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Buybacks will devastate NSW towns, says Dalton
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has demanded the NSW Government backs a Bill that stops the sale of NSW water to the Federal Government. The…
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‘Be vocal’ on roads
A GANNAWARRA Shire councillor says the Victorian Government needs to be held more accountable for the “poor” condition of roads it managed, which could reflect…
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Anger over funds pass
LEADERS in flood-ravaged communities are reeling after the Victorian Government failed to ask for any advance disaster relief payments offered by the Commonwealth. The State…
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Lucky black cat back home after 15 months
WHEN Gloria the cat went missing, her owners Darren Bray and Bec Hewitt were devastated. Over 15 months they had come to accept that they…
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Levees pose ‘serious risk’, says MP
INACTION on repairing breached strategic levee banks in the northern part of the Gannawarra municipality is leaving the risk of flooding wide open, according to…
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Victoria Street parking spaces reopen
THE first segment of improvements to parking and streetscaping in the Kerang CBD is complete. Gannawarra Shire Council on Friday announced part of stage 3…
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MP targeted in kill threat, court told
A MAN accused of threatening to kill Member for Mallee Anne Webster appeared in a brief court hearing in Queensland on Friday. Simon Geoffrey Raymond,…
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Recruiting tomorrow’s forest firies
FOREST Fire Management is looking for people across Victoria’s north-west who are keen to work outdoors, learn new skills and help protect the community and…
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Plibersek seeks report on water recovery deadline
THE $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan is “off track” and needs a “course correction”, according to federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek. Ms Plibersek has written…
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Prepare to go with the flow
BORDER residents are being urged to prepare for winter rain events that could result in higher flows and flooding in waterways and catchments. Following a…
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Monoxide Death
AN elderly woman made the fatal decision to use an outdoor gas appliance inside a campervan in Cohuna last year, causing carbon monoxide poisoning, a…
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June wetter and slightly warmer
IT was a wetter-than-average June, with mean temperatures higher than usual. The first month of winter recorded 79.2mm of rain – 43.5mm more than the…
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