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Heart of songwriting remains unchanged
AUSTRALIAN country music star Sara Storer has spent decades turning everyday bush moments into songs. The stories, she says, are everywhere. You just have to…
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[READER COMPETITION] – Win tickets to see Sara Storer – Mystic Park Hotel on 22nd March
Hurry! Entries close noon, Wednesday 18th March 2026.
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Growers share the harvest
Have you got extra tomatoes, zucchinis, and vegetables in the garden? The Fresh Food Swap is the perfect place to share the harvest, meet fellow growers, and take home something…
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Out and about: at Portraits of Many Paths
Portraits of Many Paths is a display of photographs and accompanying short stories which champion a range of rich local stories from Traditional Owners to recently settled migrants. Around 50…
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Record year for agriculture
AUSTRALIAN agriculture is set to reach a record $101.4 billion in gross production value in 2025-26 before easing in 2026-27, with both prices and output expected to soften. ABARES is…
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Warm welcome for CWA Victoria president in Swan Hill
TEA, community spirit, and female empowerment were on the agenda at last week’s Country Women’s Association meeting when the organisation’s state president paid a visit to Swan Hill. After visiting…
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Police search for missing males
POLICE are appealing for public assistance in locating two missing males. Fourteen-year-old Byron was last seen in Swan Hill on 24 February. He is known to frequent the Mildura, Bendigo,…
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Town Hall fire drill
A PLANNED fire drill will take place at Swan Hill Town Hall tonight, Swan Hill Rural City Council, in partnership with the Country Fire Authority, will run the exercise to…
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Dairy industry reunites
VICTORIA'S dairy farmers will again be represented by a single body, following a reunification agreement announced on Wednesday. The Victorian Farmers Federation confirmed that United Dairyfarmers of Victoria will resume…
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Grapes wither on the vine as rain risks harvest
HARVESTING of Australia's billion-dollar table grape crop ground to a halt in Sunraysia this week as fruit growers hit by record rainfall braced for heavy losses. Flash flooding struck the…
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Workshop to shape drought resilience funding for Mallee communities
COMMUNITY groups in the Mallee are being invited to help shape how up to $900,000 in funding is spent to strengthen local drought resilience. The workshops are being run by…