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Firefighters battle almond farm blaze
WHAT began as fires on two almond hull stacks at a Select Harvests property on Boxing Day transformed into a blaze that took firefighters more…
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Facebook users think local newspapers are ‘essential’ to communities.
MORE than half of people who do not read local newspapers believe they are essential to their communities, a national survey has found. Findings from…
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Taskforce to assess regional bank closures
REGIONAL bank closures will be under the spotlight next month after the Federal Government announced a taskforce that will assess the impact of bank closures…
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Welcome to our World
IF you would like to see your bubs featured in Welcome to our World feature please send a high quality photo, the baby’s full name,…
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Swan Hill region ‘seriously affected’ by housing shortage
EVERY sector in the Swan Hill Rural City Council area has been impacted by housing shortages according to Mayor Councillor Jade Benham. Jobs and gross…
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‘Christmas Comet’ lights up the sky
LOCAL astrophotographer Michael Mattiazo has been taking photos of comets since 1986, but in one spectacular shot he captured what is known as the ‘Christmas…
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Swan Hill public toilets damaged by vandals
OVER the past few weeks acts of vandalism have been performed on a number of council-managed public toilet facilities. Toilets located at McCallum St, Milloo…
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Victorian government issues mask mandate
MASKS indoors and shorter wait periods for booster shots are the new changes to the Victorian Government’s COVID Regulations, which have come into effect today,…
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Walsh demands more state funding for rail
VICTORIAN Nationals leader Peter Walsh has called for the Victorian Government to provide $5 million to get the Murray Basin Rail Project back on track.…
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Experts weigh in on undocumented workers issue
CLAIMS workers are being routinely exploited surfaced again in Robinvale this week, with some paid as little as $30 a day and living in overcrowded…










