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Hand them in during firearm amnesty
PEOPLE are being urged to hand in any unwanted, unregistered or illegal firearms to Victoria Police during November as part of an amnesty. The amnesty,…
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Local council election counting like no other
THE counting of votes in Victoria’s local government elections is expected to take four times longer than usual as Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) staff feel…
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Swinging support for second Balranald swing bridge
THE construction of a new swing bridge and a walking trail in Balranald has been approved, giving the community and visitors a new attraction to…
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Free garden waste disposal
SWAN Hill Rural City Council is offering free green waste disposal at the Swan Hill and Robinvale landfills this weekend. Council’s director of infrastructure, Svetla…
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V/Line chief terminated
SUSPENDED V/Line chief executive officer James Pinder has been terminated from the position following damning evidence heard into alleged corruption. “Following the public hearings of…
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Sipping coffee for homelessness
COFFEES were sipped earlier this month to raise money for homelessness support in the Swan Hill region. Cafe 202 and at Forty One participated in…
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Annual family Christmas tradition cancelled amid pandemic
CHRISTMAS carols won’t be heard from Riverside Park in December after an annual tradition was called off. The Carols by Candlelight event, which last year…
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NSW to keep Victoria border shut
THE NSW Government could keep its border to Victoria closed until after Christmas. Premier Gladys Berejiklian closed the border on July 7 as cases began…
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Restrictions ease, but Peter Walsh wants more
REGIONAL Victorians were given more freedoms after the state government eased further restrictions, but it’s not enough for Murray Plains MP Peter Walsh. “The Andrew…
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Wellbeing’s overall decline for young people
RATES of psychological distress remain high or very high and there’s an overall decline in wellbeing amongst young Australians, according to new data. The headspace…
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