News
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Reconsider burn-offs, CFA urges
A NUMBER of farm burn-offs escaped due to winds picking up throughout the afternoon on Friday.Ten tanker crews took an hour and 20 minutes to control…
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Clean cut for two village people
THE campaign to find a cure for blood cancers has been bolstered by another $2000 after two head shaves at Cohuna Retirement Village.Village lifestyle assistant,…
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Kerang to be country’s biggest solar facility.
KERANG is set to be the site of the country’s largest integrated battery and solar farm.The Victorian and Federal governments announced this morning they would…
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Farm links celebrated
OVERCAST conditions on Friday night and heat on Saturday did not stop hundreds of people celebrating Cohuna’s agricultural links. A variety of competitions and family-friendly…
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Man fell from vehicle
A MAN has been airlifted to hospital in Melbourne with serious injuries after falling from the back of a farm utility vehicle.Emergency services were called to…
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Collision blocked highway
TWO women were injured when the truck they were travelling in overturned near Kerang yesterday. A section of the Loddon Valley Highway was closed until…
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Conquerer
NEWS that this might be the last Cohuna Bridge to Bridge event didn’t deter swimmers, runners or paddlers from giving it their all at the…
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Down by the river
THE banks of the Murray River in Barham’s Riverside Park were the perfect setting for a chilled out evening at River Daze, the town’s annual…
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Alcohol ‘not ball factor’
ONE of the organisers of annual charity debutante balls at Kerang has refuted claims that alcohol is a key factor in couples choosing where they…
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Fire Titles Coup
AN influx of around 2000 people will pour into Kerang on February 23 and 24 next year for a major fire brigades sporting competition.The town…
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Bilske across the border
FORMER Gannawarra Shire Council chief executive officer, Des Bilske has been appointed as general manager of the Murray River Council.The southern New South Wales border…
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Many factors for changes
THE Murray Darling Basin Plan is just one of the factors influencing social and economic change confronting our communities.That’s the conclusion from a series of…