2017

SUNDAY morning saw the battle lines of the November state election drawn, with each party rallying their members and constituents to support them at the…

VICTORIA’S healthcare quality and safety improvement agency has put Swan Hill District Health (SHDH) under the microscope, examining its systems and response to clinical deterioration.…

A TOTAL Fire Ban has been declared for the Mallee tomorrow, with temperatures in the high 30s.  It is the first TFB to be declared…

SEVEN local candidates endured an icy cold saturation at Saturday’s Market Day, raising close to $3000 for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). MND is a progressive…

AN elected Liberal-Nationals has pledged to “rescue” the community fruit fly program. But, Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford said the Labor government “will not walk…

MURRAY Valley Highway was a minefield for early morning drivers on Wednesday with two incidents reported near Lake Boga within three hours.  Emergency services were…

SWAN Hill Rural City Council could be headed towards a restructure, with a number of jobs potentially on the line.  Chief executive officer John McLinden…

SWAN Hill will have a new mayor next month, with Les McPhee indicating he won’t re-contest the top civic position at the mayoral election.  Cr…

FOR decades, Brian Gibson has helped protect every community he has worked and lived in. But last month, the former Victoria Police sergeant was forced…

CONSTRUCTION to extend the Swan Hill racecourse was halted last week after the jockey club failed to seek permission for the works.  The Swan Hill…