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Devoted family man and dedicated citizen
HE was a motor mechanic, a fuel station owner and an insurance agent.But above all he was a devoted family man and a fine citizen.They…
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Community activist rewarded for service
A woman regarded as “an activist and protagonist” has been awarded a Community Award by the Rotary Club of Kerang.Retired school teacher Jacqueline Hibbert has…
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Battle for basin
FORTY-SEVEN minutes of television on Monday night have lit a fuse in the Murray-Darling Basin and sparked a flurry of responses.ABC’s Four Corners program, titled…
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Early strike against fruit fly
RESIDENTS are being urged to play their part in the season’s critical first-strike against fruit fly as delivery of traps is completed at Koondrook, Barham…
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Cohuna’s connected community
COMMUNITY connectedness defines Cohuna.The spirit of co-operation and mutual support between the district’s farmers and town residents is a key message in Cohuna’s pitch to…
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Best branded pork honour
BARHAM pork producer Bundarra Berkshires has come away from the Australian Food Awards with a bag of medals.The free-range pork business has been a regular…
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MP warns against ‘knee-jerk reaction’
FEDERAL Member for Mallee Andrew Broad has accused Four Corners of an attack on irrigated agriculture, following the program’s allegations of pump-tampering by some cotton…
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Fire damages house
AN elderly couple escaped uninjured after a fire damaged a Mead house this afternoon.Personnel from the Cohuna and Kerang fire brigades were called to the…
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Tradition, modernity come together
TRADITION and modernity came together in spectacular fashion at the second annual Water Wonderland Debutante Ball on Saturday night. Five young women and their partners…
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Couple escape burning home
AN elderly couple escaped as a fire took hold of a house at Cohuna early on Monday morning.The Rosalind Street house was fully alight when the…
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A night to remember
TWELVE weeks of rehearsal culminated in a night to remember for 12 district teenagers on Saturday. More than 350 people watched on as six couples…
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Keys handed over?
TRIPLE J presenters, Veronica Milsom and Lewis Hobba will find out this afternoon if they have been successful in obtaining the keys to Cohuna.The afternoon…