News
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Alleged shovel attack was ‘self-defence’
A MAN accused of attacking two women with a shovel in Harrison Crescent last week has told Swan Hill Magistrates’ Court he was defending his…
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Bittersweet end to epic ride
AFTER cycling 2010 kilometres to take his questions right to the top, local crusader for refugee rights Rohullah Hussaini arrived in Canberra to find Tony…
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$80k of ice allegedly seized
A 36-YEAR-OLD Woorinen man will front court tomorrow after police allegedly seized $80,000 of methamphetamines from a Swan Hill address. Police swooped on the home…
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Septic stinker gets some air
IT DOESN’T rain in Woorinen, it pours. And when it comes down it causes quite a stink. Woorinen South septic systems have been overflowing during…
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Grand final record smashed
SATURDAY’S Central Murray Football Netball League grand final was a roaring success, according to AFL Central Murray’s regional operations manager David Alderuccio. Gate takings on Saturday…
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Crack! Slap! My first magpie attack
I was out for a lovely, leisurely cruise on my bike the other day. The air was fresh, traffic was light and the sound of the…
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Open for business
GET ready for growth because Swan Hill is open for business. That was the message Swan Hill Rural City Council Mayor Michael Adamson had following…
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Mayoral election down to the wire
TWICE lucky Councillor Leigh Byron has won back his appointment as Mayor of Balranald Shire Council by again having his name drawn from a hat.…
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Police probe intensifies
THE man found dead at Boundary Bend on Friday was a foreign national in Australia unlawfully, police say. Lead investigator on the case, Robinvale police…
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‘My kids were kidnapped’
SWAN Hill resident Lainie Aiello is a giver. She gives her time generously in the community and works as a foot care nurse, civil celebrant…










