Athletics

Medal haul for Specialist School track stars

THERE was a silver lining for three Swan Hill Specialist School students, with the trio returning from last month’s State Athletics Championships in Melbourne sporting a swag of medals around their necks. Shakaya Egan, 18, Darryl...

08 Nov 2024

Athletics

Golden boy

A “LIFELONG dream” was finally realised for Liam Shadbolt, the 16-year old Beverford local winning gold in the under-18 high jump at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Fiji last Wednesday. Competing for the first time outside Australi...

11 Jun 2024

Athletics

Jumping for Oz

HIGH jumper Liam Shadbolt is on the cusp of realising a lifelong dream, with the 16-year-old Beverford local selected to represent Australia at next month’s Oceania Athletics Area Championships. Shadbolt will represent the...

10 May 2024

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Moulamein Notes

Snakes swell and on the move

They are everywhere. They are big and fat and shiny and plentiful. I keep saying that it is the most snakes I have seen since the ‘70s. I had a camper turn up today and I warned him about the number of snakes and to watch his dog. I said that I...

08 Nov 2024
News

Flush golf chip a bowl lot fun

PEOPLE attending the New South Wales Open golf tournament will have an opportunity to fire off their best golf chip into a toilet bowl for a chance to win a $1000 Swan Hill Incorporated gift card. From November 14 to 17 at the Murray Downs Golf and...

08 Nov 2024
Opinion

Celebrate elections based on policy not personality

THIS week’s US elections present a good opportunity to thank God we’re not America, and celebrate that Australia is the best country in the world. First of all, much as Donald Trump and Kamela Harris dominated election coverage, the US’s...

08 Nov 2024
News

Juniors in full swing

EXCITEMENT is building at Murray Downs ahead of the NSW Men’s Open Golf Championship, with school from across the region taking part in a series of golf clinics. Golf NSW regional manager for the Murray region, Kade Webb coordinated the clinics and...

12 Nov 2024

Athletics

Medal haul for Specialist School track stars

Golden boy

Jumping for Oz

Snakes swell and on the move

Flush golf chip a bowl lot fun

Celebrate elections based on policy not personality

Juniors in full swing