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Regions shoulder burden
RENEWABLE energy projects demanded by inner-city elites threaten their way of life and livelihoods, and communities in the Mallee and the Riverland are no different,…
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Assaults on paramedics worsen, says Ambulance Victoria
AMBULANCE Victoria is urging people to the right thing this festive season after 26 incidents of assault or attempted assault were reported by Loddon- Mallee…
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Doctors back at Barham Hospital
DOCTOR services have been restored at Barham Hospital after a bureaucratic stand-off. A contractual agreement between Murrumbidgee Local Health District, which oversees the Barham health…
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Kerang Turf Club places big bet on December 30
KERANG Turf Club is taking a punt on its new December race date, but president Darren ‘Dasher’ Connelly reckons it might be the club’s best…
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Don’t let Shire go to waste
RESIDENTS and visitors to the Gannawarra Shire are encouraged to dispose of their waste correctly during the Christmas and New Year period. Council has received…
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New chapter in library
EXPANSION of the Kerang Library is one step closer, with the advertising of tenders for the $2.5 million project. The Glasshouse @ The Gannawarra will…
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Tyrrell concerned over VNI West
VICTORIAN One Nation MP Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell says she will do anything she can to protect farmland from the proposed VNI West transmission line. The Member…
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Gannawarra digs deep to support Mitchell and family
THE Gannawarra community is rallying around 11-year-old Mitchell Wilson, who sustained serious injuries in a motorbike accident late last month. This week the Kerang Primary…
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Worker housing fund
RURAL Councils Victoria says it’s pleased the State Government has taken its housing action plan into “serious” consideration after the announcement of a fund to…
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Street shelter upgraded
THE shelter on the corner of Victoria and Wellington streets has been renovated thanks to the Kerang Rotary Club. It was last refurbished in 2008,…
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Cohuna gets funding for childcare centre
AFTER years of frustration, advocacy and planning, Cohuna is finally set to get its own childcare centre. Cohuna is one of 20 new childcare locations…
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Program for sports clubs
LOCAL sporting clubs have until Thursday to apply to participate in a club development program that will help identify issues and determine future priorities. As…