Across many parts of Asia, the monthly cycle silently restricts opportunity. For countless adolescent girls, lack of access to reliable menstrual products means missing school,…
THE Piangil Community Centre is not only a focal point where residents and groups come together, but may be critical to saving lives during summer heatwaves, users say. Dianne and…
Harry Coffey will be hoping his good form in the saddle continues when the Swan Hill hoop takes to the track tonight and tomorrow. Coffey has been engaged for four…
EXTREME and dangerous temperatures are projected across the Mallee, in a brutal and searing heatwave which is not expected to relent for at least seven days. The Bureau of Meteorology…
THE Australian Table Grapes Association is one of 40 national bodies joining the Australian Government’s new Trade Diversification Network aimed at supporting exporters’ growth into new markets. The new network…
UNLESS you’ve lived in a rural community, it can be hard to fully grasp what a week like this really means. For many families, these past days have been incredibly…
THE annual Harvest Working Days and Vintage Tractor Pull has been postponed due to the forecast of extreme weather conditions. The Quambatook Heritage Working Machinery Association committee confirmed the event…
A BID to build a second home on farming land at Robinvale has split Swan Hill Rural City councillors, with planners warning it undermines agricultural policy, while others argue the…
VISIONARY Swan Hill businessman and devoted community figure, David Dunoon has been remembered. Mr Dunoon died on 11 January, aged 93 after a battle with mantle lymphoma. Born on 29…
Transformation needed: I am writing to express my disappointment regarding the current state of the land where the No. 9 Main Channel once flowed, specifically the stretch running along Wilkins…
AN organisation that has spent the past decade advocating for regional communities affected by water policy is preparing for a leadership change ahead of a major national review. The Speak…
