editors-picks
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Celebrating Meran oasis
The inaugural Lake Meran Festival will be held on February 18, celebrating the lake, abundant fish, and more significantly, fresh water turtle species that call…
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Have your say
GANNAWARRA Shire residents will have the chance to provide feedback on the council’s performance over the next two months. Independent market research agency National Field…
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Duck hunt could get reprieve
THE Victorian Government is reportedly poised to ignore the recommendation of a parliamentary inquiry to outlaw recreational duck hunting. The government initiated the inquiry when…
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$400m battery project starts
CONSTRUCTION of a $400 million battery energy storage system near Kerang is underway as part of the State Government’s commitment to establishing a renewable energy…
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Daimlers on display
More than 30 vintage Daimlers will be on display at the Kerang Historical Museum on Sunday, March 17, as a part of a national rally…
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Dry weather road warning
Drivers are ignoring road signs across the Shire resulting in unsafe, damaged surfaces that are costly to repair. Dry weather only roads have been particularly…
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Young citizen of year
GETTING out and giving back to her local community has given this year’s Gannawarra Shire Council Young Citizen of the Year a big confidence boost.…
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Info sessions on wind farm
THE renewable energy company behind a planned wind farm in the Gannawarra Shire will hold two community information sessions next month. RES (Renewable Energy Systems)…
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Rate cap gets cut
RATE increases later this year will need to be kept under 2.75 per cent by Victorian councils. Local Government Minister Melissa Horne announced the cap…
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Fund cut a ‘great travesty’
THE director of a popular community leadership program claims the Victorian Government’s decision not to extend funding was motivated by its financial woes. Loddon Murray…
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Writer’s sea change
KERANG’S Sir John Gorton Library and Cohuna libraries hosted award-winning children’s author Susea Spray last week for reading and activity sessions with her first book,…
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La Nina lifts bushfire risk
FIRE risk management in the Mallee has had a “good outcome” despite a “challenging” fuel reduction period. Fuel-driven bushfire risk across the region has increased…












