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  • Mallee needs more dingoes: expert

    Mallee needs more dingoes: expert

    AN ECOLOGIST with extensive research in Mallee habitats believes propping up dingo numbers in the region will help control local pest species and problems associated…

  • El Niño forecast no surprise for local growers

    El Niño forecast no surprise for local growers

    GROWERS in the Swan Hill region should prepare for drier conditions than normal during the second half of the year, as the Bureau of Meteorology…

  • Local bankruptcies on the rise

    Local bankruptcies on the rise

    BANKRUPTCIES and personal insolvencies skyrocketed in the Swan Hill region in the last financial quarter. According to personal insolvency statistics released by the Australian Financial…

  • Our local Triple Zero hero

    Our local Triple Zero hero

    A NINE-YEAR-OLD Swan Hill girl is a Junior Triple Zero Hero after receiving an award for her Triple Zero call which saved her stepfather last…

  • Prep your pooches for Million Paws Walk

    Prep your pooches for Million Paws Walk

    MARGARET Cooper’s affectionate dog Lulu was shaggy, filthy and starved when she was rescued by a rehoming organisation just two months ago. Photos tell the…

  • VCAT rejects appeal against childcare centre

    VCAT rejects appeal against childcare centre

    STRAIN on Swan Hill’s childcare system will see some alleviation in coming weeks, with one centre soon to open and another permit application recently getting…

  • Interest in Tigers’ response

    Interest in Tigers’ response

    HOW will Woorinen respond at Lake Boga tomorrow? That’s the question being asked of last year’s Central Murray Football Netball League A Grade runners-up after…

  • Key areas to improve

    Key areas to improve

    DECISION making and skills are key areas of improvement for Lake Boga as the Magpies prepare for Woorinen at home this week. The Pies were…

  • Millsteed’s title

    Millsteed’s title

    DIANE Millsteed stood out from the rest of the competition in this year’s ladies singles at the May Carnival. The iconic Swan Hill Bowls Club…

  • NT cop ready to lead Swan Hill police

    NT cop ready to lead Swan Hill police

    BORROLOOLA. It’s a nearly 1000km drive to Darwin, more than 600km to Katherine and the sort of endless isolation only found in the Northern Territory…

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