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Truck tax a ‘cash grab’ – VFF
THE Victorian Farmers Federation says a Victorian Government tax reportedly proposed for truck movements at the Port of Melbourne would be a “blatant cash-grab”. President…
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Think before lighting campfire
MALLEE residents and those visiting the region for some post-summer warmth this long weekend have been urged to check conditions and think twice before lighting…
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Scheme binned
Swan Hill council has reluctantly rejected a development application to set up a container deposit scheme centre at a site in Karinie Street. Council officers…
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Marathon cop’s proud legacy
POLICE officer Toby Gilmour’s extraordinary fitness marathon has raised over $9000 to support families of police members who have lost their lives. At Swan Hill…
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Blaze destroys shops, house
THE Nullawil General Store, an adjoining house and a neighbouring shopfront have been destroyed in an early morning fire. The unoccupied site on the Calder…
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Aged care providers confirmed
THREE community health providers will now deliver in-home aged and community-based services from the end of May. Swan Hill Council last year decided to end…
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Streetscapes get a lift
THE streets and meeting places in five towns across Buloke Shire have been given an upgrade thanks to State Government funding. Parliamentary Secretary for Regional…
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Mungo Man ‘talking to us today’
THE scientist who discovered Mungo Man, and consequently rewrote the timeline of human migration in Australia, has called for a year of dialogue about the…
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Decades of service
LIFE membership has that ring of service about it, but when just two couples can contribute a combined 128 years to a single organisation, you…
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Petition protest ‘not local’
A PETITION lodged with Swan Hill Council protesting against its decisions surrounding Australia Day events is not a locally based initiative. Titled Leave Australia Day…
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