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Wade Stephens

Mallee Regional Partnership welcomes new members

TWO new members have been inducted into the Mallee Regional Partnership to help advocate on behalf of the region. Water industry representative Paul Northey and mining industry representative Bernie Hyde are the new appointees to the six member...

20 Nov 2024

News

Buybacks ‘a failure’

INDEPENDENT candidate for Farrer, Michelle Milthorpe has called for smarter and more sustainable solutions in pursuit of the targets of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Emphasising her desire for reforms to water management, Ms Milthorpe...

29 Oct 2024

News

Road repair blitz

REPAIRS to the Mallee Highway in two locations will take place as part of the Victorian Government’s newly announced $964 million road maintenance program. The Mallee Highway is among a list of 54 roads to be included in the program at its launch...

16 Oct 2024

News

Roving eye on roads

By Wade StephensSWAN Hill Council has engaged engineering firm Shepherd to capture an accurate digital picture of the state of its municipal road network. An electronic survey is being undertaken to provide the council with up-to-date visuals of all...

23 Aug 2024

News

Business queries dining pods move

A ROBINVALE eatery has been left perplexed after Swan Hill Council decided to move two outdoor seating pods elsewhere in the township. The pods were installed during the COVID-19 pandemic to promote outdoor dining...

12 Jul 2024

News

Water recovery clock reset

IF everything went to plan and all deadlines were met, the original objectives of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan would have been completed five days ago. The plan, to restore rivers in the Murray-Darling Basin catchment to healthy...

12 Jul 2024

politics

Beware open-tender buybacks

THE Federal Government’s decision to begin water buybacks on July 15, targeting up to 70 gigalitres of water from the southern basin, has been met with fierce opposition. Voluntary water purchases, or buybacks, are part of a three-pronged approach...

12 Jul 2024

politics

Nuclear waste site uncertainty

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has refused to rule out the electorate as a potential location for spent nuclear waste. The Opposition last week announced its plan to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of current and former coal-fired power...

02 Jul 2024

Education

Fury over Robinvale school leader call

A DECISION not to appoint a popular Robinvale College acting principal permanently has angered staff, parents and members of the wider community. The school learned on Tuesday that acting principal Natalie Mouvet would serve her last...

02 Apr 2024

Education

Students put best foot forward

A DANCE troupe promoting physical literacy visited two schools in Robinvale to teach cultural dances to students. All year levels at Robinvale College and St Mary’s School were given an instructor from the Nikki Visaj Movement, who taught them...

25 Mar 2024

News

Locals buy ‘Patche Pub’

THE future of the “Patche Pub” has been secured, after a group of local and ex-locals purchased the building. Members of the farming community banded together to buy the hotel for $270,000, fearing that big businesses could swoop in and later...

20 Mar 2024

News

LMW to scrap public elections

LOWER Murray Water has decided to end a public nomination and election system for its committees. A total of 38 positions on the Customer Service Advisory and Strategic Advisory Committees will be declared vacant, and filled through an expressions...

14 Mar 2024