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Swan Hill refugee advocates honoured
A GROUP supporting refugees and asylum seekers for more than 20 years has been honoured in this year’s Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence. The awards…
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MASP: Go for a gift that keep on giving
MALLEE Accommodation and Support Program (MASP) is urging local businesses and benefactors to make a difference this Christmas and beyond. MASP chief executive officer Vincent…
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Plan a ‘promising’ step
MALLEE District Aboriginal Services has described the joint National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children as “promising”. However, MDAS said the plan fell…
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Youth share affirmative consent message
YOUNG people in the Mallee will be at the forefront of teaching affirmative consent education to their peers. The Youth Affairs Council Victoria has recently…
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Balranald river peak on the way
THE Murrumbidgee River at Balranald is expected to peak this week. An update from the Bureau of Meteorology issued on Sunday stated that the Murrumbidgee…
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Prepare for fire season
WHILE the fire season has been delayed due to weeks of heavy rainfall leading to flooding and high fuel loads, warmer weather is on the…
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Delays on Tooleybuc Bridge
THE Tooleybuc Bridge will be closed for up to 20 minutes at various times on Tuesday. Transport for NWS will inspect the steel support structure…
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Murray River staying ‘stubbornly high’
WHILE the Murray River at Swan Hill remains below major flood levels, the consistently high waters have the community on alert. Incident controller Dean Simmons,…
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Riverside tree uprooted
DAMAGING winds uprooted a large gum tree on the bank of the Murray River at Riverside Park on Sunday. A Swan Hill Council spokesperson said…
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Hail hits Mallee hard
MALLEE communities are still counting the cost of Saturday’s freak hailstorm, which uprooted trees, flattened crops, smashed windows and left a trail of destruction. The…
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