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  • Greek community watch and wait

    Greek community watch and wait

    AS Greece teeters perilously close to bankruptcy, two leaders of the local Greek community — John Katis, a councillor at Swan Hill Rural City Council,…

  • Proudly reviving ‘forbidden’ language

    Proudly reviving ‘forbidden’ language

    THE Swan Hill Koori Court was the first in Victoria to introduce Indigenous language at court sittings. And although it is among the more recently…

  • Experts weigh in ahead of historic meeting

    Experts weigh in ahead of historic meeting

    AS irrigators and politicians prepare for one of the biggest meetings in the history of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, two experts have added their perspective…

  • Locals’ strong kart showing

    Locals’ strong kart showing

    ANTHONY Fedele and Daniel Fedele led the way in their respective categories at the weekend’s Swan Hill Automotive Group Cup, taking the chequered flag in…

  • Minister unable to make Barham meeting

    Minister unable to make Barham meeting

    AS TENSIONS surrounding the Murray Darling Basin Plan reach a critical point, the Minister responsible for federal water policy has said he is unable to…

  • Councils at odds about future fitness

    WAKOOL Shire Mayor Neil Gorey has hit back at claims the shire should merge with neighbouring councils as part of the State Government’s Fit for…

  • Marruk play sets out to find the silver lining

    Marruk play sets out to find the silver lining

    THE stories of Swan Hill youths are set to be told in the latest locally created performance from the Marruk Project. Titled Light of Dawn,…

  • Relationship milestone

    Relationship milestone

    IT HAS been 35 years since Swan Hill and the Japanese city of Yamagata forged their sister city relationship. The milestone was celebrated over the…

  • Endeavour pleasing from lower sides

    Endeavour pleasing from lower sides

    WATCHING the initial onslaught from both sides, one could be excused for believing that Saturday’s game at Greenham Park was a top of the table…

  • Emotions, nudity and flying veggies

    Emotions, nudity and flying veggies

    WHEN I was growing up we never really ate dinner together as a family.  The four of us children would take our dinner to either…

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