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Gannawarra Council candidates have their say
LAST week we heard from seven candidates vying for one of seven positions on Gannawarra Shire Council in the local elections. This week we hear…
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Finery of debutante ball
FOOTY boots were replaced with dancing shoes as Kerang Football Netball Club held its annual debutante ball across two weekends. Nine debutantes and their partners…
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Gunbower Cup’s triumphant return
IT was overcast, it was blustery, there was even the occasional spit of rain – but who cared? After being abandoned in the previous four…
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Energy information tour
GANNAWARRA residents wanting to learn about proposed and completed energy infrastructure in the shire are encouraged to join the council and various agencies for a…
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Murray Sound donations
THREE Cohuna community groups have received a slice each of $6000 from the brains behind Cohuna’s popular creekside living estate, Murray Sound. Cohuna District Hospital,…
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Opposition announces energy policy
THE Opposition says it will “make a stand to put locals first in the transition to renewables”. Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh said “for too…
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Events trifecta ahead for Charlton
MEMBERS of the Charlton Lions Club Swap Meet committee are promising another great swap meet on October 13 at Charlton Park. Starting at 8am, members…
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Flow trifecta to have fish champing at the bit
A SPRING carnival of a different kind is set to take off in the Loddon River system this month. While punters look to find the…
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Pappin elected unopposed
MELLOOL semi-retired farmer Gary Pappin breezed his way onto Murray River Council but he expects the job to be anything but amongst fresh faces. The…
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Shire voting under way
VOTING in the local council elections has begun, with ballot packs mailed to all eligible voters from Monday. Completed ballot material must be in the…
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Rally is sizzling
THE tantalising aroma of sizzling sausages filled the air in Kerang on Friday, all in the name of raising vital funds for cancer research. The…
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Day for women’s health knowledge
KERANG resident Rachel Barnes lost her two children Hope and Benji to stillbirth. “I lost my daughter Hope last year in May and my son…