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Sarah Buchecker

Excitement builds for skate park

THE much-anticipated Robinvale Skate Park is almost complete, as the final irrigation and landscaping works get underway. Swan Hill Rural City Council director development and planning Heather Green said she looked forward to the opening of the park...

19 Nov 2023

Property News

Rental vacancies ‘incredibly tight’

NORTH-West Victoria’s rental vacancies have dropped even further, as availability across the country hits a record low. According to PropTrack’s Market Insight Report, the national rental vacancy rate was only 1.02 per cent in...

14 Nov 2023

News

SuniTAFE’s new organisational values

SUNITAFE has entered a “new era” after adapting its organisational values to suit its current role. The SuniTAFE board of directors recently signed off on new organisational values that better reflect the culture of the institute and align with the...

08 Nov 2023

News

Keeping children safe

MOTORISTS are being reminded to get back to basics and take some key road safety precautions as school returns for the final term of 2023. Students on the Victorian side of the border returned to school on Monday, while NSW students return next...

03 Oct 2023

Police and Courts

Plea for clues after man dies

SWAN Hill police are seeking information about the final movements of Shubir Bakhori. The 46-year-old man was involved in an incident on the Murray Valley Highway, near New Britain Road in Robinvale, about 9.15am on July 28. Mr Bakhori was taken to...

28 Aug 2023

News

Rental vacancies increase slightly in regional Vic

INCREASING vacancy rates in Victoria have provided marginal but “much-needed” relief for renters, including those in Sunraysia. According to property analysis company PropTrack, vacancy rates across Victoria increased during June, with...

14 Jul 2023

Education

Funding for TAFE crop courses

SUNRAYSIA Institute of TAFE has received $1.9 million to help fund workforce programs for the booming protective cropping industry. The Victorian Government funding will deliver a Certificate II in Protected Horticulture to cohorts in medicinal...

10 Jun 2023

News

Closures are a con, says union

THE Finance Sector Union has called on Westpac to do better for the community, after it announced only eight out of 20 planned bank branch closures were being overturned. FSU said Westpac had finally caved to pressure from bank workers and...

05 Jun 2023

News

Cheap rentals shrink

THE number of rental properties under $400 a week in Victoria’s north west has fallen almost 24 per cent over the last three years. Nationally, affordable properties are at a record low as the chronic rental shortage...

03 Jun 2023

News

Bank backdown a boost for town

WESTPAC’S decision to keep its Robinvale branch open indefinitely has been labelled a morale boost for the community, which faced the threat of two of its three bank branches closing this year. Member for Mildura Jade Benham announced...

12 May 2023

politics

Bank closures leave regional communities feeling hopeless

MALLEE residents have been left feeling “hopeless” as banks across regional Australia continue to close despite the ongoing Senate Inquiry, says Member for Mildura Jade Benham. On Wednesday, the Finance Sector Union announced more bank branches had...

03 May 2023

News

Burden pushing essential workers to brink

THE average essential worker in northern Victoria spends about half of their wage on rent, creating pressure that is pricing workers out of their communities, a new report has warned. National housing advocacy organisation Everybody’s Home compared...

18 Apr 2023