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Warning on wild mushrooms
MALLEE residents are being warned of the dangers of consuming wild mushrooms, as wet and cooler weather provides ideal growing conditions for certain poisonous species.…
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Business invited to compete
SWAN Hill Council would be open to meeting with the 2026 Commonwealth Games organising committee to discuss potential opportunities for the region, according to Mayor…
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Mallee-raised Senator’s unity call on Voice
A FIRST Nations Senator who grew up in the Mallee believes a resounding “yes” vote in the Indigenous Voice referendum will help re-write harrowing statistics.…
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Homeless stats surge in Swan Hill
THE number of homeless people in Swan Hill has almost tripled in five years and the number waiting for social housing has also ballooned. Australian…
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V/Line tickets in high demand
THERE has been an uptick in regional rail patronage since the V/Line fare cap was introduced a fortnight ago. A trip between Swan Hill and…
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Paddling for heart health
PADDLING 42km a day down the Murray River for a world record attempt, you wouldn’t think that Peter Charlesworth had to have emergency heart surgery…
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Show and Shine in top gear
A SHINY new committee has taken the wheel and revved things up for this weekend’s Kerang Show and Shine. Held on Sunday at Alexander Park,…
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Secondary dwellings an answer to housing crisis, says MP
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad is calling on the Victorian Government to fast-track a program that could help ease the housing crisis in the…
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Bank ‘brutal and uncaring’, says MP
THE Nationals state leader and Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says he is “furious with Bendigo Bank” over planned closures in Cohuna and Pyramid…
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Protest calls Bendigo Bank to account
MORE than 250 people turned out in Cohuna yesterday afternoon to protest over planned Bendigo Bank agency closures in that town, Pyramid Hill and Barham.…
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