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Samantha James

Easter around the region

From the Robinvale Euston Easter festival, Balranald Easter egg hunt and Easter market, Balranald field and game annual Easter shoot and the Robinvale Easter tennis tournament.

2 hours ago

Community

No ordinary hunt

EASTER celebrations are in full swing this weekend at the Pioneer Settlement with a teddy bear picnic, bear scavenger hunt and Easter egg hunt. Pioneer Settlement marketing co-ordinator Janelle Earle said this is no ordinary hunt.“Rather than...

3 hours ago

News

Arrive alive, police urge

POLICE Victoria-wide will target impaired drivers from today until the Sunday after ANZAC Day in a bid to ensure road-users get home safe. The 10-day Operation Compass starting today will increase Victoria Police’s visible and active presence on...

3 hours ago

Water Sports

Lake Boga locals water-ski in nationals

LIFELONG Lake Boga water-skier Kelly Atkinson won silver and bronze representing Victoria for her fifth Australian Waterski National Championships in Port Macquarie at the weekend. Atkinson won silver in over 45 women trick, with a combined score of...

3 hours ago

News

Fireys rattle tins for the kids

VOLUNTEER firefighters will join thousands rattling tins across Victoria to raise funds for the Good Friday Appeal. Nyah Nyah West Fire Brigade Captain Phillip Maher said its members will team with Koraleigh Rural Fire Service to collect donations...

15 hours ago

Community

Hats off to Beverford Primary

BEVERFORD Primary School students raised $1037 for the Mallee MRI Appeal with their annual Easter Raffle. Principal Phillip Cox said the junior school council chose the appeal as the recipient of the proceeds.“They were aware of the Mallee MRI Appeal...

17 hours ago

News

Crash highlights road neglect, says Zaffina

BALRANALD Shire Mayor Louie Zaffina is calling for overtaking lanes and a divided road on the Sturt Highway after a fatal truck accident at Euston last Wednesday. Mayor Zaffina said the major parties have failed regions in safe seats as they focus...

15 Apr 2025

News

Farmers frustrated over mining license

FARMERS are disappointed in the Victorian State Government’s decision to grant VHM a 20-year mining licence for the Goschen Rare Earths and Mineral Sands Project on Friday. Mine Free Mallee Farms (MFMF) secretary Craige Kennedy said the...

15 Apr 2025

News

Teddy Bear’s Picnic

THE weather is looking fine for Inner Wheel’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Riverside Park Soundshell, 11am to 2pm Wednesday April 16. Inner Wheel president Tracy McLoughlan invites families to pack a picnic and a teddy bear for an afternoon of song...

14 Apr 2025

Police and Courts

Police beat

Crime from around the region. Drug and weapon possessions, burglary, criminal damage, burglary, theft of motor vehicle. A woman has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, ecstasy and prescription medication after police carried out a number of vehicle intercepts in Gray Street early on Saturday, March 31.

12 Apr 2025

News

Police focus on Easter holiday motorists

THE Easter Road Safety campaign is back in Swan Hill for its 26th year, with police and sponsors LJ Hooker hoping to continue the campaign’s record of no road fatalities during the holiday period. The bright yellow safety messages were posted on...

11 Apr 2025

News

Parties await court decision

ADVOCATES were in Federal Court this week to challenge a project they have claimed would have detrimental outcomes for significant wetlands along the Murray River. Friends of Nyah Vinifera Park’s (FNVP) legal challenge of Lower Murray Water’s...

10 Apr 2025