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‘Brutal’ job payment cuts
THE Federal Government’s call to slash the JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments at the start of the new year is “brutal”, according to Mallee Family Care…
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Old is new again as the Pioneer Settlement welcomes record numbers
THE demand to see real-life Mallee pioneering history was so great recently, queues to get inside Pioneer Settlement were backed up for hundreds of metres.…
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Coroner’s tragic findings of missing Swan Hill man
A CORONER has ruled a missing Swan Hill man is dead after entering bushland and taking his own life. Coroner Leveasque Peterson said in 2011,…
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Speed limit reduced
THE speed limit has been reduced to 40km/h in some areas of the Swan Hill CBD. Swan Hill Rural City Council director of engineering Svetla…
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Splash on nation’s day at Nyah outdoor pool
TAKE a splash in the pool at Nyah with some fun and games this Australia Day. In conjunction with the Nyah District Christmas Carnival committee,…
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Unit to halt online predators
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell has welcomed the announcement that Australia’s first specialist unit to tackle child exploitation has been formed in Victoria in…
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Project heads toward approval
THE $291 million Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Project (VMFRP) is moving to the next stage of a long assessment and approval process, its managers said…
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Elderly man killed
AN ELDERLY motorcyclist died after colliding with a vehicle on the Murray Valley Highway, north of Swan Hill, on Wednesday. Police were told a motorbike,…
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Major drug syndicate accused refused bail
THE alleged “number one or two” of a methylamphetamine trafficking syndicate with links to Bannerton and Kerang has been refused bail. Eng Beng Koh, formerly…
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Wakool wonders
THE Greater Wakool Ward of the Murray River Council (MRC) municipality is full of people and groups making a real difference to their communities. This…






