News
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They’re safe as houses
SWAN Hill Neighbourhood House manager Kate Bishop said there was “a collective sigh of relief” across the Mallee after the Victorian Government confirmed it will…
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Target for 11 million rural residents
A BOLD target has been set to have 11 million people living “prosperously” outside the capital cities within the next decade. The Regional Australia Institute…
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Youth awards open now
THE 2022 YACVic Rural Youth Awards will celebrate the incredible work, stories and achievements of young people, youth workers and community groups in rural and…
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CFA veteran honoured for service
YOU won’t see CFA veteran Noel Harvey on the back of a fire truck these days, but his work is still as critical for the…
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Uncle Jack Charles mourned
“SWAN Hill was a place where certain Indigenous families lived and worked on local farms and paid their way. Mum was in a good position.…
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‘Weak’ La Niña forecast
ABOVE-average rainfall over spring and early summer has bee forecast for east coast of Australia as the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) declares the return of…
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Draft Residential Housing Strategy delay
THE release date of Murray River Council’s draft Residential Housing Strategy has been pushed back. The draft strategy is centred around meeting future housing demands…
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Still waiting after triple-O tragedy
DAVID Edwards is sick to death of waiting. He has waited months for a response from the State Government after his father, Alfred, died on…
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Housing cash falls short
HUNDREDS of Swan Hill residents will be left languishing on social housing waiting lists even if the Victorian Government’s Big Housing Build reached its target…
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Queen’s ‘momentous’ visit
THE April 1970 visit to Swan Hill by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Phillip was regarded as the one of the most…









