News
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Police make arrests during local shoplifting blitz
A POLICE operation to combat a curious rise in shoplifting during May has resulted in a string of arrests.As a result of the past month’s…
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Hit and miss
SOME Mallee farmers can rest easy after receiving enough rain last week to allay fears over crop yield, but most are not out of the…
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Walsh examines basin figures
SUBMISSIONS may have closed but debate surrounding the proposed Murray Darling Basin plan remains a topic of contention among states.As South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill…
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Work begins at park
THE transformation of Barry Steggall Park has begun.At the reserve near Tower Hill Estate a picnic pavilion with barbecue and surrounding landscaping is due to…
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Fight or flight
A TOL TOL citrus grower believes fruit flies have the potential to destroy the entire citrus industry within a matter of years unless desperate measures…
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Evolution of style
SWAN Hill local Dot Fletcher went to her first Swan Hill Racing Carnival when she was a little girl, and was immediately taken in by…
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Police confiscate guns, ammunition
MORE than 400 guns were seized from a licensed firearms distributor at Koraleigh on Friday night after a number of alleged licence breaches.On Thursday, May…
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SuniTAFE ramps up opposition to cutbacks
TAFE staff, union representatives and local government officials from across the Sunraysia region have thrown their support behind the local TAFE institute in the wake…
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Farmers concerned over lack of rain
LOCAL farmers are concerned about the lack of rain as the potential for high yielding cereal crops continues to shrink due to a lack of…
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Local man pleads guilty to theft spree
A SWAN Hill resident who stole more than $28,000 worth of goods to feed his heroin addiction is set to appeal his four month jail…
