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Edmund Coleman

Quamby defib back online

THE defibrillator located outside the Quambatook post office is back online after months of being out-of-service. The device is available 24/7 to be used when someone is in a cardiac arrest and can be potentially lifesaving. The Quambatook Community...

06 Aug 2025

News

Transmission project cost blows out

THE estimated cost of the VNI West project has doubled and will now come with a price tag of $7.6 billion, according to the AEMO’s Electricity Network Options Report released last week. The report provides an estimated range of between 30 per cent...

05 Aug 2025

News

Quamby weir shaping up

AFTER nearly a decade in the works, the development of the Quambatook Weir Pool is taking shape. Concrete has been poured for the boat ramp, a new picnic area has been built, and tracks and trails linking the weir to Quambatook’s town centre are...

05 Aug 2025

Health

Keep kids up to date with dental health

CHILDREN and families are being reminded this week of the importance of oral health as part of Northern District Community Health’s (NDCH) Smiles 4 Miles program. NDCH will be visiting local kindergartens to deliver free oral health packs and...

04 Aug 2025

News

Kerang student Lucy embodies Anzac spirit

YEAR 10 Kerang Christian College student Lucy Pilgrim has received the prestigious Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize, having been selected from a highly competitive pool of hundreds of applicants across the state. The award recognises a small group of...

29 Jul 2025

News

KDAS call for more youth entries

KERANG and District Agricultural Society (KDAS) are making a push for more entries, especially from primary and secondary school age children, in this year’s show. KDAS have released their show schedule three months before their 139th to be held on...

24 Jul 2025

News

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...

22 Jul 2025

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...

22 Jul 2025

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...

22 Jul 2025

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...

22 Jul 2025

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