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Regional visa wait could be two years – MP
MEMBER for Mallee and shadow assistant minister for regional health Anne Webster is concerned that a visa oversight by the Federal Government is exacerbating a…
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Logan Lodge gets tick of approval
QUALITY and safety at one of Swan Hill’s aged-care homes has been given a big tick of approval. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission…
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Health skills boost for Swan Hill region
IT’S hoped student doctors who started their placement in Swan Hill this week will stay as practicing doctors in rural communities experiencing health-care shortages. Third-year…
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Roads put food on the table Benham
THE Victorian Government should remember who’s producing their food and invest in roads to make sure produce gets to the plates of their own families,…
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‘Troubling increase’ in deaths by suicide
VICTORIA’S mental health system must be reformed to address the rising number of suicide deaths in the state, services say. There were 756 deaths by…
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Teacher help needed, Dalton says
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has called on the NSW Government to include rural schools in a pilot administration program. Aiming to free up to…
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Need to ban duck shooting ‘clear’, MP says
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Georgie Purcell has told Parliament there is “no other option” but to cancel this year’s duck hunting season. The Animal Justice…
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Spoons Riverside set to return to menu
A MUCH-loved Swan Hill restaurant is poised to welcome back diners with Spoons Riverside changing hands. Murray Downs Golf & Country Club owned the restaurant…
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Telling the trail’s tales
MURRAY River Council has launched the new Backroads Trail podcast, offering locals and visitors an opportunity to delve deeper into the trail journey. Featuring 22…
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Westpac Robinvale to close
ROBINVALE is set to lose another bank after Westpac announced its closure, only two months after ANZ said it would be shutting its outlet. Robinvale…










