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Car tax sparks row
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says slapping a distance-based tax on electric vehicles is a disincentive to get people to move to low-emission cars.…
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Help… I’ve got hiccups
SIXTEEN people called Triple Zero last year to complain about hiccups, while more than 1000 called the emergency number because they were constipated, according to…
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Around the Churches: 7/5/21
Uniting IN the 1980s Tina Turner sang “What’s love got to do with it?” Well, our readings this week say everything! St Augustine is reported…
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New bridge push by council
PRESSURE is mounting on the NSW Government to fund a new Swan Hill bridge to span the Murray River. Swan Hill Rural City Council has…
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Police Beat: 7/5/21
SWAN Hill Police arrested a 35-year-old man on weapons charges on April 30. Leading Senior Constable Tania Peters said police spoke to the man while…
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Leader of a ‘ghost’ agency
THE boss of a future Murray-Darling Basin compliance agency plans to establish five regional “field offices” across the basin – but he’s still awaiting legislation…
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Keeping ahead of the learning curve
PRINCIPALS at some of our local colleges have navigated their way through the pandemic more easily than many others – thanks to embracing digital learning…
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Scholarship offers $10k to farmers
YOUNG farmers have the opportunity to earn up to $10,000 in this year’s state government backed scholarship program. The 2021 Upskill and Invest Young Farmers…
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Farmers’ rebate scheme extended
FARMERS impacted by drought have been given a further 12 months to apply for funding from the On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme to help…
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Hotter, drier if we ignore emissions
CLIMATE change in north-west Victoria will heighten the temperature and lead to more severe weather events if no action is taken. They are among the…
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