a public housing unit and damaged two others in Kerang last Wednesday was deliberately lit. Senior Constable Steve Ablett, from…
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Pride in the park
COHUNA citizens turned out in healthy numbers to enjoy the town’s annual Australia Day breakfast, with local community leader and former Gannawarra shire mayor Max…
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Webster admits ‘anxious’ times
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster admits cutting the coronavirus supplement will cause many people across her electorate anxiety. However, the federal MP emphasised the government’s…
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Fun weekend of activities for local youth
GANNAWARRA Shire youth are set for an entertaining weekend with activities in Kerang and Cohuna enabling them to show their artistic flair, polish their skateboarding…
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Every bit of Murrabit proudly on show
THERE were plenty of young faces, as well as older ones, at the Australia Day breakfast in Murrabit last Tuesday. The 172 barbecue breakfasts served…
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Murray cannabis facility growing strong
GANNAWARRA-based medicinal cannabis company Murray Meds is preparing for its first shipment of product. The company’s outdoor organic operation, set up by Nan-Maree Schoerie in…
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Blow for Quambatook as Tractor Pull cancelled
QUAMBATOOK’S Australian Tractor Pull Championships will once again give way to silence on Easter Saturday, with COVID-19 sweeping the event aside for the second year…
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Out and about after lockdown
COHUNA’S University of the Third Age (U3A) is back in action after a lengthy COVID-enforced halt to its programs, with a busy schedule of activities…
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Rescue mission to save tangled cockatoo
KAYAKERS and fishermen combined to rescue a cockatoo in distress on Gunbower Creek last Sunday. The bird was caught in bailing twine wrapped around its…
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Lake Charm masterplan input welcomed
A LARGE variety of ideas were put on the table for the Lake Charm foreshore masterplan last week. A public meeting, led by independent chair…