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Edmund Coleman

Clubs, fans back Barapa Cup

WITH grave uncertainty surrounding the future of the Golden Rivers Football Netball League, the sun may have set on the storied Barapa Cup. The annual clash between the Macorna Tigers and the Wandella Bombers began in 2018, and was the region’s first...

10 hours ago

Arts & Entertainment

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 rhyme rendition, enriched by the earnestly bizarre costume...

10 hours ago

News

Buloke bemoans VNI transparency

BULOKE Shire Council will write a letter “of the strongest calibre” to Minister Lily D’Ambrosio calling for greater engagement from the State Government with council and community. The notice of motion expressed “strong disappointment” in the...

10 hours ago

News

Transmission line upgrade

IN addition to construction of the new VNI West transmission line, the transmission line from Kerang to Bendigo has been earmarked for an upgrade. VicGrid’s draft Victorian Transmission Plan, due to be finalised later this year, proposes upgrading...

10 hours ago

Netball

Bombers steady to defeat Tigers

THE Wandella Bombers held off a fierce fight from the Macorna Tigers to put themselves back on the winner’s list for the first time since facing off with the Tigers early last month. Desperate for their first win of the season, the Tigers took hold...

21 Jul 2025

Football

Bombers take Tigers to task

THE Wandella Bombers may have raised the Barapa Cup for the last time, with the senior men’s football team finishing 33-points clear of the Macorna Tigers. The match opened with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony led by Barapa Barapa Elder...

21 Jul 2025

News

Skipping class for health

SAINT Joseph’s Primary School celebrated Jump Off Day with a jump rope performance by the Year 5 and 6 class. The school has just raised over $4000 for The Heart Foundation and clocked over 300 hours of skipping as part of a five-week Jump Rope for...

16 Jul 2025

Community

There when needed most

EARLIER this year, Loddon Mallee Regions hosted a regional awards ceremony in Charlton to recognise significant contributions to the Victorian State Emergency Service (SES). Kerang members Mark Gardiner and Peter Duggan both received long service...

15 Jul 2025

News

Kerang’s newest kinder

KERANG South Kindergarten has been officially opened since becoming the Gannawarra Shire’s fifth council-managed early education centre. Located at Kerang South Primary School, the centre will comprise both three-year-old and four-year-old...

15 Jul 2025

Education

Exploring new pastures

KERANG Technical High School student Daniel Britten had not considered a career in agriculture before an extended work experience immersion with Nutrien Ag Solutions. The Year 12 vocational major (VM) student said while he was more geared towards...

09 Jul 2025

News

VNI West transmission line completion delayed

THE expected completion date for the VNI West transmission line has been delayed two years, from 2028 to late 2030, following strong pushback from councils and local residents. Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) released a statement last week...

08 Jul 2025

News

Fundraising for motor neurone disease makes a splash

STUDENTS, staff and parents at Kerang South Primary School raised just under $1,300 for motor neurone disease (MND) research and support. Causing quite the splash, the initiative was suggested and driven by student leaders - including school captain...

08 Jul 2025