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Edmund Coleman

All aboard replica train

DAN Stubbs smiles and says he was “fairly possessed” when building a small, handmade replica of a 1950s Victorian B class locomotive.“I’d get over every morning at 4am and work on it until the alarm went off and I’d go home and get ready for the...

10 hours ago

Business

Hotel issued with emergency order

THE Cohuna Hotel was issued with an emergency order from the Gannawarra Shire last week, following concerns raised by the community about the structural condition of the balcony. In a letter to the business owner shown to the Gannawarra Times...

10 hours ago

News

No paltry price for a bird

DESPITE fowl weather keeping organisers nervous until the last minute, the Kerang Poultry Show and Auction drew its largest crowd in recent history and hefty prices for some of the state’s best birds. Around 500 people flocked to the event over the...

19 Jun 2025

Community

Have your say on transmission plan

TODAY is the last of five VicGrid consultation hub sessions in Kerang seeking feedback on the draft 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan, a document that proposes seven renewable energy zones (REZs) and sets out the framework for the state’s transition...

19 Jun 2025

News

Developers to compete with community benefits: CEO

THE framework for how renewable energy zones (REZs) are proposed to benefit local communities will be released soon for consultation, as local leaders remain sceptical. VicGrid, the Victorian Government body charged with defining the scope and...

19 Jun 2025

News

Mayor drives Roads Focus Group

RESIDENTS with an interest in road infrastructure, maintenance and safety matters are being encouraged by council to apply to join the Roads Focus Group. Gannawarra Shire Mayor Garner Smith said members of the focus group will have the opportunity to...

17 Jun 2025

News

Town celebrations take shape

THE spirit of Cohuna, Shiela Joss says, is the support people give to one another - whether they are lifelong locals or simply dropping in to town.“From my own personal experience of living in town, I grew up here until I was 15 before leaving, and...

17 Jun 2025

News

Minister hears concerns

THE Minister for Climate Action, Energy and Resources, and the State Electricity Commission, Lily D’Ambrosio, visited Kerang and Wycheproof last week to meet with community leaders and representatives from the Gannawarra and Buloke shires. The mayors...

17 Jun 2025

Community

Country theme to Gunbower Primary School’s mini deb ball

A MINI deb ball at the Gunbower Primary School was a roaring success as the school community came together to celebrate the theme of “country farm”.First held in 1990, the mini deb is held at Gunbower PS every seven years, meaning every student...

14 Jun 2025

News

Family violence on the rise

NEARLY 40 per cent of men in outer regional areas have reported using intimate partner violence, as family violence incidents in the Gannawarra and Swan Hill shires are at their highest levels in five years. In a nationwide study conducted for the...

12 Jun 2025

News

Review brings flood of frustration

THE devastating memories of past floods were fresh on the minds of farmers and property owners at a drop-in session to review Loddon River flood warning systems, as the possibility - or inevitability - of another flood looms large. The North Central...

11 Jun 2025

News

Keeping drivers revived

FOR 30 years, the Kerang SES has stationed a Driver Reviver hub in Kerang to encourage long-weekend drivers to take a break and stay safe. On Friday of the King’s Birthday weekend, the Kerang Lions Club prepared coffees and biscuits from 9am to 6pm...

10 Jun 2025