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Upper house MP calls time on politics
MEMBER for Northern Victoria and former Liberal government minister Wendy Lovell has announced she will retire at the election in November. The Shepparton-based MP was…
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Peter Walsh joins government transition team
MEMBER for Murray Plains and former government minister Peter Walsh is joining two other retiring senior Liberal MPs on a “transition-to-government” team. Victorian Opposition leader…
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Out and about: Market draws a large riverside crowd
HOLIDAYMAKERS made the most of Swan Hill’s monthly market at Riverside Park on Sunday. The Guardian photographer Dianne Martin was amongst the crowd as locals…
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Fireworks close out 2025
FIREWORKS burst over Lake Boga and Swan Hill after the final sunset of 2025, captivating crowds and farewelling the year that was. Lake Boga Incorporated…
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Dose of luck
VOLUNTEER firefighters are being hailed as heroes after saving Sea Lake’s pharmacy from destruction after a fierce fire tore through the town’s main street on…
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Golf at Murray Downs
MURRAY DOWNS MEN FIRST of all, apologies for the hiatus on the men’s golf updates in The Guardian. We have missed the last two issues…
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Stifling heatwave
SWAN Hill is set to sizzle as a brutal heatwave grips the region, with residents and visitors warned to brace for days of relentless, oppressive…
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Double shot of Coffey
SWAN Hill jockey Harry Coffey has won four races from within the first four days of 2026. The town’s favourite racing son, who quietly brought…
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River runs yellow for SES
THE riverbank at Swan Hill was packed with punters on New Year’s Day in anticipation of the popular SES Swan Hill Unit’s annual duck race.…
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Quacking success at the SES duck race
THE annual SES duck race on the Murray at Swan Hill was another quacking success. Hundreds of people lined the bank of the river to…










