2017
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Police target high youth offender rate
POLICE say youth workers and special officers have successfully chipped away at youth crime statistics that peaked at more than double the state average. The…
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Training coaches
THE sporting coaches of the future were put through their paces on Friday at a special training session designed to teach them the joys —…
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New paid parking
CUSTOMERS using the Swan Hill Square Shopping Centre where Coles is located will be introduced to a new paid parking system from today onwards. Free…
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Council to vote on bridge back flip
SWAN Hill Rural City Councillors will tomorrow make a long-awaited decision on the controversial 9a bridge route. The proposal put for tomorrow night’s council meeting,…
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Funding sparks fire safety
A SAFETY awareness and education program run by the Loddon Mallee CFA will be rekindled next year thanks to new funding from the State Government. …
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People of all abilities experience Sailability
LOCALS from all walks of life threw caution to the wind and tried their hand at sailing on Lake Boga this week. The two-day Sailability…
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Budget blues
SWAN Hill District Health has been told it must shed $378,000 from this year’s budget after the Commonwealth made a snap-decision to cut funding. Hospital…
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Strike: Teachers take to the street
CHANTS, megaphones and angry faces were out in force at the Swan Hill rally of Australian Education Union members yesterday morning. Cries of “one-term Ted”…
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Close shave
A SPLASH of shaving foam and the sharp blade of a razor has market the end of a hair-raising Movember effort. Charlie Gray’s head chef…
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History repeating
IT WAS a case of history repeating itself at the unveiling of a new monument to honour the Burke and Wills expedition on Monday. The…









