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  • Swans struggle

    Swans struggle

    WHERE are all the teenagers in Moulamein? This is the question the Moulamein Football Netball Club is asking itself after officially pulling the pin on…

  • Alleged sexual assault in Kerang

    Alleged sexual assault in Kerang

    Police are investigating after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Kerang earlier this month.  Swan Hill Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Team said a 30-year-old…

  • Decision affects rural students

    Decision affects rural students

    Like many young people in rural towns, living away from home to study is an expensive undertaking.  La Trobe University student Kate Norton, 19, who is…

  • Silver lining

    Silver lining

    The Fair Work Commission’s decision to slash penalty rates on Sundays and public holidays has disappointed millions of workers, but the head of Swan Hill’s marketing…

  • Encouraging anaphylaxis awareness

    Encouraging anaphylaxis awareness

    A Lake Boga parent has urged children and parents to be conscious of people with peanut allergies and anaphylaxis during a video presentation last week.  Karla…

  • Preparing to lose his dreadlocks

    Preparing to lose his dreadlocks

    Tim Pleasance hasn’t had a haircut for eight years.  However, that is set to change after he signed up to take part in the World’s…

  • Challenging start to series

    Challenging start to series

    A DIRTY track threw up a unique challenge for Swan Hill go karter Coady Gorringe on a recent trip to Bendigo. During the fi rst…

  • Resident calls for locals to support business

    Resident calls for locals to support business

    A SWAN Hill business owner has called upon residents to support local business in the wake of the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty…

  • Funding cuts could impact tourism

    Funding cuts could impact tourism

    A cross-border tourism entity that promotes destinations along the Murray River is at risk of folding if funding cuts are made.  Murray Regional Tourism (MRT), which…

  • Fruitless to fruitful

    Fruitless to fruitful

    A fraught Australian dollar and dry earth forced the Fishers to farm differently at their orange farm at Narrung.  Brothers Angus and Alexander Fisher first established…

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