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Council wins legal battle
A ROBINVALE ‘materials recycling’ business has lost a long-running legal battle against Swan Hill Rural City Council and been ordered to construct improvements.The legal stoush lasting…
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That’s the plan, Stan
AFTER more than five years and hundreds of community consultation meetings, the Murray Darling Basin Plan has become law.Water Minister Tony Burke announced this afternoon he had signed off…
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Burning desire to serve
FLOODS, fires and helicopter rescues are all part of the job for Country Fire Authority operations manager Bill Johnstone.Long nights, strange hours and “strange things”…
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Inquiry sets sights on Yanga
LOCAL submissions to a NSW parliamentary inquiry regarding the management of Yanga National Park have called for more funding to bring the park’s visitation figures…
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G-MW updates farmers on irrigation modernisation project
GOULBURN Murray Water’s (G-MW) plans to modernise irrigation infrastructure have progressed but some irrigators remain cautious about purported benefits.G-MW project director George Warne and managing…
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Donors doing a ‘fantastic job’
CLOSE to a thousand donations to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service were made in the Swan Hill region this year — a “fantastic job”…
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Man faces court following siege
THE 24-year-old man involved in a five-hour siege in Swan Hill will have his matter transferred to the Bendigo Magistrates’ Court in January, despite wanting…
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Youth council forges ahead
IN THE wake of criticism of the direction taken by the Swan Hill’s Novo Youth Council, its members have decided to narrow their focus to…
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Changes in local marriage trends
THERE are less blushing brides and grinning grooms in the municipality now than five years ago, according to the latest statistics.Australian Bureau of Statistics census…
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Approaching a century
SWAN Hill resident Myrtle Hooper is set to celebrate her 100th birthday on Sunday.Despite the milestone, the 99-year-old is quick to shy away from the…
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