News
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Machete plan a ‘PR stunt’
PLANS to put a machete collection bin outside Swan Hill’s police station is a “worthless PR stunt”, according to Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh.…
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Funds secured for former landfill site
MURRAY River Council has secured close to $400,000 in funding from the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority for two projects, including rehabilitation works at…
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Hefty fine for grape exporter
A EUSTON-based grape export company has been fined more than $1 million for deliberately trying to bypass controls to export table grapes to New Zealand.…
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Animal transporting ‘baa none’
ALINA Hawkins plans to keep on trucking – for as long as she can. And she has been doing it for much of her life.…
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Hospital wait times decrease
AVERAGE wait times at the Swan Hill Hospital have seen a modest decrease in the second quarter following a jump earlier this year, with the…
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Melbourne Cup on the Murray
THE community is encouraged to bring the energy as local champion jockey Harry Coffey gives the Melbourne Cup a tour around his hometown from 8am…
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Period poverty problem unaddressed
MEMBER for Mildura Jade Benham says women in her electorate are being ignored after the Victorian Government failed to deliver free sanitary product vending machines…
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Response times released
SWAN Hill paramedics are taking longer to reach critically ill patients as their case load rises. Ambulance Victoria last week released performance data for April…
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Systems outlook released
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority says its confident that system demands will be met across the 2025-26 water year, despite a dry start to the season.…
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Mini mart to help build skills
OPENING a Mini Woolies in Swan Hill is a big opportunity for the region’s young people with a disability. Set up in the Curlewis Street…










