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RAISING THE ROOF: Tiny township’s spectacular fundraising auction
SEA Lake junior motocross rider Maggie Stacey loved nothing better than joining her mates on the track. But when her life was cut short at…
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Curlewis St parking no longer free
FREE parking at the Curlewis Street car park in Swan Hill ended on Sunday. Swan Hill Rural City Council director of development and planning Heather…
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‘Passport’ for farm workers
A ROBINVALE company has developed a QR code-based app farmers can use to verify the identity, status and qualifications of the workers on their farm.…
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Irrigators urge action
THE National Irrigators Council (NIC) has cautiously welcomed the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Water Markets Inquiry Final Report. Chief Executive…
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Volunteer army out in harmony
IN its 12th year of multicultural celebration, Swan Hill Harmony Day Committee was thrilled to see more than 1000 people from more than 20 cultures…
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Balranald Vinnies on the move
VINNIES St Dympna Conference Balranald has a new venue to meet community members who need an extra helping hand. St Vincent de Paul Society Conference…
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Home blaze family away
A FAMILY thought to be away over Easter will return to discover their home has been burnt down. The fire, in Nyah, broke out about…
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Break out the toilet paper
GEORGE Lay Park is closer to getting a much-anticipated loo as construction begins this month on the toilet block. Swan Hill Mayor Bill Moar said…
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Rising rates fear
VICTORIA’S peak farming body is urging rural and regional local councils to avoid inequitable rate increases for farmers in the face of record farmland sales…
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Southern trail complete
THE construction of the walking trail on the southern side of the Murrumbidgee River in Balranald is now completed. Workers have started the section on…







