News
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Celebrating community impact
OVER the course of 2024 and 2025, Ganawarra Shire Council has demonstrated its commitment to community development and service delivery through a wide range of…
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Social Meals Program to wind up
NORTHERN District Community Health has confirmed the closure of its long-running Social Meals Program. The program will officially wind up at the end of November,…
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Guide for asset management
GANNAWARRA Shire Council has adopted five key documents to guide Council in making key decisions regarding the construction, upgrade, renewal, maintenance and disposal of assets.…
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Financial plan unveiled
GANNAWARRA Shire Council has unveiled a 10-year Financial Plan to steer its long-term financial decisions. Required under the Local Government Act, the plan outlines Council’s…
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Year of progress and community engagement
THE Gannawarra Shire Council Annual Report 2025, presented at the October Council Meeting, offers a comprehensive overview of Council’s achievements throughout the 2024/25 period. The…
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Health snapshot for conversations on the couch
MURRUMBIDGEE Primary Health Network has concluded its 2025 Conversations on the Couch series, engaging more than 130 residents across 15 towns to gain deeper insight…
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Stepping into a new chapter
MORE than 16 years after making the spontaneous decision to purchase the Cohuna shoe store, Karen Mitchell has passed the reins to two local sisters…
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Country policing careers highlighted
VICTORIA Police is inviting prospective recruits to an online information session focused on country policing opportunities within the Western Region. The event, supported by the…
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Festival success
AS THE dust settles on a big weekend celebrating all that’s best about art and the community, the Loddon Valley Arts festival has had a…
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Sport
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Raiders continue recruiting spree
Koondrook-Barham have continued building their playing list ahead of the 2026 season, with the club announcing the recruitment of Tom German and Ryan Bartlett this…
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Golf Notes
Ladies Stableford – Wednesday 15 October TWELVE ladies played stableford on Wednesday, with the winner Meagan Taylor with 35 points, followed by R. McAlister (34…
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Bowls Notes
KERANG OUR midweek pennant, division one team travelled across to Barham to play Barham 2 under the dome last week and finished with two winning…
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Late burst seals McNeil win
Jye McNeil’s successful spring campaign continued at Caulfield on Saturday, with the Koondrook local piloting Rey Magnerio to a come-from-behind win in the Group 2…
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Kerang continue winning streak
REIGNING premiers Kerang have continued their unbeaten start to the 2025-26 Northern Valley pennant season, with a comfortable 15-shot win over league newcomers Birchip on…
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Tigers set to roar
THE Macorna Football Netball Club has entered a new era both on and off the field, with the club confirming the appointment of Fergus Payne…
Entertainment
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A new round of laughs
AFTER a brief spiritual journey to India to “find himself,” one of Australia’s best-loved comedians, Akmal Saleh, is back on home soil. And he’s back…
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Time out at Heritage Museum
FOLKS and families from far and wide came down to the Kerang Heritage Museum to marvel at the many relics of yesteryear. Despite a patch…
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Out and about: at the footy
CROWDS of supporters from a number of teams came down to watch the footy at Wandella Recreation Reserve, in what was the last preliminary finals…
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Help solve murder mystery
AUDIENCES will help Golden Rivers Theatre Group solve a musical murder mystery at their production of Oh, Horrors! It’s Murder!, showing through early August. Someone…
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Three blind mice bring midweek joy
THE unassuming thespians of the Dingwall Country Women’s Association called in to Glenarm last Wednesday to deliver a charmingly bespoke vaudeville performance. The oft-hilarious nursery…
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Are you ready for The Listies children’s show
CHILDREN’S performers, The Listies, are returning to the Gannawarra Shire next month as part of their 110% Ready tour. The duo, who are regulars at…
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Library love soars
More loans but fewer in-person visits (though that’s not all that it seems) – that’s the story for Loddon Shire’s libraries. Data from the latest…
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Thriving hub unites community
SIX months after its much-anticipated opening, the Pyramid Hill Community Centre continues to go from strength to strength, and October has been no exception. The…
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Cruise into history
RIVER cruises aboard the historic PS Melbourne are running this weekend from Koondrook Wharf, offering locals a rare chance to experience their town from the…
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Take part in town pride
IT’S a weekend which has been 150 years in the making for Cohuna, and the town’s three-day sesquicentennial celebrations promise something for everyone. On Friday…
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Scam warning
A Gannawarra local has fallen victim to an online scam after attempting to purchase a motorbike through a social media marketplace. On 16 October, the…
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Beauty, business, and breakthroughs
SALLY Wilson still chuckles at the memory of her first attempts at beauty therapy — practising on friends and family with results she describes as…