News
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Countdown to bumper week of local events
WITH just a week remaining before Pioneers Week 2012 begins, the celebration’s calendar of events has been announced.Swan Hill Rural City Council Mayor John Katis…
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Former mayor to host crisis meetings
A GROUP of concerned Barham residents have banded together in what has been described as a grassroots campaign in opposition of the draft Murray-Darling Basin…
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Tooleybuc’s got talent
THEY might be heading in the ‘Wrong Direction’, but Tooleybuc Central School students are certainly going places.Hundreds of students, parents and teachers filled the Tooleybuc…
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Option 9a critics rekindle bridge debate
DEBATE about the ideal location for a replacement Swan Hill Bridge has continued, despite Planning Minister Matthew Guy’s decision to allow ‘option 9a’ to go…
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Senator labels big buyback a ‘con job’
WITH the fate of the Nimmie-Caira water buyback proposal now in the hands of the Federal Government, New South Wales Senator Bill Heffernan has labelled…
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Shed receives grant
NYAH men’s shed is humming with activity after a successful grant application for building upgrades and preparations for its upcoming official opening.The Shed recently received…
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Mechanical fault sparks blaze
A MECHANICAL fault is believed to have sparked a fire that effectively wrote-off a parked car early on Saturday morning.The CFA were called to to…
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Police pursuit
A MAN has seen his car impounded and will face court at a later date after police said his failure to pull over led to…
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Carp management breakthrough
TESTING and red tape could be the only barriers delaying scientists from tipping the scales in the war against carp in the Murray Darling Basin.Carp…
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Tourism promising, local operators say
AS TOURISM industry bodies call for government assistance to prevent a “meltdown” in domestic tourism, Swan Hill’s tourism operators have reported some promising results.Industry bodies…






