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Local schools’ guide launched
GANNAWARRA Shire Council has released a schools’ transition booklet advertising all local schools and the services and opportunities they offer. Council’s community well-being manager, Mandy Hutchinson…
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10 YEARS ON: Train collision memorial service
A MEMORIAL service will be held at Kerang next Monday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic collision that killed 11 train passengers.They died…
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Council jobs stance is defended
MURRAY River Council has defended itself over criticism of a staff restructure that has seen long-serving engineer Leigh Robins not reappointed after being forced to…
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Pledge keeps on pouring
MEMORIES of loved ones lost to cancer were shared at the Quambatook edition of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea on Friday.More than 50 people gathered at…
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BASIN WATER PROBE
THE communities across the Murray-Darling Basin are seeking transparency and certainty with water distribution, according to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and…
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NSW border council discontent
THE period of administration for the new Murray River Council is failing, according to a former mayor who has spoken out over the “senseless” non-reappointment…
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Border Lions’ leading lady
MEMBERS of the Lions Club of Barham-Koondrook have elected their first ever female president.Tammy Barker was installed at the club’s changeover dinner this week, taking…
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Flowing treat for Loddon River
AFTER wet Springs, irrigation demand can decrease over Summer. When this happens, flows in the northern sections of the Loddon River, and its tributaries, can slow…
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Comforting contribution
DAILY comfort for a Cohuna Retirement Village resident has been enhanced with the delivery of a specialised wheelchair.The chair enables residents with restricted physical ability…
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Farm rates ‘unfair’
DRYLAND farmers have roundly rejected Gannawarra Shire Council’s claim that the removal of differential rates will be “fair and equitable.”Council’s proposed annual budget for 2017-18…
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Irrigators pay more rates
DRYLAND farmers in the western portion of the Shire of Gannawarra are currently paying about 20 per cent less than their irrigation farming colleagues.Gannawarra Shire…
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Community spirit behind Legendairy bid
COMMUNITY spirit and support for local dairy farmers are key elements of Cohuna’s bid to be named as Australia’s Legendairy Capital.Nominations have now closed for…
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