News
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Welcome donation
Friday the 13th was a fortunate day for Kerang hospital, with the town’s Hospital Op Shop auxiliary handing over a cheque for $86,000 to Kerang…
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Final council meeting
THE final Gannawarra Shire Council meeting for the year, while short and in general uneventful, reflected the tensions and divisions that have afflicted the council…
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New year, new bridge
Works to replace the Quambatook-Boort Road bridge with a new structure are scheduled to begin on Monday, January 20. The bridge, which spans the Avoca…
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Police pay push
RESIDENTS can expect slogans about pay rates to appear on police cars over the coming days as local officers join a statewide campaign of protected…
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Significant investment for hospital
FIFTY people attended Cohuna District Hospital’s annual general meeting last month. Paul Lacy from Northern District Community Health gave a presentation on the service’s Tactics…
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Christmas angling past
As we roll towards the Christmas break it’s hard not to get excited about the angling opportunities to come. A coastal jaunt to a time…
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New year, new developments
CONSTRUCTION of several new infrastructure projects in the shire are set to go ahead in January. The Gannawarra Shire Council has confirmed work on a…
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Official opening for children’s hub
Celebrations will take place on Thursday to mark the official opening of the Leitchville Preschool Play Centre. Gannawarra Shire Council mayor Lorraine Learmonth said the…
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Time for action on basin plan
The Victorian Farmers Federation is calling on the Commonwealth Government to finally acknowledge the problems with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and work with the states…
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Generous donation
THE secretary of the Wild Ibis Club met with the keepers of the Gannawarra Giving Account to make a donation this week. The newly-formed men’s…
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Piggery fire
SIX pigs were killed in a fire at a piggery in Mincha West on Sunday afternoon which saw crews from Macorna, Leitchville and Cohuna called…
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Immunisation schedule
GANNAWARRA Shire Council has released session details for its 2020 immunisation program. Sessions will be held at the Cohuna Maternal and Child Health Centre and…