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Sunday, February 23, 2025

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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
politics

Equal and opposite reaction

I WRITE to you this week from Canberra in a week which most of us expect to be the final sitting fortnight before the election. On Tuesday Prime Minister Albanese had his scheduled chat with U.S. President Donald Trump and pretended he’d made...

14 Feb 2025
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politics

Energy security concern

AS I read Will Reid’s front page story in Tuesday’s The Guardian about the power going out on Monday in Nyah and Sea Lake, I got an AusNet social media message about ‘managing demand on the network’ by avoiding using non-essential large...

07 Feb 2025
Moulamein Notes

Piece of history returned

I have been given a bit of history of our little town that was acquired back on Good Friday in 1975. The alleged owner of this piece of history has decided that it should be returned to its original town with a ripper story to go with it of where it...

07 Feb 2025
News

Exciting progress on cultural redevelopments

Words from the mayor: I WAS excited to see the developments really beginning to take shape at the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery and the Tourism and Cultural Hub this week. A major milestone for the Art Gallery redevelopment was reached with the concrete tilt panel walls...

07 Feb 2025
Arts and Entertainment

Prequel a roaring success

THE much-anticipated Lion King prequel, Mufasa: The Lion King landed in Australian cinemas over the summer holidays. Pulling in a whopping $627 million globally at the box office, Mufasa performed better than originally thought and took a steady lead...

02 Feb 2025
Moulamein Notes

Good gathering for breakfast

WE had almost 100 at a rough guess turn up for our Australia Day breakfast. We had our Council Mayor John Harvie there as well as our ambassador for the day, Gwenda Darling. Our Mayor spoke well, as did the ambassador. Our three awards for our...

31 Jan 2025
Opinion

Back to school testing budgets

THIS week marked a return to school for Victorian students (and next week across the river in New South Wales) and charity groups are raising the alarm over the spike in young families burdened by the cost of getting their kids...

31 Jan 2025
letters

State of roads concern

Here we go again. The blame game’s back on. On the radio airwaves last week, Premier Jacinta Allan once again blamed floods for the shocking state of our regional roads. Driving around regional Victoria last week, I was genuinely...

31 Jan 2025
Opinion

Brekky’s return is news to savour

Anne Webster columnI WAS thrilled to read Peter Bannan’s article “Popular Breakfast Returns” in Tuesday’s Guardian about the Australia Day breakfast returning for the first time five years, thanks to the Rotary Club of Swan Hill...

24 Jan 2025
Opinion

Words from the mayor

Words from the Swan Hill mayor - Cr Stuart King: Happy new year! A year of projects and opportunies. Jam-packed weekend of events to celebrate Australia Day. HAPPY new year to residents in our municipality! I hope you had a wonderful festive season and were able to enjoy some well-deserved time with loved ones. It’s a great time of year to relax, recharge, reflect, and set some goals for the new year ahead.

24 Jan 2025
Moulamein Notes

Moulamein scoops the pools

Moulamein NotesTHIS could be one of the biggest Australia Day breakfasts in years in our little town with Alan Fielding taking out the Citizen of the Year for the tireless work he does. From our Moulamein Fire and Rescue Unit, our Men’s Shed...

23 Jan 2025
letters

Letter: Maximising the potential of all Victorian children

WE urge the Victorian Government to take immediate action in adopting the critical recommendations outlined in the Let Us Learn report. Despite the clear and compelling case presented through the inquiry in November 2023, these...

18 Jan 2025