Arts and Entertainment

  • Warm start to winter, caution over dry summer

    Warm start to winter, caution over dry summer

    BY now, northern Victorians should be wrapped up in thick blankets with temperatures plunged into sub-zero degrees. Instead the extra layers remain tucked away, as…

  • Back to those happy days

    IT was a packed auditorium at the Tooleybuc Sporting Club last Friday night as they hosted the first in their bi-monthly musical shows. SOS –…

  • Art contest finds common ground

    Art contest finds common ground

    WHAT struck Darlene Thomas wasn’t the differences between each artwork, so much as the things they had in common. The chief executive of Mallee District…

  • Euston Weir level up before fall for repairs

    Euston Weir level up before fall for repairs

    THE pool level at Euston weir is temporarily being raised before being drawn down again to complete repair works to minor damage sustained during recent…

  • Murray River councils take their concerns to Canberra

    Murray River councils take their concerns to Canberra

    ADVOCATING for issues that are important to our local region was the purpose behind the Swan Hill Rural City Council’s recent trip to Parliament House.…

  • Inspired flood of art

    Inspired flood of art

    IN the wake of a year of astonishing rainfall and flooding throughout the Murray River region, First Nations artists have responded through traditional artwork. The…

  • Laughter with lyrics

    Laughter with lyrics

    COUNTRY and bluegrass musician Pete Denahy is bringing his brand of music and humour to Quambatook this weekend. Pete will hit the stage with his…

  • Brekkie club funding as demand surges

    Brekkie club funding as demand surges

    DEMAND for the Victorian Government’s breakfast club has rapidly grown by 40 per cent in the past 12 months. Foodbank Victoria has supplied 2.4 million…

  • Do what makes you happy in life, outback cook says

    Do what makes you happy in life, outback cook says

    Sophie Benbow OUTSIDE her rusted window, a desolate expanse of dry and undernourished land. Red and pink splash across the sky like a broken egg…

  • Swan Hill gets rain record

    Swan Hill gets rain record

    SWAN Hill recorded its highest daily rainfall for June on Wednesday, when evening thunderstorms pushed the tally over the previous record. The Bureau of Meteorology…

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