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Sandra Godwin

Historic levee needs protection, says councillor

FEARS the historic Takasuka levee will be damaged in future works proposed as part of floodplain restoration projects have prompted Swan Hill Rural City Council to seek more information. The Takasuka levee, which is partly protected by a Swan Hill...

08 Sep 2023

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Council ‘wanted the rights’, on road name says developer

CONTROVERSY over the naming of an arterial road through the $100 million South West Development Precinct is not racially motivated, but stems from Swan Hill Rural City Council’s attempt to dictate the street’s name, according to one...

07 Sep 2023

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Mystery person owed $34k

ALMOST 3000 people who have lived in the Swan Hill region might not know money is being held for them by the State Revenue Office. According to the SRO, 2975 people with an address in the Swan Hill region are collectively owed $448,890. An...

05 Sep 2023

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Drainage ‘war chest’ needed

COUNCIL staff will investigate setting up a “war chest” to strategically fund future drainage works in Swan Hill and Robinvale. Swan Hill Deputy Mayor Stuart King said existing reserves were “highly inadequate” to fund projects...

01 Sep 2023

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Council push for ‘fair’ school crossing funding

SWAN Hill Council will join a campaign urging the State Government to pay a fairer share of the cost of running the School Crossing Supervisor Program. But the council stopped short of threatening to walk away from the program, which...

31 Aug 2023

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Mining boss to step aside

MINING development company VHM Ltd is searching for a new managing director or chief executive officer to take over from Graham Howard. Mr Howard will step down from the role on September 30 but remain on the leadership team as a non-executive...

26 Aug 2023

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Workers get cracking on new almond plant

WHAT was once a cropping paddock has become a hive of activity with construction of a new $27.5 million almond processing plant, north east of Murray Downs. Australian Farming Services chief executive David Armstrong said work began at...

25 Aug 2023

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Developer’s call wins on road name

SWAN Hill Council has rejected the name of an Indigenous woman for an arterial road through the $100 million South West Development Precinct after an objection by the developers. Swan Hill Rural City Council approved the name Sunrise...

25 Aug 2023

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Butterworth Street drain upgrade gets nod

WORK to begin drainage and road upgrades along Butterworth Street is scheduled to begin later this year. For two years running Butterworth Street has been nominated the worst local road in the community satisfaction phone survey of 400...

25 Aug 2023

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Meat prices fall at last

IN GOOD news for cash-strapped consumers, retail prices for red meat have begun to fall after staying stubbornly high despite a crash in saleyard prices for livestock. The lag has been blamed on a triple-whammy...

24 Aug 2023

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Swan Hill needs Official Settlement Location status to help migrants

THE influx of refugees, migrants and seasonal workers to the Swan Hill region threatens to overwhelm volunteers and community groups trying to support them, this week’s council meeting heard. Councillors voted to call upon the Federal Government...

23 Aug 2023

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Green light for highway service station

SWAN Hill Rural City Council doesn’t get to decide whether Swan Hill has “too many servos and not enough Hungry Jack’s” when making planning decisions, this week’s council meeting heard. Deputy Mayor Stuart King made the comment...

18 Aug 2023