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Shared VCE opportunities between state and independent colleges
SWAN Hill College and St Mary MacKillop College have banded together to give VCE students more opportunities. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp recently announced…
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Preparation begins now for 2020/21 bushfire season
PROPERTY owners in the Swan Hill region have been urged to start preparing now ahead of the summer bushfire season. CFA District 18 assistant chief…
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Union calls for hospital worker 4.5% pay rise
THE health union says Swan Hill District Health workers “deserve” a 4.5 per cent annual pay rise, as it negotiated the next Victorian Public Hospital…
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Testing more important than ever
PEOPLE with any symptoms have been urged to be tested for COVID-19. “While we have not had a confirmed positive case in our community for…
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Smiles as visitors permitted to aged care home
VISITATIONS are now permitted at Respect Aged Care’s facility at Tower Hill as case numbers plummet across Victoria. Starting Wednesday last week, visits were permitted…
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Aggressive suppression is the key against virus
AGGRESSIVE suppression of COVID-19 will be the key to managing the deadly virus into the future, according to the region’s health service. Mallee Track Health…
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More freedom at the border, but fears for NSW pubs as 50km bubble remains
THE peak cross-border tourism organisation for the Murray region is demanding the NSW Government immediately repen the border to regional Victorians to ensure the survival…
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Elective surgery to resume across Victoria
ELECTIVE surgery has resumed in regional public and private hospitals as the state government reinstates a blitz to catch up on the backlog. The plan…
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Rewards for sacrifices as children return to the playground
THERE were smiles and jumps for joy when playgrounds reopened across Swan Hill on Monday. Swan Hill Rural City Council reopened the play equipment following…
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Calls for a royal commission into COVID-19 response
THE Victorian opposition has called for a royal commission into Victoria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal-Nationals said in a statement that Victorians deserved to…










