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Workers wanted to fill food processing labour demand

SPECIALIST recruitment and workforce management company, Food Industry People Group (FIPG) has issued an SOS for local workers in Tongala and district looking for employment. According to FIPG, the COVID-19 crisis has opened unexpected employment...

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Warren Ratcliffe and his lifelong love of the chopper

The exaggeration was never more evident than in the poster hanging in Warren’s shed of Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper riding on the highway on their Harley-Davidson choppers in the 1969 counterculture movie Easy Rider

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Kyabram East Timor project in limbo due to COVID-19

THE Kyabram East Timor project has had its operations stalled by the latest coronavirus restrictions. The project’s April container, filled with a variety of homemade garments, was unable to be shipped to its destination in Timor Leste, which...

Jared Prestwidge
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Surge in family violence expected in wake of coronavirus pandemic

Self-isolation and social distancing might seem like a daunting, lonely road. For many, it will be a living hell. Victims of domestic violence could be trapped with their abusers as Kyabram and district prepares for a state-wide lockdown due to...

Charmayne Allison
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KCLC offering support to residents in self-isolation

HAS self-isolation taken a toll on you and your family? Then be sure to check your letterbox and you might find a much-needed helping hand.

Jared Prestwidge
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Tongala resident reveals key to success when working from home

DURING the past few months, the spread of the coronavirus has forced people to make a lot of unexpected changes to their daily lives. Tongala’s Tanya Hesson was in that boat two years ago.

Jared Prestwidge
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Limited flu vaccinations available

Campaspe Shire Council will be offering free flu vaccinations from this week to young children (aged 6 months to under 5 years), residents over 65 years and eligible ‘at risk’ people only. Acting regulatory and community services general...

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2020 Tidy Towns Awards applications now open

ARE you contributing to managing litter or reducing waste in your neighbourhood or town? Does your initiative help inspire or empower your community? Have you embarked on a project that is preventing damage to or restoring the natural environment?...

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Kyabram GP urges residents to stay hygiene-vigilant to ease Coronavirus spread

KYABRAM Regional Clinic general practitioner Sameer Badgoti has outlined the current information surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kyabram and district residents urged to get up and active in April

KYABRAM and district residents are encouraged to register online and commit to 30 minutes of physical activity a day this coming month as part of Active April.

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Kyabram businesses hit hard by COVID-19

WE are living in extraordinary times. The development and influence of the coronavirus has been swift and devastating.

Jared Prestwidge
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The way we were from above | Looking Back

THIS aerial photograph of the southern area of Kyabram was taken by former Kyabram photographer Tony Cole.

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KDHS gives update on COVID-19 measures

IN response to current events surrounding COVID-19, Kyabram District Health Service has taken measures to ensure every available resource is dedicated to managing the pandemic and planning for the coming months.

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Ky West Hotel donates $6500 to local CFA and BlazeAid

THE Ky West Hotel showed an immense amount of community spirit recently, when it donated 100 per cent of the proceeds from its February fundraiser event to volunteer organisations that were on the front lines during the recent bushfire season. Of...

Jared Prestwidge
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Kyabram and district schools show mixed performances in 2019 NAPLAN

THE 2019 NAPLAN results were made available to the public on Thursday, with the majority of Kyabram and district’s schools recording middling or declining results when compared to the rest of Australia.

Jared Prestwidge
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Dumbleyoung and its ace in the lake

Veteran Kyabram journalist Gus Underwood visits a small Western Australian town which has been made famous by a nearby lake and a water speed ace... DUMBLEYOUNG, a small, sleepy wheatbelt town in central southern Western Australia roared to life...

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2020 Big Freeze calls for Kyabram sliders

THE second annual Big Freeze Echuca-Moama is fast approaching, with Kyabram and district residents and businesses encouraged to get involved for a good cause. Held at the Moama Recreation Reserve on May 24, the event sees local personalities take...

Jared Prestwidge
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Tongala IGA faces abuse and racism in wake of coronavirus

TONGALA IGA is facing a barrage of abuse and racism from inconsiderate panic-buyers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Forcing the locally owned business to introduce a ‘locals only’ policy on certain items. Store manager Jodie...

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Man’s body found in Murray River at Echuca

AN ECHUCA man who thought he could see a blow-up toy trapped in a fallen tree on the Murray this morning was stunned to discover it was a man’s body.

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Greater Shepparton’s first coronavirus case had travelled overseas

Greater Shepparton has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. The News understands the person was tested at Goulburn Valley Health. Another person has tested positive for the virus in Gannawarr...

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Yes, I have coronavirus, Echuca woman says

JUDY Magdziarz has a message for the people of Echuca-Moama. Yes, I have tested positive for coronavirus. Yes, I did go shopping in town. But no, none of you seem to understand why I was doing that. The Echuca woman and her daughter Summar sailed on...

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Second coronavirus case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its second confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. Goulburn Valley Health have confirmed that a second person who tested positive for COVID-19 recently returned from overseas.

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