News
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Workers get cracking on new almond plant
WHAT was once a cropping paddock has become a hive of activity with construction of a new $27.5 million almond processing plant, north east of…
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No Thomas promise
VICTORIAN Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has turned the first sod on the Swan Hill District Health emergency department redevelopment, but she didn’t commit to funding…
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Developer’s call wins on road name
SWAN Hill Council has rejected the name of an Indigenous woman for an arterial road through the $100 million South West Development Precinct after an…
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What’s On
FRIDAY 6pm: Swan Hill Youth Showcase at Swan Hill Regional Library. Young people aged 12-25. For more information, email: library@swanhill.vic.gov.au. Evening: Live music at One28…
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Butterworth Street drain upgrade gets nod
WORK to begin drainage and road upgrades along Butterworth Street is scheduled to begin later this year. For two years running Butterworth Street has been…
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Top dogs in town
MANANGATANG will host this year’s Victorian Yard, Utility and Farm Dog Trial Association championships, the first time in the long history of the event that…
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Meat prices fall at last
IN GOOD news for cash-strapped consumers, retail prices for red meat have begun to fall after staying stubbornly high despite a crash in saleyard prices…
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Swan Hill needs Official Settlement Location status to help migrants
THE influx of refugees, migrants and seasonal workers to the Swan Hill region threatens to overwhelm volunteers and community groups trying to support them, this…
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Fine reminder for non-voters
VICTORIANS who have an outstanding fine for failing to vote in last year’s state election are urged to act before the matter is referred to…
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Up, up and away in helicopter for Lynn, 93
FOR more than 60 years, since her first plane flight in the 1950s, taking to the skies has been a thrill for 93-year-old Lynn Williams.…










