2017
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Nervous wait for rain as crops go dry
THE Mallee was virtually split into two contrasting sides this autumn season, with growers in the north starting their farming season with greater confidence than…
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‘I had a breakdown in Swan Hill’
THE country’s most notorious paedophile priest has spoken out for the first time about his time in Swan Hill during the 1960s, revealing he had…
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Calling all winter superheroes
SUPERPOWERS don’t always make you a superhero. As the Swan Hill region braces for the onset of winter, local op shops are looking for donations…
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Pennant support call
GOLFERS across the region are being called on to support the Northern District ladies pennant, after a Division 1 season which featured only two teams.…
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A shooting star
MAX Sammon is a shooting star on the rise. Just 14 months after taking up clay target shooting, Sammon excelled at the National Skeet Shooting…
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Bail refused for accused drug trafficker
A SOUTH Australian man has been refused bail after he was allegedly caught trafficking $67,000 worth of methamphetamine and cannabis just three days after being…
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A fish called Arnold
WE AUSSIES are notoriously proud of our Big Things, but it sometimes feels like we have a particular fetish for Big Fishy Things. There’s two…
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Infrastructure top priority in budget
RATES will rise by 2.4 percent for Balranald Shire Council residents next year, according to the council’s draft budget. The budget, and draft operational plan,…
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Have your say on new Boga path
THE Lake Boga foreshore could be set to receive more improvements with plans for a new footpath currently under review. The draft plan, indicating the…
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Taste of Japan to grow in Swan Hill
AN AUTHENTIC Japanese inspired garden on Swan Hill’s riverfront will invoke the spirit of sister-city Yamagata, if proposed plans go ahead. Under the Riverfront Masterplan,…
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