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  • Deathtrap delay

    Deathtrap delay

    SWAN Hill transport companies are united over the poor timing of a weight limit reduction on the Swan Hill bridge over Murray. While all companies…

  • Movember makes Mallee men manlier

    Movember makes Mallee men manlier

    YESTERDAY marked the beginning of Movember — a month where our men get hairier for a good cause. In Movember attention focuses on men’s health…

  • Bacon still popular

    Bacon still popular

    SWAN Hill butchers say processed meat sales have remained steady despite renewed warnings about their alleged cancer risk. Last Monday, the World Health Organisation’s cancer…

  • Another year done and dusted for local car club

    SWAN HILL Sporting Car Club will go into 2016 with a boost after a big year in terms of success and club growth. With an…

  • Heat stressed

    Heat stressed

    SWAN Hill, along with most of the rest of the state, has recorded a fraction of its average October rainfall, causing many of the region’s…

  • Life goes on: locals reflect on final exams

    Life goes on: locals reflect on final exams

    DESPITE graduating high school in 1996, Sarah Sammon is still studying ten years later, recently achieving her graduate certificate in Australian rural leadership done by…

  • Meeting allays fears over Tooleybuc Bridge

    Meeting allays fears over Tooleybuc Bridge

    MORE than 100 Tooleybuc community members attended a meeting with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) on Wednesday night to discuss the future of the new…

  • Little caller gears up for another big race

    Little caller gears up for another big race

    ONE of Victoria’s youngest race callers is preparing to saddle up into the commentary box at his third Racing Victoria event tomorrow. Swan Hill youngster…

  • Council shy on same-sex politics

    Council shy on same-sex politics

    SWAN Hill Rural City councillors are continuing to dismiss same-sex marriage as a Federal Government responsibility, despite a slew of Victorian councils passing formal motions…

  • Last hurrah for Relied

    Last hurrah for Relied

    BALRANALD’S favourite racehorse Relied is galloping his last stretch on Saturday, bowing out after a championship career in the region. Trained by Ron ‘Sprigger’ Flanagan…

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