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Total Fire Ban for Mallee and Wimmera
A TOTAL fire ban has been declared on Wednesday for most of Victoria due to forecast extreme fire weather, including Mallee and Wimmera. Conditions are…
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Stanthorpe Festival – crushing for 60 years
Queensland’s Granite Belt comes alive this month for the long-running Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival – a celebration of food, wine and community. The…
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Riverside celebrations
ABOUT 160 people flocked to the shores at Mensforth Park for breakfast and the annual duck race on Australia Day. Taking home $500 in first…
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Man run over, woman stabbed in Piangil
A PIANGIL man surrendered himself at a police station after it is alleged he deliberately ran over a man in a 4WD before stabbing a…
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New pool party date set
HEADSPACE Swan Hill’s 10th birthday celebration will now be held next Monday, February 16 from 3.30pm to 6pm at the Swan Hill Outdoor Pool. Postponed…
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Shaping future water management
THE future of the Murray-Darling Basin is under renewed scrutiny following the release of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s 2026 Basin Plan Review discussion paper, prompting…
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Budget submissions
A FISH sculpture trail along the Murray, a sustainability rebate for households and a new Swan Hill library are among 18 community-driven ideas now on…
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Plan under review
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority says it has spent the past 13 years “working towards ensuring a healthy, working Murray–Darling Basin.” But more than a decade…
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Karinie set for upgrade
MAJOR roadworks are set to begin on Karinie Street in Swan Hill early next month. Council director of infrastructure Leah Johnston said extensive planning and…
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Shire lobbies for regional funding
BALRANALD Shire Council will make a submission to a federal parliamentary inquiry, arguing that long-term underfunding and cost shifting have left remote councils struggling to…
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