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Road repair blitz

REPAIRS to the Mallee Highway in two locations will take place as part of the Victorian Government’s newly announced $964 million road maintenance program. The Mallee Highway is among a list of 54 roads to be included in the program at its launch...

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News

Cool change at bookstore

SINCE vacating their old shop after the building next door caught on fire in 2022, volunteers at the Can Assist Bookshop had to their spend summers in a building without an airconditioner. Two years after moving a few shops down to 90 Market Street...

3 hours ago

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Modular home success story

Andrew MoleSWANBUILD is a Swan Hill success story almost 50 years in the making, and with its golden anniversary just a few months away, the family business has wasted no time in unveiling the next step in its future growth. A special open day last...

15 Oct 2024

News

Making head space

HEADSPACE Swan Hill held workshops at primary schools around the region to build connections with young people and promote this year’s theme of “Pause. Reflect. Reconnect”. Manager Hayley Neuschafer said the mindfulness activities of rock...

15 Oct 2024

News

Vodafone, Telstra upgrades

VODAFONE is more than doubling its national mobile network, an expansion which will bring 4G and 5G coverage to Swan Hill. The new network will switch on in early 2025, boosting Vodafone’s coverage to more than 1 million square...

15 Oct 2024

News

Zaffina mayor of elected council

FOR the first time in five years, councillors met in the chambers of the Balranald Shire Council on Friday morning. The extraordinary meeting on October 11 saw councillors Dwaine Scott, Louie Zaffina, Tracy O’Halloran, Philip Pippin, Alison Linnett...

15 Oct 2024

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Blue Ribbon Day: Honoring Our Heroes and Building a Safer Tomorrow

Blue Ribbon Day is 29 September, which coincides with National Police Remembrance Day. Blue Ribbon Day is a chance for the community to say thank you to those who protect and serve our community and ensure that those who have fallen are never...

28 Sep 2023

Farming and Environment

Swan Hill Sale yards today.

The livestock awaiting transportation to their new owners at the Swan Hill Sale Yards this morning They were sold in the livestock sale which started at 7.30am this morning

27 Jul 2023

Farming and Environment

Abattoir a business boost for emu farm

JEFF Long’s $2.5 million investment in a processing facility is about to start paying dividends at his Tragowel emu property. The delayed completion of the facility has had a knock-on effect on this year’s production schedule, which is...

12 Feb 2023

Robinvale gears up for centenary party

THE town of Robinvale is turning a historic 100 on October 23. Known as ‘Bumbang’ prior to European settlement, Herbert Cuttle purchased the land that would become the township in 1913. The name change came in memory of his son, Lieutenant George...

15 Oct 2024

News

Exhibition aims to craft a better future

A NEW exhibition showcasing textile banners exploring a range of social issues will travel to Swan Hill as part of a national touring exhibition. Changemakers: Crafting a Difference opens at Swan Hill Regional Library on Wednesday, October 23 and is...

15 Oct 2024

News

Comet approaches

THE brightest comet in more than a decade, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced choo-cheen-shan, is fast approaching. This Oort cloud comet originated in the far reaches of the solar system, some 90,000 times Earth-Sun...

15 Oct 2024

News

Back to basics

STRIVING towards accountability and transparency, chartered accountant and tax agent Kevin O’Dea hopes to get back to basics if elected to Buloke Shire Council. While nominating as a candidate for the Lower Avoca Ward, he said he...

15 Oct 2024

Sport

cricket

Bombers flying into season

WANDELLA will be out to avenge last year’s semi-final defeat to Nyah District when the Bombers begin their 2024-25 campaign against the Demons this Saturday.

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Horse Racing

Woo-hoo for cup winner

FORMER Kerang trainer Jarrod Robinson has just executed the most amazing slow-motion strategy to win the $30,000 Nutrien Ag Manangatang Cup. You Betcha Woo, a 14-start maiden bought online for just $2500, had its first run for him at the...

15 Oct 2024

Horse Racing

Coffey on the road

SWAN Hill jockey Harry Coffey should have business slogan down the side of his car – Have Horse, Will Travel. On Monday last week he was winning a race at Mildura. On Wednesday he was riding a swag of trials at Murtoa. Friday he turned up...

15 Oct 2024

Bowls

Racecourse revenge

RACECOURSE turned the tables on their grand final conquerors on the first weekend of the new Northern Valley pennant competition, defeating Murray Downs by two shots. In a highly competitive contest that went down to the final end, last year’s...

15 Oct 2024

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Opinion

Character rich thriller

SET against the backdrop of the Australian Blue Mountains, this small-town thriller will have readers questioning everything they think they know about the characters.

13 Oct 2024

Moulamein Notes

Iconic race bar scratched

Moulamein notes: Legendary bar gone, The big race, Wakool Landholders Association AGM, Moulamein Show And Shine, Rice water flowing, Pennant bowls starts this week, Fire permits back on, River levels

11 Oct 2024

Opinion

Reform aged care

REPRESENTING Swan Hill and the region as your federal Member for Mallee is frantic at the best of times but felt particularly so this sitting week in Canberra. The Albanese Labor Government is running out time for major reform such as aged care...

11 Oct 2024

Opinion

Church Notes

AnglicanAT our Parish Service last week, Rev Julie introduced some new wording and songs, which was appreciated. After the service, all enjoyed a shared picnic lunch, with lots of mixing and conversations. Anglican services have begun...

04 Oct 2024

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