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The day Cabinet came to Swan Hill
THE year was 1976. A copy of The Guardian cost 12 cents, Celebrity Squares dominated the TV landscape on BCV 11 and a Toyota Celica…
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Kayle Kirby to make long-awaited debut
TYNTYNDER junior Kayle Kirby will make his AFL debut tomorrow against Melbourne at the MCG. Kirby, 18, was originally named as an emergency for Collingwood’s…
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Drink and be merry as the Murray Valley wine industry is on the up
THIS year’s wine grape crush survey report for the Murray-Darling and Swan Hill, released on August 2, shows the region’s wine industry is riding a…
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THE SWAN HILLIAN: Options aplenty
In her song, “Big Yellow Taxi”, Joni Mitchell sang “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know What you’ve got Till it’s gone”…
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Skate park ideas thrown in the air
IDEAS for Swan Hill’s new skate park ramped up last week, when dozens of youth put their wheels into motion with features they want included. …
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Terrific Thommo
ALMOST 14 years ago, Australian darts representative Justin Thompson turned his back on the sport that had given him so much joy and success. Fast…
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VIEWPOINT: A TV icon in the hot seat
“IT has been a big week in football.” From 1994 to 2005, arguably the biggest name in the football media industry sprung onto our screens,…
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Rising times: Funding increase for Swan Hill District Health will merely cover costs
SWAN Hill District Health chief executive officer Ted Rayment says an increase in state government funding for the hospital in 2017/18 is merely to cover…
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Channel conqueror
FORMER Swan Hill resident Esther McConnell has just achieved the impressive feat of swimming the English Channel, a success less than 2000 people in the world can…
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Hard road for motorists
MOTORISTS in North-West Victoria have vented frustration at the years of neglect and lack of infrastructure spent on the region’s road network ahead of a…










