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Man sets himself alight at police station
A SWAN Hill man who set himself alight in Swan Hill police station has been treated for serious injuries and charged with reckless conduct endangering…
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Award-winning end to NAIDOC Week
SWAN Hill’s Aboriginal community gave deserved recognition to its leading citizens in an awards night ceremony on Friday night as part of NAIDOC Week.The highest…
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Farrer candidate outlines key issues
BRIDGING the gap between rural and metropolitain communities is a key concern Country Labor’s federal candidate for Farrer.Albury-based school teacher and Farrer candidate Gavin Hickey…
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Big water buyback gets the go-ahead
FIRST it was the closure of the redgum logging industry, now Balranald’s mayor fears the Nimmie Caira water buyback scheme could deliver another crippling economic…
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Elders support recognition
WAMBA Wamba elders believe the recognition of Indigenous people in the constitution would continue their long road to reconciliation.Helping out at the NAIDOC Week Family…
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Lion pride for park’s progress
AFTER years of hard work and determination the Ultima Lion’s Club Park revitalisation project is nearing completion.Club secretary Alan Crilly said it was an exciting…
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‘Knitting it forward’
A BALRANALD café has begun its own pay-it-forward knitting project, creating quilts to donate to vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the local community.Local residents and…
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Lakeside proposal: rezoning aimed at unlocking Lake Boga’s waterfront potential
A PROPOSED development at Lake Boga has the potential to unlock highly sought-after residential waterfront blocks.Swan Hill Rural City Council has already thrown its support…
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Balranald skatepark plan rolls on
Although it is still in its early stages, the development of a new skate park for the Balranald community will go ahead, according to Balranald…
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Workload crisis: child protection workers ask department to address workload issue
CHILD protection workers in the Loddon Mallee are in the midst of a “workload crisis”, according to a Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) representative.Staff…
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