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Calls for council honesty
A BALRANALD business owner has called for transparency and honesty from council, amid the public inquiry into Balranald Shire Council. Balranald Pizza and Takeaway owner…
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Cement top spot
OUR A-grade netball will be playing to cement their top spot. Our B and B-reserve grades will be trying to cement their place in the…
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Numbers flock to Speed for annual field days
THE tiny Mallee town of Speed saw its population soar well into the thousands for this year’s Mallee Machinery Field Days. In its 41st year,…
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Card crash: Telstra outage leaves businesses in chaos
LOCAL retailers, fast food restaurants and supermarkets were left to operate in chaos after a Telstra outage left businesses without EFTPOS facilities last week. Telstra…
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Pushing to new heights: Lake Boga Lions Club honoured
STARTING from a conversation over a glass of cold beer, the Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum has played an integral part in the community for…
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Get job ready: New skills and jobs centre to open in Swan Hill
SWAN Hill will become home to Victoria’s 33rd Skills and Jobs Centre with a significant cash boost announced earlier this week. The state government will…
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Tourism visits in double-digits
TOURISM is the second largest employer in the Murray region, making up 20 per cent of the region’s employment. This year, according to Tourism Research…
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Claims of lowest rate rise: Swan Hill council adopts budget
SWAN Hill municipality residents will be slugged with an average rate rise of 1.02 per cent. However, it’s well below the 2.5 per cent cap…
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Nothing phoney about mobile ban
SWAN Hill school students will be forced to switch off their mobile phones from the start of next year under a technology crackdown by the…
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Wards review: Swan Hill council looks into undivided municipality
SWAN Hill Rural City Council will put forward a suggestion to the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) that it move from a ward system to an…








