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Peter Bannan

Call for children focus in Budget

MALLEE Family Care has called on the Federal Government to place children and families at the heart of its 2025-26 Budget to “reduce the long-term and harmful impacts of the cost-of-living crisis”.In its pre-budget submission, MFC highlighted the...

4 hours ago

News

Council’s levee maintenance burden

GANNAWARRA Shire chief executive Geoff Rollinson previously raised concern about the financial impact of its levee network. “The Kerang township levee, which was indicated before about the island of Kerang, is a 17km ring levee effectively that...

8 hours ago

Community

Check out your library for prizes

GANNAWARRA Library Service members can be in the running to win prizes this month as part of Library Lovers’ Month celebrations. The month-long initiative aims to raise awarenessof library services nationally.“We are fortunate in the Gannawarr...

12 hours ago

News

United push for more funding

MURRAY River Council will collaborate with other regional councils to advocate for increased local government funding, calling for a minimum allocation of 1 per cent of Commonwealth taxation revenue. The council resolved at last week’s ordinary...

12 hours ago

Politics

Getting voice heard at national level

MURRAY River Council will be represented at the 2025 National General Assembly of the Australian Local Government Association in Canberra in June. The council last week approved the attendance of acting chief executive Sarah Ryan, Mayor John Harvie...

11 Feb 2025

News

Floodplain management under review

THE Victorian Government has responded to the final report of the inquiry into the October 2022 floods, with confirmation of a review of the Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy which will examine issues around rural levee management. The...

11 Feb 2025

News

Better facilities for females at sports clubs

SPORTING clubs in the Gannawarra Shire will share in more than $1.7 million in Federal Government funding to create more female-friendly facilities. Women and girls in the Mallee will find it easier and more enjoyable to play sport and be active as...

11 Feb 2025

News

Bridge replacement

WORK to replace the McLean Road bridge at Ninyeunook with a concrete structure has begun. The project involves replacing the current timber bridge that spans a tributary of the Avoca River with a concrete structure.“The McLean...

11 Feb 2025

News

Surge in regional road fatalities

VICTORIA Police is warning motorists following a horror start to the year on the state’s roads, with a significant rise in road trauma in regional areas. There have been 38 lives lost in the first 37 days of the year – a 35 per cent increase on...

10 Feb 2025

News

Push to de-amalgamate council falls flat

A FRESH push to de-amalgamate Murray River Council has been defeated before it could even be investigated. In 2016, the then-NSW Government merged neighbouring Wakool and Murray Shires to form Murray River Council, as part of the Fit for the Future...

06 Feb 2025

Business

Reject Shop for Kerang

DISCOUNT store The Reject Shop will soon call Kerang home. The store will be located in the former tenpin bowling premises on Fitzroy Street. Tradespeople have been busy since the end of last year preparing the site for fit out. The company also has...

05 Feb 2025

News

Bust a rabbit month bait offer

FEBRUARY is Rabbit Buster Month across Victoria, and the North Central Catchment Management Authority’s popular buy-one-get-one-free rabbit bait program is on again.“We’re offering locals with an Agriculture Chemical Users Permit a deal on...

05 Feb 2025