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Claims of lowest rate rise: Swan Hill council adopts budget
SWAN Hill municipality residents will be slugged with an average rate rise of 1.02 per cent. However, it’s well below the 2.5 per cent cap…
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Nothing phoney about mobile ban
SWAN Hill school students will be forced to switch off their mobile phones from the start of next year under a technology crackdown by the…
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Wards review: Swan Hill council looks into undivided municipality
SWAN Hill Rural City Council will put forward a suggestion to the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) that it move from a ward system to an…
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Fire reform fury: MPs slam fire services reform
THE state government’s controversial fire services reforms are set to become law, with the legislation passing through the upper house this week. Member for Murray…
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Feathered friend found: Community gathers to retrieve pet parrot
CAUSING substantial heartache after being missing for almost three days, a much-loved pet parrot, Bella, was finally found and reunited with her owner on Thursday…
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Get on with it: Cupper says north-west not second-class citizens
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has warned Parliament north-west Victorians “will not be treated like second-class citizens”. The independent MP reiterated her “shock and disappointment”…
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Leading the ag way
Sea Lake Tyrrell College may be a small school, but they are striving to become the centre of excellence for agricultural learning in Victoria. Offering a…
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Inspired art: Three murals adorn Sea Lake
SEA LAKE is halfway through an artsy upgrade, with three painted murals being established by two talented artists throughout the main area of the Mallee…
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Shameful act: Two CFA vehicles allegedly stolen
POLICE are hunting an unknown number of offenders after the alleged theft of two CFA vehicles from the District 18 headquarters in Swan Hill. CFA…
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Walking for those left behind
REACHING the halfway point of her 3000-kilometre walk, Donna Bowman stepped into Swan Hill last Tuesday and sat down with The Guardian for a frank…










