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Poignant Remembrance Day in Swan Hill
SWAN Hill’s Remembrance Day ceremony held extra poignancy last Friday, with about 100 current service men and women from the Australian Defence Force paying their…
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SuniTAFE trades apprentices celebrate success
SWAN Hill’s brightest aspiring tradies were recognised last week at the inaugural SuniTAFE trades celebration. The event acknowledged the students’ achievements over the past 12…
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Avoid contact with river, EPA urges
WATER quality tests in the Murray River at Swan Hill suggest low levels of E.coli may be present, but the floodwater should still be treated…
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Phone option for flood-hit state election voters
VOTERS impacted by the recent floods are encouraged to plan ahead and vote early in this year’s Victorian election. Low-lying areas along the Murray River…
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Swan Hill’s soggy month was an October record
SWAN Hill had its wettest October on record. The rural city’s aerodrome weather station was inundated with 160.6mm recorded. This soggy month eclipsed the previous…
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Japanese encephalitis vaccine access widens
PEOPLE who spend four hours or more outside each day are now eligible to receive a vaccine to protect against Japanese encephalitis. The Victorian Government…
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Fire risk alert over wet hay
FARMERS in the western and northern parts of the state are reminded of the dangers of high moisture content in hay as they begin cutting,…
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Mine’s economic impact
GANNAWARRA Shire economic development manager Roger Griffiths says the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project is predicted to be one of the largest-producing mines…
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Understanding consumer demand
MURRAY Regional Tourism has launched two key strategic reports developed to enable destinations in the Murray region to understand the changing face of consumer demand.…
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Victorian state election early voting to open
EARLY voting in the state election opens on Monday. The early voting centre for the Murray Plains district will be staged at 159 Stradbroke Avenue,…










