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Peter Bannan

Windfall puts projects on move

PROJECTS in the Swan Hill municipality will get off the ground after the council discovered more than $1.2 million in surplus funds. Director of corporate services Bhan Pratap told the December ordinary meeting the financial statements for 2023:24...

25 Jan 2025

News

MP pushes for P-plater age reduction

MEMBER for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has renewed calls for Victoria’s probationary driving age to be lowered to 17. The Nationals MP said it would bring it in line with other states and reduce disadvantage for young people in rural areas. Ms...

25 Jan 2025

News

Onus campers to be fire safe

CAMPERS have been urged to ensure they are aware of current fire danger ratings after people were warned about unauthorised campfires in the state’s east last month. Last week police issued a warning about the dangers of unextinguished campfires...

24 Jan 2025

Health

Health network aims for close care

PATIENTS at Swan Hill District Health have been assured care won’t be compromised by the establishment of Local Health Service Networks. As part of the Victorian Government initiative, SHDH has been grouped into a network with other health services...

24 Jan 2025

News

Alleged historic child abuse investigation

A LAW firm has called for witnesses to historic child abuse allegations at a Swan Hill primary school in the late 1990s. Shine Lawyers took to Facebook this week to announce it was investigating the claims at St Mary’s Primary School, Swan Hill.“If...

24 Jan 2025

News

Murder accused in court as town champion mourned

A MAN charged with murdering Quambatook “dear friend and champion” Merril Kelly has appeared in court. Brian Barnes, 67, faced Bendigo Magistrates’ Court yesterday for a filing hearing after being charged over the Tuesday incident. Mr Barnes was...

24 Jan 2025

Community

Special ‘Connections’ on Australia Day

SWAN Hill Council has urged the community to celebrate the Shared Connections event on January 26. Now in its second year, this event is part of the upcoming Australia Day festivities. Everyone is encouraged to attend the “unifying experience” at...

21 Jan 2025

Community

Popular breakfast returns

SWAN Hill’s popular Australia Day breakfast at Riverside Park is returning this year after a five-year hiatus. The breakfast was a staple event for more than 40 years, but was taken off the menu by Swan Hill Council after long-time volunteers ended...

21 Jan 2025

Police and Courts

Murder charge

A SWAN Hill man has been charged with murder after a fatal attack this month in Golden Square. Emergency services were called about 10am on January 2 to a hotel on High Street. Bendigo artist, Joshua Penny, 34, was treated by paramedics before being...

21 Jan 2025

News

Knives off shelves after stabbing

A MAJOR supermarket in Swan Hill has pulled kitchen knives from shelves after a stabbing at a Queensland store. Police allege a 13-year-old boy took a knife from a shelf before the random attack on an employee on January 13. The suspect fled but was...

21 Jan 2025

News

Water use advice for Lake Boga

URBAN water customers in Lake Boga have been urged to cease all garden and lawn watering due to a fault and high summer usage. Lower Murray Water issued the important advice on Monday.“We’re currently experiencing very high demand on...

20 Jan 2025

News

Dalton has plan to ‘fix’ basin

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says water is “on the lips of everyone” as she unveiled her seven-point plan to “fix” the Murray-Darling Basin. Mrs Dalton said her plan was the result of extensive consultation with water experts and rural...

17 Jan 2025