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By Lachlan Ellis
\nAfter more than 45 years, Ballan\u2019s official rainfall reader is passing on the torch \u2013 or rather, the rain gauge \u2013 to someone else.<\/p>\n

To read the full story – Simply click on the following link and flip through to page number one (1)<\/p>\n

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By Lachlan Ellis After more than 45 years, Ballan\u2019s official rainfall reader is passing on the torch \u2013 or rather, the rain gauge \u2013 to someone else. To read the full story – Simply click on the following link and flip through to page number one (1) https:\/\/issuu.com\/themooraboolnews\/docs\/mn_2021-10-19 in the 19 October 2021 edition OR […]<\/p>\n

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