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Mobile library extends rural services
THE Mobile Library bus will be making a few extra bookstops this week, when the town of Wakool joins the bus route.The transitory service, which…
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Light bulb moment
IT WAS an overcast day but faces were glowing after a $90,000 funding announcement for Swan Hill Racecourse Bowls Club last week.Victorian Minister for Sport…
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School opens Koorie room
The new Koorie room at the Swan Hill Primary school was abuzz with activity on Friday morning as the room was officially opened.The two-and-a-half-hour ceremony…
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St Mary’s celebrates golden jubilee
HAVING weathered earthquakes, droughts, and time itself, Swan Hill’s St Mary of the Assumption church yesterday celebrated its golden jubilee.On July 1, 1962, thousands of…
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Koraleigh fire
A FIRE that burnt a Koraleigh home to the ground last week was not considered suspicious, New South Wales police said.Authorities were alerted at 7.55am…
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Relay receives official nod
AFTER some trepidation, Cancer Council Victoria has formally announced that the 2012 Swan Hill Relay For Life will go ahead.Cancer Council Victoria staff member Sue…
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Child care shortage
CHILD care in Swan Hill is in a state of crisis, with a high demand for workers and lengthy waiting lists, according to local child…
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Budget nose dive
WAKOOL Shire Council budget figures show this year’s surplus has taken a dramatic dive into deficit, but council has put the dive down to a…
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Churches welcome new technology
THOUSANDS of years of tradition has not stopped Swan Hill’s religious institutions from utilising modern technology in their services.A variety of Swan Hill’s ecclesiastic leaders…
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Proponents take action on North Park
A PETITION in support of a discount department store at North Park has collected at least 335 signatures been presented to Swan Hill Rural City…
