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Reported family violence incidents decrease during lockdown
REPORTED incidents of family violence in the Swan Hill region during stage three lockdowns have decreased from the same four-month period last year. Swan Hill…
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Balranald shire general manager departs
BALRANALD Shire Council’s general manager has left the position following his alleged involvement in a racial vilification incident. The Guardian reported last week that Michael…
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Victorian Premier’s aged care comments labelled ‘unhelpful’
RESPECT Aged Care managing director Jason Binder says comments made by Premier Daniel Andrews about the escalating death toll from coronavirus in aged care homes…
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Eye on the sky after a dry July
JULY proved to be dry as a chip across the Mallee, with grain growers now turning their eye to the sky in search of a…
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Lockdown ‘unjustifiable’, says Mallee MP
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has written to Premier Daniel Andrews, asking him to overturn his decision to lockdown Victoria’s regions, labelling the move “unjustifiable”.…
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Education the cure, says indigenous elder
BALRANALD-born Wamba Wamba tribe member and elder Gary Murray believes there is institutionalised racism across councils. In response to the recent racial vilification allegation between…
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No support from the tribe on $10m Our Place
A WAMBA Wamba elder says the tribe does not support the inclusion of an Aboriginal cultural experience in the council’s new $10 million Our Place…
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Grants to stay connected
GRANTS are now available for communities to stay connected during the coronavirus pandemic. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp welcomed the opening of applications for…
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Back to takeaway
A FORCED closure to dine-in customers for three months due to COVID-19 restrictions has caused a considerable drop in trade for one Swan Hill restaurant.…
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Last drinks as businesses forced back into takeaway
IT’S deja vu for Swan Hill businesses as they are again forced to close or limit their services during stage three stay-at-home restrictions. Premier Daniel…
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