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Nick Moseley

Doors reopen to donors

SWAN Hill residents will have the opportunity to give a potentially life-saving donation from the end of this month with the return of the Mobile Blood Donor Centre. The Australian Red Cross’s Lifeblood mobile van will be situated in the Curlewis...

13 Jul 2024

Education

Win for apprentice cook Saxon Van Heumen

LOCAL SuniTAFE student Saxon Van Heumen claimed a silver medal at AusTAFE’s Culinary trophy state finals last Wednesday, leaving the talented 21-year-old with a tough decision. Cooking is just one of Van Heumen’s passions - the apprentice cook...

10 Jul 2024

Motorsport

Kudos for kart club

SWAN Hill has been treated to a weekend of mouth-watering motorsport at Swan Hill Kart Club’s annual Sun Centre Titles meet. With three orange plates up for grabs after the addition of the 4SS State Titles...

09 Jul 2024

Police and Courts

Tobacconist up in flames

JUST six days after a Cohuna tobacconist business was targeted in a ram-raid, the store has been destroyed by a fire Victoria Police are calling suspicious. CFA units from Cohuna and Kerang responded to the...

09 Jul 2024

Golf

Golf army soldiers on

TWICE every week, men from a range of backgrounds and ages gather at Murray Downs Golf & Country Club for their traditional nine holes. Rain, hail or shine, the group has hit the green every Monday and Wednesday afternoon for the past 25 years...

06 Jul 2024

Police and Courts

Level of speeding ‘just crazy’

HIGHWAY patrol units have been hitting the region’s major roadways in an attempt to curb high-risk driving as part of Operation West Connect. In the first half of this year, 141 lives have been lost on Victorian roads, 35 of these deaths occurring...

05 Jul 2024

Motorsport

Karts are go

RACERS from across the country will descend on Swan Hill Kart Club this weekend for a race meet which includes a shot at the title of best in Victoria. Close to 60 competitors will zip around Swan Hill’s 850m bitumen track in the club’s biggest...

05 Jul 2024

Community

Big weekend of events

ARE the kids stuck at home with nothing to do this weekend? Think again, because the Swan Hill region is hosting a range of exciting events to enjoy. The Murrabit Country Market provides variety at more than 70 market stalls on the first...

04 Jul 2024

News

Putting pills to the test

VICTORIA’S Allan Labor government will trial pill testing across the state from this summer before it permanently implements what it calls an important health service. Local drug and alcohol counsellors, like Swan Hill District Health manager of...

04 Jul 2024

Golf

Visitors claim Golden Putter honours

A PAIR of travelling golfers from Albury’s Commercial Golf Club claimed Ladies Golden Putter honours at Murray Downs Golf & Country Club last week in a competitive tournament. Vicki Kirby and Stephanie Stephenson were crowned victorious last...

02 Jul 2024

CMFNL 2024 Round 11

Swans paddle to victory

AN afternoon-long downpour couldn’t put a dampener on Swan Hill’s first win of the season, the Swans weathering the wet to claim a 40-point win over Koondrook-Barham. The River Raiders got the game back level in the second quarter, before...

02 Jul 2024

Football

Eagles still soaring after 120 years

IN a small community like Lalbert, a strong and sustainable football team can mean the difference between local people thriving and the soul of a community being lost. For over a century, the colours blue and gold have provided a sense of...

28 Jun 2024