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Covid-19 support
SWAN Hill council agrees there needs to be increased outreach and screening for coronavirus (COVID-19) to vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups, and to agriculture workers who…
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Pilot Training School
TALKS with a flying school to train up to 200 Chinese students in Swan Hill will soon get off the ground, despite some concerns over…
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Unique Anzac commemorations
Murray Downs got up extremely early to join residents from all over the district to honour Australia’s war heroes this morning. They collectively walked to…
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Rising to the Challenge
Starting a new job always has its challenges, but taking on a new role in a different state, in the middle of a health crisis,…
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Driveway Anzac commemoration at Murray Downs
Mag and Mick Kiley of Murray Downs along with members of the Murray Downs neighbourhood are set to creatively honour Australia’s war heroes this Saturday…
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Fungi find at Murray Downs
I saw this impressive looking Fungi (see photo) growing at Murray Downs around 10 days ago. Bill Leithhead, a retired Australian expert in the Fungi…
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Public Transport no cash handling
To slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) our public transport staff will no longer be handling cash payments. Passengers are now required to use their…
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Blue Green Algae ‘Red Alert’
Tests have revealed the presence of Blue Green Algae in the Murray River at Moama/Echuca and Mathoura, putting the direct area on Red Alert. This…
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Gannawarra records first COVID-19 case
THE Victorian Department of Health and Human Services says the Gannawarra local government area has recorded its first case of coronavirus (COVID-19). Sixty-seven new cases…
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Family in farm isolation
A FAMILY of five is in self-isolation on a Tyntynder farm awaiting test results after contact with a potentially infected person. The mother of three,…








