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$15 million plan for health
DETAILED design work on a new $15 million health service for Barham will commence early this year.The Barham Multi-Purpose Services project was announced in late…
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Camping holidays popular
HOLIDAY-MAKERS are progressively returning to work after converging on district caravan parks and aquatic attractions. Local holiday parks have been booked to capacity and are only…
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Move for principal
CHANGE is afoot at St Mary’s Primary School in Cohuna, with a new principal taking the reins.There is also a new deputy principal, while all…
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Warmer, wetter…
LAST year was warmer than average across the district. There were also extremes of rainfall, with a number of months slightly below the long-term average and…
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Complex funding hopes
A NEW $2.5 million multi-purpose complex at the Barham Recreation Reserve has become a distinct possibility with the project shortlisted for funding from the New…
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Community parties proved popular
DISTRICT citizens and visitors displayed a hearty appetite for community gatherings to see out the old year and usher in 2017.Public parks at Kerang, Cohuna and…
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Parties in the park
PARTIES in the park will enable district communities to see out the year and usher in the new.Cohuna and Kerang will each host New Year’s…
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Living life-long learning
KEN O’Bryan was a young, inexperienced teacher when he arrived at the then Cohuna High School.He reckons he learnt more from being posted at the…
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Sewing skills shared
IVY Yates has been sewing since she was 14. But it has only been in recent years that she has used a sewing machine.”It was all…
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Patrick’s career is calling…
THOSE listening to the unfaltering voice calling the Boxing Day racing action in Kerang never could have guessed it belonged to a 14-year-old.Cohuna teenager Patrick…
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Pool party for 50th
A HUGE crowd packed the Pyramid Hill and District Memorial Swimming Pool on December 18 in a befitting 50th birthday celebration for the facility. More than…
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Historic elements to be enhanced
THE revitalisation of Kerang’s central shopping precinct has been designed to enhance its historic elements.Revised plans for the Victoria Street renewal also includes preservation of…
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