News
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Safety a priority
EVERY farmer deserves to come home safely at the end of the day. That is the message at the heart of a new statewide campaign…
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Growers warn of fallout from visa cuts
UNPICKED crops, decimated rural communities and higher supermarket prices are among the consequences that could unfold if One Nation’s anti-immigration policy were to be implemented,…
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Review raises concerns over artificial intelligence
Concerns are mounting over the effectiveness of The Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review, with key stakeholders concerned about the use of artificial intelligence. Questions have emerged…
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Wait-time blowout
In Canberra this week I raised the distressing number of instances where older Mallee residents are struggling to get residential or home care services. People…
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Cruise North America
Take in historic cities and rugged shores with Viking’s 15-day Canada and East Coast Explorer voyage from Toronto, Ontario to Fort Lauderdale, Florida or vice…
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Community satisfaction survey
SWAN Hill Rural City Council is encouraging residents to have their say as the annual local government community satisfaction survey gets underway. The survey will…
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The cost of living hits harder in the regions
LATLEY, almost every conversation I have seems to come back to the same theme. At the supermarket checkout. At markets, sport and events on the…
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Year in review – October
Friday, 3 October Frustrated Lake Boga residents issued a 30-day ultimatum to Swan Hill Rural City Council, requesting a response over the escalating tensions between…
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Roos secure finals spot
SATURDAY marked the end of another successful regular season for the Balranald Roos C-grade cricket team, whose impressive form has pushed them into third place.…
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Hemp home
IN a town where summer temperatures push 48 degrees and winter nights bite hard, Neil Preston has built a house that barely notices the extremes.…










