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Cleaning up the community
FLEXIBLE Learning Option (FLO) students donned the gloves and armed themselves with bags as they helped clean up the community last Friday morning. Students between…
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Scene of bloody ambush
FIFTY years on from an ambush in midst of Vietnam’s Long Hai Hills, Piangil’s Harry Blandthorn recalls fighting, relatively inexperienced and outnumbered 10 to one.…
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‘END THE SECRECY’
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton has told her fellow MPs there is no reason to oppose a bill to increase transparency around water ownership, unless…
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New test ‘well overdue’
THE revamping of the hazard perception test for learner drivers is “well overdue”, according to a Swan Hill driving instructor. Last week, the state government…
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Linking CBD to riverside
SWAN Hill Rural City Council will consider the progress towards pedestrian access across the Swan Hill railway at their ordinary meeting this month. Councillor Ann…
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Road racing returns
SWAN Hill is set to host its first cycling road race in nearly 20 years on April 18 and 19. The Swan Hill Bike Users…
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‘Pathetic’ season, says MP
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty has labelled the restricted 2020 duck season a “pathetic attempt” to buy off protesters, while “throwing scraps” to hunters.…
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Smarter water technology
MURRAY River Council (MRC) residents will soon be able to manage their water usage more effectively, with council resolving to replace outdated water meters with…
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Sips and tips to councillors
SWAN Hill municipality residents can chat to councillors over a coffee, beginning tomorrow. Coffee with a councillor sessions are returning this year, giving the community…
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Restricted season
THE government’s announcement of a restricted 2020 duck season after weeks of uncertainty has been met with outrage. Hunting groups, animal activists and local MPs…
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