News
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Turfrey no longer with MDAS
AFTER months of uncertainty, Mallee District Aboriginal Services and chief executive Jacki Turfrey have decided to part ways. Ms Turfrey had been on indefinite unplanned…
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Regional jobless rate’s record low
VICRORIA’S regional unemployment rate fell again in August to another record low, and remains the lowest in the country. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)…
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Eat, Play, Cash Back
DINING and entertainment will now be more affordable for Victorians across the state as they can eat, play and get cash back. The Victorian government…
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Mask mandate ends
PUBLIC transport users in Swan Hill can breathe easier with mask wearing no longer mandatory on public transport. Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas announced the…
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Above average rain to end year
THE Mallee faces a high chance of above-average rainfall in the final three months of 2022, the Bureau of Meteorology’s long-range outlook predicts. The bureau’s…
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Risk management win
MURRAY River Council has taken home an award for excellence in risk management. Announced at the Statewide Mutual Risk Management Excellence Awards, council took out…
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Keeping young drivers safe
YOUNG drivers in regional Victoria behind the wheel of older cars with poor safety records are eligible to apply for $5000 subsidies to help replace…
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By the numbers
• Queen Elizabeth II was the 40th monarch in England since Norman King William the Conqueror obtained the crown. Her reign of 70 years, seven…
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Our Treasured Memory
THE April 1970 visit to Swan Hill by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip was regarded as the one of the most…
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A life of duty, service and responsibility
1926 – Princess Elizabeth is born on April 21 in Mayfair, London, th eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York and third in…










