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‘Wall of water’ after breach
FORTY minutes – that’s how long it took for water to begin threatening homes in Goodnight after the discovery of a broken levee bank. RFS…
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Highway reopens at lakes
THE Murray Valley Highway reopened to traffic between Kerang and Lake Charm on Wednesday after a levee was constructed to direct floodwater away from the…
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Volunteer effort feeds the hungry troops
OVER 18 days, the Swan Hill Fire Brigade Auxiliary Unit packed an incredible 1725 lunches for Australian Defence Force teams combating the flood emergency. Unit…
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Ambulance response times improve
AMBULANCE response times significantly improved during the first quarter of 2022/23 in the Swan Hill municipality compared to the previous three-month period, but remained below…
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Surge in early voting
A RECORD number of people cast their votes when early voting for the state election opened on Monday. There are two pre-polling centres in the…
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Meat and greet at festival
MORE than a thousand salami lovers converged on Euston to mark the return of the Great Murray River Salami Festival, which resumed after a three-year…
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MPs hail flood heroes
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster and Member for Farrer Sussan Ley have lauded the “untiring efforts” of Mallee and Riverine “heroes” and who have come…
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Ouyen Lake event an instant classic
OUYEN received a massive tourism boost last weekend, hosting the Mildura Wakeboarding Classic after it had to be moved due to the flooding situation in…
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Taskforce testing floodwater samples
A TASKFORCE is collecting floodwater samples from impacted regions. The Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES), Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and Natural Hazards Research Australia (NHRA)…
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Euston river preparations continue
VOLUNTEERS from Western Australia have taken the time to support residents worried about flooding as they sandbagged homes at Euston. Diarmuid Kinsella, a WA Department…
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