User Profile

Peter Bannan

Kyalite Road major upgrade

A VITAL transport link between Kyalite and Moulamein will soon be upgraded. Murray River Council on Monday announced it would start $5.7 million worth of major construction works along Kyalite Road next month. The project will upgrade an 11.8km...

3 hours ago

Farming and Environment

Orchardist denied again in accommodation dispute

SWAN Hill Council’s refusal to issue a certificate to an orchardist to build worker accommodation on the site has been upheld by the planning tribunal. Redland Fruit took Swan Hill Council to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, to...

3 hours ago

Health

With JE circulating, it’s time to vaccinate

GANNAWARRA residents at-risk of contracting the mosquito-borne virus Japanese encephalitis have been urged to get vaccinated. Free vaccinations are available to eligible residents via Gannawarra Council’s immunisation program. Council chief...

3 hours ago

politics

MP driving age change

A PETITION calling on the Victorian Government to reduce the minimum probationary drivers licence age has been launched and sponsored by Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad. Reducing the age from 18 to 17 would make Victoria in line with every...

19 hours ago

Health

Split health district, says Dalton

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has called for the splitting of the Murrumbidgee Local Health District “to provide proper local health care”.Mrs Dalton said she would move a motion to divide the MLHD into two districts, and create a new district...

23 hours ago

Police and Courts

Safety push to counter motorcyclist fatalities

VICTORIA Police says its focusing on motorcycle safety this month after a “concerning” number of rider deaths so far in 2025. Motorcyclists make up more than a quarter of this year’s fatalities, with 12 riders killed on Victorian roads to date...

21 Feb 2025

News

Government strategy for levees

THE Victorian Government has responded to the final report of the inquiry into the October 2022 floods, with confirmation of a review of the Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy which will examine issues around rural levee management. The...

21 Feb 2025

Travel

On the buses for track upgrades

RAIL passengers will have to travel by bus for two weeks from tomorrow due to maintenance works on the Swan Hill train line. Buses will replace Bendigo, Echuca and Swan Hill line trains for the entire journey from tomorrow until Wednesday, March 5...

21 Feb 2025

Community

Expo to empower seniors

PEOPLE are encouraged to attend the upcoming Ageing Persons Information Expo at Barham next month. It’s a one-stop event designed to provide older community members, their families, and carers with valuable information on the many support services...

21 Feb 2025

News

VNI West pop-up sessions in Kerang and Boort

WEEKLY pop-up sessions will be held in Kerang and Boort as part of ongoing consultation on the VNI West transmission project. Transmission Company Victoria spokesperson Claire Cass said the sessions were introduced last year.“In response to requests...

21 Feb 2025

Arts and Entertainment

The Dish to screen at Silo Cinema

THE Mallee night sky is the perfect backdrop for the next screening at Quambatook Silo Cinema on Saturday night. The silos will feature the top-grossing Australian film in 2000, The Dish. The Dish is an Australian historical comedy-drama that tells...

20 Feb 2025

News

United push for more funding

MURRAY River Council will collaborate with other regional councils to advocate for increased local government funding, calling for a minimum allocation of 1 per cent of Commonwealth taxation revenue. The council resolved at last week’s ordinary...

20 Feb 2025