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Gannawarra Times

Regional news is the canary in the coal mine

THIS week, I step up as president of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent regional newspaper publishers. But the responsibility is far greater than that. The future of regional news publishing is...

08 Jul 2025

Opinion

Komment by Kurl

PARKER Treacy made his senior footy debut for Wandella against Macorna on June 14 and has been lucky enough to follow it up with another game the week after playing alongside brother Tanner for both matches. This is guaranteed to be a big thrill for...

01 Jul 2025

Letters to the Editor

Keep park zones for RVs

KERANG is a recreational vehicle-friendly town. There are allocated caravan parking bays that are outside the RSL, which is great so RVs can park there to do the shopping at Woolworths. Each time we have been in Kerang, these caravan parking areas are...

23 Jun 2025

Opinion

Catching up with mates

WHILE picking up the car from Swan Hill Toyota, noticed a rather nice-looking old Holden Premier out the front. John Ritchie at Kerang Toyota was chatting to a bloke then had to answer a call. Thought I recognised this bloke and after discussing the...

10 Jun 2025

Church Notes

Around the churches

AnglicanSUNDAY services: Kerang St John’s: 9am Holy Communion with Rev Dr Jane Lee-Barker followed by morning tea. Cohuna Cranmer the Martyr: 9am morning prayer with ministry team. Gunbower Christ Church: 11.15am Holy Communion with Rev Sue Allen...

10 Jun 2025

Opinion

Having cake and eating it

AS my lovely lady was giving me a haircut the other day, the clippers needed to be cleaned so she took off the 6mm guide from the jaws of the clippers and commenced to clean them - not that there was much hair to get out of the clippers anyway. Once...

03 Jun 2025

Church Notes

Church notes

AnglicanSUNDAY services: KERANG St John’s: 9am morning prayer with Jacqui Minnis and Dianne Tilley followed by morning tea. Cohuna Cranmer the Martyr: 11am Holy Communion with Rev Sue Allen. Bring and share lunch. Gunbower Christ Church: No service...

03 Jun 2025

Golf

Golf Notes

Ladies Stableford - Wednesday, May 28ON a great late autumn day, 14 ladies contested the day’s event, with the winner being Michelle Dillon (11) with 35 points. Others in the ball pool were Michelle Baker (24), Jan Harry (10) and Rosie...

03 Jun 2025

Opinion

Out on the road

WAS wonderful to see poor old Oscar taking out two heavy recycle bins at the same time the other week when it was the green waste night. Would have loved to just sit and laugh – I mean – watch as Oscar struggled to the kerb with the heavy bins...

27 May 2025

Letters to the Editor

Giving the little guys a go

I READ and was very impressed by the article Giving the little guys a go (Gannawarra Times, May 20) about Mr Trevorrow’s farm setting aside a waterway for birds, fish, reptiles, insects and flora endemic to the area. I commend the journalist, Edmund...

27 May 2025

Church Notes

Around the churches

Around the churches: Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Eternity Centre, Presbyterian.

27 May 2025

Opinion

Komment by Kurl

INDIA’s champion cricketer Virat Kohli has retired. It will be wonderful the next time we play India that we don’t have to dismiss that competitive p…. person. Bit of a stutter there. Of all players that you would like to see the Aussies dismiss...

20 May 2025