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Hospital ‘needs more’
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has called on the state government to “look beyond the 100-kilometre radius of Melbourne suburbs” and invest in the Swan…
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Rules may tighten if year remains dry
LOWER Murray Water will consider introducing tougher water restrictions on Sunraysia residents if conditions remain dry. Urban customers returned to stage one restrictions in November…
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Fest of food and wine
PIONEER Settlement is looking its vintage best ahead of the weekend’s three-day Swan Hill Food and Wine Festival. Thousands will stream through the entrance gates…
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Cupper backs state container deposit
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has credited the advocacy of community members as a contributor to the State Government’s announcement that Victoria will introduce a…
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Challenging minds
MINDS were blown and challenges conquered as secondary schools across the Mallee took part in an inaugural science and engineering challenge in Swan Hill last…
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Aimed at the gents
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has spoken against a historic gender equality bill, arguing it “encourages and promotes discrimination”. Victoria made history recently, becoming…
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Rolling into the big time
SKATERS, BMX riders and scooters will roll into Barham’s new skate park at the end of the month to compete for a regional position. It’s…
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No visa change worries Webster
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster is confident recent changes to backpacker visa conditions — which allow them to work in bushfire-affected zones — will not…
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New tool for police
SWAN Hill police have welcomed a new tool to tackle firearm offences and violent offenders across the region. Victoria Police announced this week it would…
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Dancing into six decades
“WE met at a local dance on a Saturday night.” It’s a constant response when couples are asked how they met. “It was at the…
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