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New kitchen boost for relief program
GANNAWARRA Shire Council has granted Cohuna Neighbourhood House $125,000, as part of the infrastructure grant program, to fund the refitting of a new kitchen to…
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Staff shortages affects local laws services
GANNAWARRA Council is urging residents to be patient with its local laws services as it grapples with staff shortages. The council said the team, which…
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You light it, you own it, CFA warns
FIRE authorities are urging landowners to take extra precautions before lighting up after crews responded to more than 800 incidents of escaped burn-offs in the…
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Mallee budget wish list ‘extensive’
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster’s wish list for this Tuesday night’s Federal Budget runs deeper than the many potholes on the Sunraysia Highway, showing just…
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RBA reprieve on interest rate
GANNAWARRA mortgage holders have breathed a sigh of relief after the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.35 per…
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Grants a coup for Kerang health system
IT has taken two years of hard work behind the scenes, so the recent announcement by the Victorian government that Kerang District Health (KDH) is…
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Poultry farm approval is ‘egg-citing’
JOBS and investment will be created by a new poultry venture in Kerang East after Gannawarra Council issued a planning permit recently. The council voted…
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Pyramid Hill Football and Netball club’s close shave for charity
THE Pyramid Hill Football and Netball club has shown how they stick together in a close shave. On Saturday, May 4, 36 club members shaved…
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MP accused of crossing religious line
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Georgie Purcell has defended Photoshopping her face onto an image of Jesus in her latest war against duck hunting. The Animal…
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Solar storm’s impressive glow
AN unusually strong solar storm hitting earth has produced stunning displays of colour across Mallee skies. Aurora australis lit up skies across southern Australia after…
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3G switch pushed back
TELSTRA has delayed the shutdown of the 3G network by two months but one Mallee farmer isn’t convinced the upgrades will entirely benefit isolated patches.…
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Health funding a smokescreen, says Walsh
KERANG health services have received a $3 million boost from the Victorian Government to provide new equipment. However, the latest upgrades to Kerang District Health…












