News
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SHOWSTOPPER
THE COVID-19 virus has done what war, last year’s drought and flooding rains could not, putting a stop to the iconic Swan Hill Show. Last…
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Shopping restrictions come into effect
SUPERMARKETS around Swan Hill have been left with empty shelves as residents and visitors continue to panic buy and stockpile household staples. What begun as…
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Water returns down the river
AFTER years of drought, water is again flowing through the Menindee Lakes for the first time since 2016. The region, a chain of ephemeral freshwater…
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LOCK DOWN
AN aged care home in Swan Hill has been put into lock down until further notice, with all access from the public, including friends and…
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Cattle prices soar at saleyards
THE bids flew at the Swan Hill saleyards fortnightly prime cattle sale last week with an “excellent yarding” of just over 1000 head. BR&C stock…
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No excuse to be reckless
THE fire danger period will come to an end for the Swan Hill and Buloke shires next week, but local authorities say a zero tolerance…
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Conference called off
THIS weekend’s District 9780 Conference in Swan Hill has been cancelled as the list of events scrapped in the wake of COVID-19 increasingly grows. More…
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Rural towns feeling the virus impacts
A SUPERMARKET in Balranald has been knocked back on an order of 40 different varieties of toilet paper, amid low stock numbers relating to COVID-19…
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Public turned away
PEOPLE will be forced away from Anzac Day commemorations across the state next month. Swan Hill RSL sub-branch president Barry Townley told The Guardian yesterday…
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Boost power net to use solar – MP
MORE investment is needed to improve Victoria’s energy network so that solar companies operating across Sunraysia can achieve maximum capacity, State Parliament has been told.…






