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2024 Community Grants Program Extended

Gannawarra Shire Council Community groups and organisations seeking funding to support projects, programs, events and activities via Gannawarra Shire Council’s 2024 Community Grants Program now have an extra 12 days to apply for assistance. The...

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02 May 2024
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2024 Community Grants Program applications now open

Community groups and organisations seeking funding to support projects, programs, events and activities are encouraged to apply for assistance thanks to Gannawarra Shire Council’s 2024 Community Grants Program. Applications for the popular program...

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11 Apr 2024
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Arts and Culture Strategy on display

Murray River Council is calling for community feedback on its new draft Arts and Culture Strategy. The draft strategy was developed following consultation with the community, along with local arts and culture groups. Mayor, Cr Frank Crawley said the...

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04 Apr 2024
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Council concerned by increase in dog attacks

Gannawarra Shire Council is encouraging pet owners to adhere to laws relating to responsible pet ownership following an increase in the number of reported dog attacks. During the past month Council staff have investigated numerous incidents of dogs...

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04 Apr 2024
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Big boost for Barham’s water

Murray River Council Water flow and pressure in Barham has been improved thanks to the completion of Muray River Council’s filtered water pressure improvement project. This follows the installation of a new booster pump at the filtration plant...

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21 Mar 2024
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Council pauses building services

Gannawarra Shire Council has temporarily suspended accepting new building permit applications until further notice as it works to recruit a replacement Municipal Building Surveyor and review its Building department’s current level of service. The...

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07 Mar 2024
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GSC future electoral structure revealed

Gannawarra Shire Council Gannawarra Shire Council residents will be represented by seven Councillors from throughout the municipality from later this year. Minister for Local Government, Melissa Horne announced on February 15 she had accepted the...

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22 Feb 2024
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Volunteer at the Gateway to Gannawarra

Gannawarra Shire Council The Gannawarra’s major tourism information centre is looking for new volunteers to help promote the area’s attractions to visitors. Located in Garden Park, Cohuna, the Gateway to Gannawarra Visitor Centre has been...

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08 Feb 2024
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Yabby Trap Round-Up

Murray River Council Murray River Council is joining the ‘Yabby Trap Round-Up’, and as part of the initiative, fishers will be able to swap their old or unwanted opera house yabby traps for an Oar-Gee Plow lure. For the month of February...

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01 Feb 2024
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Cohuna, Koondrook, Kerang to host GSC Council Meetings in 2024

Gannawarra Shire Council has confirmed its meeting schedule for 2024, with meetings to be held in Cohuna for the first time since 2021 and Koondrook for the first time since 2016. Eleven scheduled meetings will be held between February 2024 and...

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23 Nov 2023
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Have your say on roadside pest and weed management

Residents are encouraged to help Gannawarra Shire Council identify locations where roadside pest and weed are a problem throughout the municipality. Council is working on the latest version of its Roadside Weeds and Pest Program Control Plan, with...

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09 Nov 2023
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Nominations open for GSC major community service awards

Presented annually as part of local Australia Day celebrations, Council’s Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year Awards recognise residents who help make the area a great place to live. “First presented in 1995, our Citizen and Young Citizen of...

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12 Oct 2023
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Road and footpath inspections

Gannawarra Shire Council Vehicles equipped with laser measurement devices and cameras will take to the Gannawarra’s roads from Thursday, September 21 as part of efforts to improve Council’s road and footpath network. Teams from asset inspection...

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21 Sep 2023
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Nominate for Murray Australia Day Awards

Nominations for Murray River Council’s 2024 Australia Day Awards are now open. Residents and community members are encouraged to nominate individuals or groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the local community. “Australia Day...

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14 Sep 2023
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Prepare now for Council’s 2023 Community Grants Program

Community groups and organisations are encouraged to prepare early for potential funding applications into Gannawarra Shire Council’s 2023 Community Grants Program. Applications for the popular program will open at 9am Tuesday, 1 August and will...

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03 Aug 2023
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MRC Draft Media Policy on Display

You have until August 3 to make your submission to Murray River Council’s (MRC) draft media policy. The policy proposes a framework for the MRC administration and management of their interactions with all forms of media – print, broadcast and...

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27 Jul 2023
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Donation to Auskickers

cluBarham’s Nicholas Jarman recently joined Kate O’Neill and Sam Chapman to assist in handing out awards to the Auskick kids and donating $1,250 to Koondrook Barham Auskick. Kate O’Neill thanked everyone for their attendance and issued a very...

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06 Jul 2023
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Apply to operate a container deposit scheme collection point

Gannawarra Shire Council Local businesses, community organisations and sporting groups are encouraged to consider applying to operate a container deposit scheme collection point in the Gannawarra. With the State Government introducing a Container...

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06 Jul 2023
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Council contributes to 2022 flood inquiry

Gannawarra Shire Council Repairing strategic levee banks, funding for key flood mitigation infrastructure, and updating key management strategies to recognise lessons learnt from the October-December 2022 floods are priority issues in the Gannawarr...

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15 Jun 2023