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Are you bogged, mate?
A WOMAN known for her down-to-earth advocacy for rural men’s mental health will be guest speaker at Cohuna Neighbourhood House’s AGM on Tuesday night. Mary…
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Council nominations due in two weeks.
INTENDING candidates for local government elections have just two weeks to nominate. Nominations for the elections, which will be conducted by post in October, open…
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Road to nowhere
THERE has been strong local and regional reaction to Premier Daniel Andrews’ road map out of coronavirus restrictions, which dashed hopes of an imminent easing…
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Northern District cricket clubs face 10-a-side rule
CRICKET Victoria has set guidelines for local competitions to restart, providing rules outlined on the Cricket Victoria website are followed. One changed rule that would…
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Mallee already meets easing step, says Anne Webster
FEDERAL Member for Mallee Anne Webster has labelled the Victorian Government’s decision to class regional Victoria as a single unit as “beyond belief”. Gannawarra Shire…
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Same restrictions for Gannawarra Shire
GANNAWARRA Shire remains under the same set of strict restrictions as the rest of regional Victoria after Premier Daniel Andrews outlined his four-step plan to…
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Funding helps Gannawarra and Loddon shires’ remote work
GANNAWARRA and Loddon shire councils will improve their remote governance and community engagement with the assistance of funding through the Victorian Government’s Rural Councils ICT…
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Ex-Local appointed head of industrial research centre at NY University
LOCAL boy Devon Shipp has been appointed the head of an industrial research centre at a US university. The 49-year-old was recently named director of…
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Stolen lambs
STOLEN LAMBS FOUR lambs were stolen from a rural location near Kerang sometime between August 16 and 29. Police appealed to farmers to report any…
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Spring firewood season open
THE spring season for firewood collection on public land opened across Victoria last week, enabling communities to now gather wood for personal use in designated…
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State government pandemic actions challenge our federation
OPINION – Anne Webster REGIONAL Australia frequently finds itself bearing the brunt of urban-centric policy that hurts its communities. State government responses to the pandemic…
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Uncertainty about barley prices
UNCERTAINTY about barley prices is continuing however Victorian growers are in a better position than others around the country, according to GrainGrowers chairman Brett Hosking.…












