JOURNALIST Michelle Brady looks back at the events and issues from March in The Guardian’s Year in Review series.
Friday, March 11
· Swan Hill Rural City Council was assessing the future of the Pioneer Settlement after the tourism icon was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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· A farming property at Goschen set a new benchmark after selling more than $3000 an acre, setting a new record for the district.
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· A northern Victorian man in his 60s became the first casualty of the deadly Japanese encephalitis virus. It came as the virus was detected within a number of local government areas within Victoria, including Gannawarra.
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Tuesday, March 15
· The community rallied behind 12-year-old Meika Gordon following the return of a rare form of cancer, which required life-saving surgery to remove her left eye.
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· The March long weekend welcomed the return of a number of local events following cancellations due to COVID-19. The Swan Hill Region Food and Wine Festival and River Classic Robinvale-Euston 80 were among them.
