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A giving life
Community and family have been life long devotions for Swan Hill resident Myrtle Sutton.The 91-year-old recently celebrated 60 years in the Australian Red Cross, and…
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School-leavers prepare for rewarding adventure
WHILE many school-leavers will head to the beach and party after their final exams, eight students from St Mary’s Mackillop, Swan Hill and Tyrrell colleges…
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Gearing up: boost for motocross organisers ahead of national event
CHISHOLM Reserve motorsport complex is set to move one step closer to becoming a nationally recognised Mecca for motorsport fans. Swan Hill Motorcycle Club last…
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Man sets himself alight at police station
A SWAN Hill man who set himself alight in Swan Hill police station has been treated for serious injuries and charged with reckless conduct endangering…
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Award-winning end to NAIDOC Week
SWAN Hill’s Aboriginal community gave deserved recognition to its leading citizens in an awards night ceremony on Friday night as part of NAIDOC Week.The highest…
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Farrer candidate outlines key issues
BRIDGING the gap between rural and metropolitain communities is a key concern Country Labor’s federal candidate for Farrer.Albury-based school teacher and Farrer candidate Gavin Hickey…
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Big water buyback gets the go-ahead
FIRST it was the closure of the redgum logging industry, now Balranald’s mayor fears the Nimmie Caira water buyback scheme could deliver another crippling economic…
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Elders support recognition
WAMBA Wamba elders believe the recognition of Indigenous people in the constitution would continue their long road to reconciliation.Helping out at the NAIDOC Week Family…
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Lion pride for park’s progress
AFTER years of hard work and determination the Ultima Lion’s Club Park revitalisation project is nearing completion.Club secretary Alan Crilly said it was an exciting…
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‘Knitting it forward’
A BALRANALD café has begun its own pay-it-forward knitting project, creating quilts to donate to vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the local community.Local residents and…









