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  • WALSH: NO-ONE ABOVE THE LAW

    MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says he supports a bill increasing the safety of children with mandatory reporting by religious ministers. Under the Children…

  • Penalties ‘unacceptable’

    MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tim Quilty hit out at lenient penalties placed on animal activists as “unacceptable” in Parliament this week. “Last December, a group…

  • Ladies who lace

    LACE makers from near and far converged in Swan Hill for the ninth annual bobbin lace event last weekend. Held at the Splatt Street Anglican…

  • Wheels in motion for skatepark

    Wheels in motion for skatepark

    SWAN Hill’s new skate park will be celebrated next Wednesday, featuring demonstrations and music. The new skatepark, which local skaters helped to design, features a…

  • Rural health left behind, Helen Dalton tells Parliament

    Rural health left behind, Helen Dalton tells Parliament

    MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says a “fetish for privatisation and a devaluing of human life beyond the Blue Mountains” has brought regional healthcare to…

  • Day of action on roads by traffic police

    Day of action on roads by traffic police

    SWAN Hill police will join officers across the state in a national day of action tomorrow, with police saying “enough is enough” on the rising…

  • Symbol of hope

    COUNTRY Women’s Association (CWA) Murray Valley Group has raised more than $1500 to support cancer patients in Swan Hill. Volunteers from the five local CWA…

  • Pages of ‘rich’ history in new Vivid book

    Pages of ‘rich’ history in new Vivid book

    A BOOK showcasing 50 years of Vivid history was launched at Spoons Riverside last Wednesday. The book, titled Our Vivid History, traces the organisation’s origins…

  • Beers flow as pub is nominated

    Beers flow as pub is nominated

    ONE of three community-run businesses in Sea Lake has been nominated for an award, just months after reopening their doors. Sea Lake’s Royal Hotel has…

  • Giant leader, Tim Fischer, dead

    Giant leader, Tim Fischer, dead

    THE passing of Tim Fischer has been described as a loss of one of the nation’s finest, a champion of regional communities who left a…

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