News
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Plastics recycling nets 40 tonnes
MORE than 40 tonnes of agricultural plastics has been collected in the Loddon-Mallee region in the first two months of a pilot program to improve…
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Housing crisis ‘opportunities’
A LEADING community services provider says there’s an unprecedented opportunity to push the Mallee’s case as governments “sharpen their focus” on addressing housing issues. Rural…
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Unemployment at historic lows
THE Victorian Government says the state’s “economic recovery” is generating jobs, with our region’s unemployment now the lowest in the nation, new Australian Bureau of…
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Noise, odour alerts as sewer pipes cleaned
WASTEWATER mains in three towns in the Murray River Council area will soon undergo a system clean designed to improve the performance and reliability of…
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Water race win for Cohuna company
COHUNA has delivered a big national award for local enterprise AWMA Water Control Solutions – one of its best kept secrets. The business has been…
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Officer’s four decades on frontline
A VICTORIA Police officer who has quietly served his community without fuss is on the eve of retirement, after more than four decades in uniform.…
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Funds plea for programs that strengthen families
MALLEE Family Care has called on governments to acknowledge the critical work being achieved by regional organisations by increasing funding for place-based programs and services.…
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Kerang aged-care residents enjoy the colour
GLENARM aged-care residents and visitors to the Kerang District Health facility are benefiting from the recent arrival of artwork from Gannawarra Shire Council’s art collection.…
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Swan Hill, Robinvale leisure centres bulk up
AN expanded gym space will set the bar high at the Swan Hill Leisure Centre, with work beginning this month. Fencing has gone up around…
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Swan Hill Show free for kids
SWAN Hill District Agricultural and Pastoral Society president Reg Packer said more money will be in the back pocket of families when they enter the…










