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Local ambos praised for dedication
SWAN Hill State Member Peter Walsh has heaped praise upon the hard-working members of Ambulance Victoria’s Swan Hill branch at an awards ceremony last week.Speaking…
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WHAT A FINISH
PATRICK ELLIGETTCELLARMASTER fended off a late challenge from Ebony Rock, Scaredymac and Erasmus to bag the $51,850 first prize in the feature event of the…
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Your letters
LIONS CLUB KIOSKDon Erck,Swan HillI was Secretary of the Swan Hill Lions Club in 1980, when the club funded the building of the kiosk, after…
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Relay in jeopardy
LAST year’s Swan Hill Relay for Life event raised $60,000 to support cancer victims and their families, but this year’s takings will be zero if…
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Local teachers strike
SCORES of Swan Hill teachers engaged in a 24 hour work-stoppage yesterday in protest of State Government’s financing of education in Victoria.The introduction of performance-based…
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Owner to shut up shop
THE Special Moments gift and homewares shop will close its doors for the last time on Saturday after contributing to the Campbell street landscape for…
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Retirees slam increase
THE Association of Independent Retirees’ Swan Hill branch has slammed insurers over a sharp increase in property insurance premiums in rural areas.Additions to premiums such…
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Once in a lifetime
THE Lake Boga Observatory and Planetarium was a hive of activity on Wednesday with many residents taking the opportunity to drop in and witness the…
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Police to monitor alcohol-related offences during race weekend
Swan Hill Police have warned racegoers they will be closely monitoring the behaviour of punters and responsible consumption of alcohol during the June Racing Carnival…
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Support worker stole from clients, court told
“SHAMEFUL behaviour” is how Magistrate William Gibb described the actions of a former support services worker who stole from those in her care.Tennielle Burns, 23,…
