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Peter Bannan

Getting voice heard at national level

MURRAY River Council will be represented at the 2025 National General Assembly of the Australian Local Government Association in Canberra in June. The council last week approved the attendance of acting chief executive Sarah Ryan, Mayor John Harvie...

5 hours ago

Police and Courts

Surge in regional road fatalities

VICTORIA Police is warning motorists following a horror start to the year on the state’s roads, with a significant rise in road trauma in regional areas. There have been 38 lives lost in the first 37 days of the year – a 35 per cent increase on...

19 hours ago

News

Funding for Bael Bael homestead

NA HERITAGE registered homestead on the shore of Lake Bael Bael near Kerang has received $300,000 through a new Victorian Government grants program. The Bael Beal Homestead was a recipient of the first round of Disaster Recovery Heritage...

10 Feb 2025

News

Inspiring insight into farm life

INSPIRING and influential farmer Kaitie Nash will be the guest speaker at a long lunch in Barham in March to celebrate International Women’s Day. Hosted in Riverside Park, with catering by Koondrook’s Long Paddock Food Store, the event is an...

09 Feb 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Singer adds another page to library experience

A TALENTED country music singer discovered at a Swan Hill library music event was nominated for two awards in the Country Music Awards of Australia. William Alexander, a previous participant in Loud @ the Library, was nominated for two Golden Guitar...

08 Feb 2025

Community

Well oiled display

PETER BANNANALL roads led to Quambatook on the Australia Day long weekend for the Quambatook Harvest Working Machinery Display and Vintage Tractor Pull. Organised annually by the Quambatook Heritage Working Machinery Association, the two-day event...

08 Feb 2025

Health

Skin cancer warning over summer

PEOPLE in the regions, especially men, have been urged to stay vigilant about sun protection during summer, as data shows melanoma diagnoses are on the rise. Cancer Council Victoria’s SunSmart program found people living in regional areas, and men...

08 Feb 2025

Community

Spotlight on customer experience

SWAN Hill Council is inviting residents to have their say as part of an initiative to transform the Customer Experience (CX) Strategy. Council’s director of corporate services Bhan Pratap said the council was committed to delivering a more...

07 Feb 2025

News

Tennis set to net region $2 million

THE Swan Hill region will net close to $2 million when more than 1200 people descend on the rural city for Tennis Victoria’s Country Week. Swan Hill Council Mayor Stuart King said the region would benefit economically and promotionally from the...

07 Feb 2025

Community

New citizens to call Swan Hill home

SWAN Hill Council welcomed 30 residents as new Australian citizens on the eve of Australia Day. Ceremonies were held in Robinvale and Swan Hill on January 25. Santhosh Gunasekaran, his wife, Francesca Gomez, and two children, Victoria and Alexandr...

07 Feb 2025

Community

Merril remembered

NORTHERN District Community Health has led more tributes to a “champion” of its cause as family and friends prepare to farewell Quambatook stalwart Merril Kelly today. “The board and staff of Northern District Community Health are deeply saddened by...

07 Feb 2025

Community

Citizen of year accolade well deserved

MOULAMEIN resident Alan Fielding has done and seen a lot - but perhaps nothing prepared him for ConFest. The clothing optional festival is promoted as an alternative bush campout, held every Easter near the Riverine town. Mr Fielding and his wife...

04 Feb 2025