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Next stop is anarchy as the innocent fight back

To the Editor, VICTORIA is on a fast track to anarchy because the justice system is so badly broken. In Echuca this week, a business owner armed himself with a baseball bat to chase a shoplifter. Within an hour of him posting a video on a community...

22 Mar 2025
politics

Cost of living crisis

AUSTRALIA’S home-grown cost of living crisis keeps getting worse under the Albanese Labor Government. Power prices have risen $1,300 more than the Prime Minister promised at the last election. The $275 permanent cut to your energy bill, promised 97...

21 Mar 2025
Moulamein Notes

You’d think we’re in different countries

Rice Harvest Starts Our local rice harvest officially started this week with a few of the early birds firing their headers up. With the weather the way it is, the harvest will get very busy very quickly, I think. Shane Warne Health Machine Our...

21 Mar 2025
letters

Nationals leader slams rising energy costs

READERS may remember the cries of “Down, Down, Down”.I’m not talking about a well-known advertisement for a supermarket giant, but spruiking from the Allan Labor Government on energy prices. It turns out “Up, Up, Up” would...

15 Mar 2025
politics

Labor’s whoppers exposed

IMAGINE my surprise to read this week that the Swan Hill Emergency Department has opened, again, because the Allan Labor Government finally turned up for an “official opening”.The fabrications of State and Federal Labor are astonishing; let me...

14 Mar 2025
Moulamein Notes

Fishing for tall tales

THE footy-netball club Abercrombie Wind Farm Fishing Competition has been run and won. There were more than 200 seniors and about 70 juniors entered. The rise in the Edward arrived just in time to get the fish biting, and bite they did. Out of the...

14 Mar 2025
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Celebrating a fantastic weekend in Swan Hill

To the Editor,I WOULD like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Swan Hill community for a truly outstanding long weekend of events. The energy and excitement across the region was just incredible. It was fantastic to see so many people out...

14 Mar 2025
politics

Reckless spending niggling at your pay packet

IF you’re struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, you might not have realised the federal rabbit nibbling away at your pay packet. Under the Albanese Labor Government, income tax has surged. Australian taxpayers are paying a whopping 26.8 per...

08 Mar 2025
Moulamein Notes

Footy-Netball Club fishing comp

OUR fishing comp is happening this weekend with some of the best conditions we have seen for years. This great event caught me by surprise a bit and this is the first time I have mentioned it. It will not be stinking hot like it has been in the...

07 Mar 2025
Moulamein Notes

Grand weekend

Moulamein Divi-1 has the big dance on Saturday at the Swan Hill Bowls Club against top of the table, Murray Downs. Unlike last weekend with howling winds and being stinking hot, this Saturday will be in the low 30s and bugger...

28 Feb 2025
letters

To the Editor

The federal government has been sneaky and wasteful after it began to quietly rush through 100 gigalitres of new water buybacks in the lead up to the upcoming federal election. The Federal Government is so desperate to get these new buybacks through...

28 Feb 2025
politics

We’re the suckers in water rort

WATER buybacks destroy irrigation communities, and The Nationals in government fought for and locked in a safeguard – the socio-economic neutrality test. No buybacks were permitted in the Murray-Darling Basin unless they had neutral or positive...

28 Feb 2025
News

A message from Swan Hill Mayor Stuart King

Have your say: Shaping the future of customer service in Swan Hill, Country Tennis Week, Safe boating, Council has opened the tender for the 10 steps and bank restoration project at Swan Hill’s Riverside Park, Coffee with a councillor, Swan Hill Showgrounds, Sport and Recreation Precinct Masterplan Draft

21 Feb 2025
Moulamein Notes

We are in the grand final

OUR Moulamein Divi 1 has a week off before they play in the grand final in a fortnight. We had to play top-of-the-table Murray Downs on Saturday at the Swan Hill Bowls Club. It was a tight game. Nothing in it at smoko, but our team was up. The cream...

21 Feb 2025
politics

Rate cut welcome, but long way to go

AFTER more than four-and-a-quarter years, Mallee families and small businesses at last received interest rate relief they have been looking for through Tuesday’s 0.25 per cent cash rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia. The four major banks...

21 Feb 2025
letters

Well done to our Rotary and Lions Clubs

WELL done to our Rotary and Lions Clubs and their dedicated volunteers for a great Australia Day breakfast at Riverside Park. There was entertainment for the kids and adults and a good chance to simply celebrate Australia Day amongst...

14 Feb 2025
Moulamein Notes

From men’s health to bowls

UNFORTUNATELY, once you get a fire like this started in a river bend, there is not much you can do except wait it out. The fire got into another tree today and put a fair bit of smoke up. All within the containment lines...

14 Feb 2025