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Hitting back at union calls for working holiday visa to be axed
A TOUGH ban on backpackers is not the solution to worker exploitation across the horticulture sector, according to agriculture representatives, who hit back at several…
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Spellbinding 100 days
SWAN Hill North Primary School foundation students celebrated all things 100 last week to mark are halfway point of their first year of school. Last…
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Reflecting demand at SuniTAFE post-COVID
SUNITAFE chief executive Geoff Dea expects to see “significant” changes to courses as the region emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Dea said that while…
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Man accused of string of burglaries
A 28-YEAR-OLD Creswick man has been charged by Swan Hill detectives over an alleged string of burglaries. The man has been charged with 25 offences…
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News in brief
Murray River Council community grants open APPLICATIONS for round one of Murray River Council’s (MRC) 2020/21 Community Grants Program are now open. The competitive grant…
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Students say consideration ‘makes sense’
WYCHEPROOF P-12 College school captain and year 12 student Andrew Mens says changes to this year’s Victorian ATAR scores and VCE results “makes sense”. The…
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Morale at council ‘appalling’
THE staff morale at Murray River Council (MRC) has been described as “appalling” by United Services Union (USU), as employees call for the sacking of…
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Hotel fee waived for returning NSW residents
NSW residents returning from Victoria will have their hotel quarantine fee waived for the next month to ease the financial burden on returnees. The charge…
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Balranald council general manager sacked amid allegation of racial vilification
BALRANALD Shire Council’s general manager has been terminated from his position following allegations of his involvement in a racial incident. Michael Kitzelmann departs the role…
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Backpackers decide to leave Australia amid global pandemic
MADEC Harvest Services manager Gavin Krake says the national Harvest Trail Information Service had experienced a drop in the number of people looking for work,…
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