News
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Cold case on Kerang streets
KERANG police dealt with a cold case of a different kind this week when they nabbed a man driving a motorised esky. Police observed a…
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Toy run ready to spread cheer
THE Gannawarra Memorial Toy Run is back and the cars and bikes are raring to go. Like many other events, the Toy Run couldn’t go…
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Total fire ban for the Mallee tomorrow
A TOTAL Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Mallee tomorrow ahead of hot, dry and gusty conditions. It is the first TFB declared…
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Highway homes saved near Macorna
FIREFIGHTERS saved two homes and a shearing shed last Tuesday as multiple grassfires broke out along a stretch of the Loddon Valley Highway near Macorna.…
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Summerwave to bring live music back to the Gannawarra
A MUSIC festival created by young people in the Gannawarra Shire has a wave of incredible talent ready to perform on Saturday in Kerang. Matt…
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Boost for harvest workforce accommodation at Boort
AS quick as Boort Lakes Holiday Park build new cabins they are rented out. Such is the demand for prime water frontage, as holidaymakers look…
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Council’s plan to stop rogue puppy farms
MURRAY River Council (MRC) has been forced to act to stop rogue puppy farmers migrating north to the border after “strict” laws were imposed in…
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Air quality monitor at hand
ENVIRONMENT Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria is approaching the bushfire season with its biggest ever network of air quality monitors yet. It will also provide twice…
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New mayor elected at Loddon Shire
LODDON Shire Council has elected Cr Dan Straub as its mayor the next 12 months. Cr Straub, who is the representative for Terrick Ward -…
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Murray trail on track
TENDERS have been opened for the planning of a Murray River Adventure Trail that will bring tourists, jobs and business to riverside communities across the…
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District remembers servicemen and women on Remembrance Day
KERANG and Cohuna residents will pause for one minute Thursday to mark the date when the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four…
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Visiting GP to Gannawarra Shire new president of rural doctor body
A VISITING general practitioner to Cohuna and Kerang has been named as the new president of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA). Dr Megan…












