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SA border controls tighten
SOUTH Australia is enforcing stricter border controls to essential travellers from Victoria from Wednesday next week. SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said an online portal…
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Plans for discovery at Balranald’s tourism hub
BALRANALD Shire Council has revealed concept plans for the redevelopment of the town’s visitor information and discovery centre complex. The NSW Government has allocated to…
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Parliament shutdown splits region’s MPs
INDEPENDENT Member for Mildura Ali Cupper has been commended for siding with the Liberal Party in support of a return of parliament on June 30.…
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News in brief
Busses to replace train services COACHES will replace trains on the Swan Hill line from tomorrow until July 5. Department of Transport said the shutdown…
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Council election delay in New South Wales
MURRAY River Council (MRC) ratepayers will elect a new council on September 4 next year, following a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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Free parking to remain in Swan Hill CBD until August
SWAN Hill Rural City Council says it will be extending a parking meters switch off following the reintroduction of COVID-19 restrictions. Mayor Bill Moar said…
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Two-bin days dumped for five in Murray River municipality
MURRAY River Council (MRC) will migrate to a five-day per week kerbside bin collection schedule from August. Waste, recycling and organics have previously been collected…
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Regions ‘suffering’ amid restrictions, Peter Walsh says
REGIONAL Victoria may eventually follow a different set of coronavirus restrictions to areas where community transmission is high, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has flagged. Restrictions…
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Drought funds approved
A BALRANALD church in a state of disrepair will receive much-needed funds through drought funding. The St Dympna’s Catholic Church, under the diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes,…
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‘Your loss is our loss’, says Premier after loss of Villers-Bretonneux mayor
VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews has paid tribute to long-time Villers-Bretonneux mayor Patrick Simon after his recent death from coronavirus. “In 1918, an unbreakable bond was…







