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Peter Bannan

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence

THE Swan Hill community will unite again on November 25 to walk the talk against family violence. The annual walk will start at 11am from the corner of Rutherford and Campbell streets to the McCallum street clock tower. Participants have been urged to...

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Book for a plant workshop

GARDENING enthusiasts or those looking to make a Christmas gift are encouraged to register for two succulent plant centrepiece workshops at two Gannawarra Library Service branches next month. Free workshops will be held at the Cohuna Library on...

22 Nov 2024

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Profile of a leader

GEOFF Rollinson knows Gannawarra unlike most. While many are aware of what makes the shire tick above the surface, Mr Rollinson has a wizardry understanding of the infrastructure deep below. When the shire floods, everyone relies on...

21 Nov 2024

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Shire goes orange to call-out gender-based violence

GANNAWARRA Council is partnering with local health and service providers as part of the annual global campaign to call-out gender-based violence, and encourage a future where everyone is safe, respected, and equal. Sixteen days of events are planned...

21 Nov 2024

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Get your plan and prepare fridge magnet

GANNAWARRA Shire residents will be better prepared for the municipality’s next disaster thanks to the development of new emergency preparedness material. Following a recommendation from the Gannawarra Community Resilience Committee, the council has...

20 Nov 2024

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Proposal to name lane after Norma Bennett

A “STAUNCH, tenacious, and fearless” supporter of Quambatook. That’s how locals fondly remember the late Norma Bennett in every conversation where her name is mentioned. But residents of the Mallee wheatbelt town don’t just want words spoken, they...

19 Nov 2024

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Work starts on Glasshouse

CONSTRUCTION of The Glasshouse @ The Gannawarra has begun. To be incorporated into the Kerang’s Sir John Gorton Library, work will occur during the next four to six weeks to connect utilities to the site and pour the building’s concrete...

19 Nov 2024

Property News

Rental reforms to create fairer go for renters

THE Victorian Government is set to introduce a plethora of new rental reforms to ensure a “fairer go for renters”.Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams recently announced renters would soon have an easier way to resolve landlord disputes...

15 Nov 2024

Farming and Environment

Doubt over future fruit fly controls

EFFORTS to combat Queensland fruit fly in the region remain uncertain after the Victorian Government’s decision to terminate funding for managing the pest from June next year. A spokesperson for Agriculture Victoria said the government had invested...

15 Nov 2024

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Stalwart Bennett set to be honoured

QUAMBATOOK stalwart Norma Bennett could soon be honoured with the naming of a laneway. Gannawarra Council received a request from Quambatook Community Development Association for the unnamed lane, between Quambatook Bowling Club and Quambatook Lawn...

12 Nov 2024

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New council elected

FIRST-time Gannawarra Council candidate Lisa Farrant has been swept into the chamber, securing the most votes in the council election. The councillor-elect joins incumbents Garner Smith, Charlie Gillingham, Ross Stanton and Keith Link, alongside new...

12 Nov 2024

Farming and Environment

Farmer backs VNI

TRAGOWEL farmer Craig McIntosh has a big energy project on the horizon but it’s all up in the air unless he can plug it into the network.“We have got a big wind project out here,” he said.“We’re trying to get that up and going, but we’ve been...

12 Nov 2024