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Dairy tipping point
THE stark reality facing district farmers was brought home to the Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack on a McMillans property.Second-generation farmers, Ian and Amy Mathers…
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Women can have it all
AROUND 50 people, including staff, turned out for an International Women’s Day (IWD) breakfast at Kerang library on Friday, where two busy career women addressed…
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Waterfront potential ‘untapped’
KERANG has significant untapped potential as a birdwatching and nature tourism destination, and its waterfront area is “worthy of further development” according to members of…
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Dental check-ups for students
THE Royal Flying Doctor Service is visiting schools and pre-schools across the district, providing free dental check-ups for students.This is the fourth year running that…
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Increased local demand for NDIS
GANNAWARRA Shire Council’s community care workforce has expanded by 50 per cent to meet the demand of National Disability Insurance Scheme clients.Council employed 15 new…
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FARM CRISIS TALKS
THE Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack will experience the plight of local farmers first-hand during a four-hour visit to the Cohuna area on Thursday.Mr McCormack…
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Lost wheel sparks grass fire
A DISLODGED trailer wheel sparked a grass fire near Lake Charm on Monday.A motorist driving south on the Murray Valley Highway lost a wheel on…
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NO WASTE HERE
DISTRICT recycling services are functioning effectively, according to Gannawarra Shire Council contractor, Veolia, despite problems confronting the industry which have seen many Victorian councils start…
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Cattle yards lease relinquished
The long-term lease holder of the Kerang cattle yards will end its involvement with the site on March 31 this year, exercising an option to…
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Highway rubbish clean-up
MORE than 20 volunteers from the little villages of the Kerang Lakes turned out to clean up along the Murray Valley Highway last Sunday.The Clean…
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Birthday party brawl: two hurt
A BIRTHDAY party in Kerang turned ugly on Monday night, with a brawl breaking out, weapons produced and two men being taken to hospital. Police were…
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Landini’s Riverina State proposal
A RADICAL move to create a separate State for the Riverina will be taken to the New South Wales election by Wakool farmer, David Landini.The…
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