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  • June Carnival earns award nomination

    June Carnival earns award nomination

    JUNE’S Murray Downs Swan Hill Cup Carnival has been shortlisted for an award at this year’s Country Racing Victoria (CRV) Awards. The three-day carnival has…

  • Opinion: Clean water should be a priority for all

    Opinion: Clean water should be a priority for all

    AT ONE stage or another we’ve all been exposed to the advertisements relaying the poor water quality in third world countries.  Statistics reveal that one…

  • CLEAN WATER BATTLE: SPECIAL REPORT

    CLEAN WATER BATTLE: SPECIAL REPORT

    RESIDENTS in towns across the Mallee could have access to safe, clean drinking water for around an extra 40 cents per day.  GWMWater, which supplies…

  • Fair Work Ombudsman commences legal action against Woorinen stone fruit farm

    Fair Work Ombudsman commences legal action against Woorinen stone fruit farm

    THE Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a Woorinen fruit farmer for allegedly underpaying two Malaysian fruit pickers more than $13,000 and providing…

  • LAKE BONANZA

    LAKE BONANZA

    SEA Lake’s iconic Lake Tyrrell received $2.3 million in funding on Thursday to boost its status as one of North-West Victoria’s premier tourist destinations. The…

  • SWAN HILL GROWING

    SWAN HILL GROWING

    SWAN Hill’s population grew by 4.54 per cent in the past five years according to national census figures released on June 27. While a series…

  • SCREEN TALK

    SCREEN TALK

    TWENTY years ago, an unknown author named Joanne Rowling released her debut novel and in the process ignited the imaginations of millions of children across…

  • Brett makes his mark

    Brett makes his mark

    A PIVOTAL figure in the history of the Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum has died at the age of 86. Brett Freeman left a legacy…

  • Michelle Payne cops four-week suspension

    Michelle Payne cops four-week suspension

    MELBOURNE Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has received a four-week suspension after pleading guilty to taking a banned substance. Payne, 31, was stood down from…

  • Lanigan wasting no time making his mark

    Lanigan wasting no time making his mark

    GREYHOUND training is in his blood, and if his early success is anything to go by, a long and esteemed career awaits Swan Hill’s Matt…

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