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Samantha James

Shared vision hits right note

SHARED Connections celebrated the history and ongoing culture of the First Nations people in Swan Hill through song and dance on Sunday. Swan Hill Rural City Council Aboriginal community development officer Jacinta Chaplin said she was pleased with...

11 hours ago

Community

Manangatang citizen of year an inspiration to others

MANANGATANG Citizen of the Year 2025 was awarded to Emma Hicks for her valuable contribution to the community. Since Ms Hicks arrival in 2009, she has displayed unwavering dedication to the Manangatang community. She has been a tireless advocate for...

12 hours ago

Community

Lockharts lead celebrations

TOOLEYBUC and Piangil District Action Group hosted some 120 guests at their Australia Day barbecue breakfast in Mensforth Park. Joe and Ian Lockhart took leading roles in the proceedings as descendants of the man who unofficially opened the Tooleybuc...

12 hours ago

Community

Piangil gets patriotic

PIANGIL Memorial Park came alive with the community’s inaugural Australia Day lunch. Piangil Memorial Park and Recreation Reserve Inc Committee secretary Glenda O’Bree said it was a really good day.“We had 60 attendees at one point, with mainly...

12 hours ago

Community

Nyah recognises leaders

Byron Lenon was recognised with the Junior Nyah Citizen Award for his school involvement, while David ‘Snail’ Henson received the Nyah District Citizenship Award for his decades of local sporting contributions.

28 Jan 2025

Community

Ultima locals enjoy lunch

THE Ultima community gathered at the Ultima Hall on Sunday for a celebratory lunch. Ultima Lions Club secretary Athol Ingram said many of the almost 60 attendees celebrated with both breakfast and lunch.“Some people went to the breakfast in Swan Hill...

28 Jan 2025

Community

Woorinen breakfast a success

MANY volunteers turned out to make the Woorinen District Progress Association’s Australia Day breakfast a success, organiser Lyndon Patterson said.“It was a really good turnout, so the Community Centre was full,“ she said. About 80 people...

28 Jan 2025

Police and Courts

Family violence reporting growing

SWAN Hill Council’s 2024 crime statistics have been released by the Crime Statistics Agency and show a 3.6 per cent decrease in total criminal incidents. Family incidents increased to 793 from 597 incidents in 2023 at a 23.8 per cent jump, bringing...

24 Jan 2025

Police and Courts

Police Beat

SWAN HILL Fire: A SEMI-trailer carrying brush fencing caught fire while travelling on the Donald-Swan Hill Road in Meatian about 6.30pm last Friday. The quick-thinking driver unhooked the prime mover and moved it to safety. The fire moved from the...

24 Jan 2025

Community

Gate open to town celebrations

TOOLEYBUC will celebrate the centenary of both the unofficial 1924 and official 1925 openings of the bridge at their Australia Day breakfast and duck race. Breakfast will be served in Mensforth Park from 7.30am on Sunday, with raffles and...

24 Jan 2025

News

Truck, scrub fire put out after mechanical failure

A MECHANICAL failure ignited a semi-trailer loaded with tree brush on the Donald-Swan Hill Road near Goschen about 6.30pm on Friday. CFA District 18 Commander Dean Simmons said the driver was able to save the cab of the truck, pulling over and...

23 Jan 2025

Police and Courts

Woman charged over unit fire

A WOMAN has been remanded to reappear at the Mildura Magistrate’s Court in April on charges of criminal damage by fire – arson for a fire that engulfed a Makepeace Street unit on Thursday evening. The 31-year-old woman appeared in court on Friday...

21 Jan 2025