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Amy Maynard

Nyah District Primary get updated sports facilities

NYAH District Primary School now have an upgraded sports oval, with $40,120 provided by the Victorian Government to complete the project. The project involved levelling out and applying a top dress to the oval and grassed areas, with 50mm thick...

28 Dec 2021

Community

Swan Hill councillor McPhee calls for late Foott children to be honoured

COUNCILLOR Les McPhee of Swan Hill Rural City Council successfully amended a motion at the Tuesday general meeting to prioritise the street names Abbey Avenue and Bronte Court to developers working on the Southview Development. Abbey...

27 Dec 2021

News

Welcome to our World

IF you would like to see your bubs featured in Welcome to our World feature please send a high quality photo, the baby’s full name, the full names of both parents, the date of birth, place of birth and weight to edit@theguardian. com. au, and we will...

24 Dec 2021

Moulamein Notes

Moulamein Notes with China Gibson December 24

Catfish are nesting WE have a ripper catfish nest on the edge of our great Moulamein Lake. I have always heard that they make nests, but just thought that they dug a hole to lay eggs in. The male does dig a very neat hole, as you can see in the...

24 Dec 2021

Opinion

Around the Churches December 24

UNITINGTHERE are many mixed feelings about Christmas, even among those who are looking forward to being able to gather again this year. COVID really has ‘done a number’ on our energy levels and enthusiasm for many things. It has been apparent over the...

24 Dec 2021

politics

Swan Hill council wants Victorian Government to pay social housing rates

SWAN Hill Rural City Council elected members have unanimously rejected the State Government’s proposal to exempt social housing owned and operated by Homes Victoria and other community housing providers, from paying rates for local...

24 Dec 2021

politics

Webster confident UK-Aus fair trade deal delivers for farmers

AUSTRALIA signed its agricultural free trade agreement with the United Kingdom on Friday, and Member for Mallee Anne Webster has said it will result in benefits across the region. The agreement will eliminate tariffs on a wide range of Australian...

21 Dec 2021

News

Holland honoured for decades of service

AFTER almost a century Peter Holland has retired from the roads, with the majority of those years spent with Pickering family companies. Peter Pickering, the managing director of BusBiz, said Mr Holland was more than just an employee...

21 Dec 2021

News

Golden Years: Joan Mellahn

WELCOME to Golden Years, our three-part series celebrating the long lives of some of our most well-known locals. If you want to be part of future Golden Years profiles, or want to nominate someone, please get in contact with the Swan Hill Guardian...

21 Dec 2021

Farming and Environment

Better freight roads needed for harvest

MANANGATANG farmer and Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) grains councillor for Northern Mallee Chris Plant is concerned about roads not being gazetted, even while the harvest is in full swing.“The Robinvale-Sea Lake Road has not been...

20 Dec 2021

Farming and Environment

A HUNDRED YEARS OF HERITAGE: The Murphy family celebrates a century of farming

THE Murphy family at Kooloonong, one of the last remaining fourth generation dryland farming families in the region, is celebrating 100 years of being on the land.“Whether our grandpa had a crop planted or he was still clearing trees...

20 Dec 2021

politics

Bilkey and Cohen to return to council

MURRAY River Council will continue under the leadership of Mayor Cr Chris Bilkey and Deputy Mayor Cr Nikki Cohen following Tuesday’s mayoral election. This is the first Mayoral election for the new council term, following Local Government Elections...

20 Dec 2021