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Edmund Coleman

Home is where the habitat is

ANOTHER significant step was taken last week in the recovery of two native fish species previously thought to be extinct for decades. Ecologists have celebrated the release of 600 olive perchlets and 110 southern purple-spotted gudgeons into the two...

04 Jun 2025

Education

Weaving a special connection

KERANG born Barapa Barapa Yorta Yorta man, Kai Lane, said it was “a dream come true” to return home and guide school children to create habitat pods that will become home to native fauna in the Gunbower Forest. Mr Lane, along with Barapa Barapa elder...

04 Jun 2025

Community

“A long way to go”: record Reconciliation Week numbers

HUNDREDS from across the shire gathered in Kerang in a record-breaking show of respect for First Nations peoples and cultures to mark National Reconciliation Week 2025. Over 350 people attended the Aboriginal flag raising outside Kerang Council...

03 Jun 2025

Health

KDH expands surgical services

KERANG District Health (KDH) has completed significant upgrades to its theatre complex, made possible through a $3 million grant from the 2023–24 Regional Health Infrastructure Fund. The funding supported essential renovations, including the...

03 Jun 2025

Football

Quick Smartt’s AFL start

NINETEEN-year-old Leitchville Gunbower product Oskar Smartt was taken in the mid-season draft by Essendon at pick 17 last week, making him the third player from the Leitchville Gunbower FNC to join an AFL list. Smartt began his football career at...

03 Jun 2025

News

Answering a call

DR Ned Chalmers moved from Warrnambool at the beginning of the year to work at Kerang District Health, and says he is well settled and loving the town. Growing up in Wedderburn, Dr Chalmers said the importance of addressing disparate health outcomes...

27 May 2025

News

Your chance to ask about Goschen project

COMMUNITY consultation sessions on the divisive Goschen Rare Earths project will be held next month, with construction and production set to start in the next 12-18 months. Over the first week of June the sessions will be held across the Swan Hill...

27 May 2025

News

Bowling for better mental health

BOWL For Your Lives is a proactive, grassroots initiative on a mission to not just open up conversations about mental ill-health but encourage those struggling to take up a pastime.“This is a story about hope,“ said Bowl For Your Lives (BFYL)...

27 May 2025

Community

Funds boost for Cohuna Farmers and Makers Market

PEOPLE from the Gannawarra Shire and beyond enjoyed the monthly Cohuna Farmers and Makers Market. Recently it was announced the market will continue to receive support from the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA), which has extended...

27 May 2025

Education

A Flying Start at CCS

GIVE your child the best possible transition to school with a Flying Start at Cohuna Consolidated School. Flying Start is a program designed to ensure a smooth, gradual and nurturing transition to primary school. Over six sessions spread across...

22 May 2025

News

Best feet forward for Mother’s Day Classic

COHUNA’S Mother’s Day Classic saw more than 50 people run, jog or walk a six-kilometre loop through the Gunbower bush to raise funds for breast and ovarian cancer research. The event was organised by the student voice team at Cohuna Secondary College...

22 May 2025

Education

Not just a school - a family

Currently fewer than fifteen students attend the primary school, spread across two classes combining prep to grade two, and then grades three to five. With two teachers and a full-time education support staff member, Principal Jodie Fletcher says...

22 May 2025