2017
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State’s top cops talk up policing improvements
REDUCING the ‘tyranny of distance’ for investigators and reducing single vehicle accidents were the topical issues for some of Victoria’s high ranking police officers during…
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Swan Hill road toll rises
SWAN Hill’s road toll spiked in 2012, despite the continuation of a downward trend statewide, which saw Victoria achieve its fifth consecutive record low. Five…
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A little push
It’s not every day one sees a little girl pushing an office chair through a park, but on Wednesday, five-year-old Skye Bennett was on a…
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Debate continues after teacher strike
FOR the fourth time in less than 12 months, scores of teachers from across the Swan Hill region walked off the job yesterday as part…
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Independence day
ABORIGINAL communities in the Swan Hill region have taken a significant step towards independence and cultural heritage control by formally establishing three corporate bodies. On…
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Council rejects 9a
FIREY debate marked Tuesday night’s Swan Hill Rural City Council meeting where the intermediate lift-span, upstream of the current bridge — known as the 9a…
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Yanga set for upgrade despite summer closures
DESPITE recently securing more than $100,000 in funding to increase Yanga National Park’s tourism potential, the National Parks and Wildlife Service said dangerous conditions like…
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Collision at Lake Charm
SCORES of train passengers and a truck driver have avoided injury in a level crossing collision near Lake Charm. The 12.50pm Swan Hill to Southern…
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Multicultural combination
MULTICULTURALISM is a fact of life for Swan Hill siblings Mary and Emuel Gabreil, who have grown up with four different languages in their family.…
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Politicians given open invitation
IN LIEU of a firm election promise to establish a dedicated youth mental health facility in the Swan Hill municipality, Federal Coalition members say they…
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