News
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GMW customer payment leeway
GOULBURN-Murray Water (GMW) is extending payment deadlines and prioritising customer credit refunds to customers impacted by the floods. Flood incident and recovery general manager Daniel…
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Moulamein community effort keeps flood at bay
MOULAMEIN is ready. Local Rural Fire Service captain Alesha Buckley believes her community is “as prepared as we can be” amid the rising waters in…
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Emergency services stay on alert for rain
DESPITE the early peak of the Murray River at Swan Hill on Tuesday, the prospect of further rain is keeping emergency services on alert. The…
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A force for reassurance
“YOU can only fall down and graze your knees so many times before it does start to get you down a little bit. But to…
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‘Not much sleep’ at Goodnight farm
FOR Kim Morton, husband Greg and son Sam, the past week has been a blur of sandbags and levees as they battle to keep the…
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Service with the serving
MILITARY personnel helping with flood fortification in the region will be special guests at Swan Hill’s Remembrance Day service on Friday morning. Swan Hill RSL…
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Bush expert’s labour of love
A BOOK describing previously unknown native plant species has been published by a former long-time Mallee resident. Growing Eremophila was a labour of love for…
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Coalition on the buses
SWAN Hill’s existing bus routes would be changed, with new routes introduced to start and finish at the train station, if the Coalition is elected…
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Community bids farewell to Ouyen Farmers’ Festival
FOR six decades the Ouyen Farmers’ Festival has been drawing crowds from near and far. The event, steeped in history, has played an integral role…
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Bernadette Hogan returns to Buloke Shire Council
BIRCHIP resident Bernadette Hogan has hit the ground running after being elected the new Mallee Ward councillor for Buloke Shire. Results of the by-election, released…










