Arts and Entertainment
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Murray Mallee music returns after lockdown, with crowds hopping across the river to NSW for Queen’s Birthday weekend
SWAN Hill’s live music scene is jumping across the river to NSW this weekend to escape lockdown and the 50-patron cap on crowds. Murray Downs…
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Swan Hill Rural City Council signs on to VECO, Australia’s largest ever emissions reduction project by local government
SWAN HILL and Buloke Councils are among 46 councils across the state to sign on to the largest emissions reduction project by local government in…
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Community events shattered by cancellations
THE arts community in Swan Hill was starting to get back into full swing when the snap seven-day lockdown shut down performances. Swan Hill Theatre…
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Solar investors tracking the sun
SOLAR investors are tracking the sun and snapping up available land in the region to build large-scale solar farms. The Swan Hill Solar Farm was…
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Solar and battery storage reaching for the skies
INTEREST in solar and battery storage is sky high in the Swan Hill region – and it’s about to get even hotter. Mallee Sun Solar…
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Swan Hill man’s niece killed in Taliban blast
AS Swan Hill resident and former refugee Allahyar Jalali looked through the carnage on his phone, he could only imagine the horror that had been…
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Bush Sculpture Competition features art from junk
FARM junk is being turned into beautiful pieces of art for the second biennial Bush Sculpture Competition, which opens on Friday, after COVID-19 put the…
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First Nations ask for ‘please explain’ on water funds delay
A FIRST Nations organisation has called on Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt to explain a delay in delivering funding for Aboriginal water acquisition. Murray Lower…
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Tender selected for Balranald Gallery upgrade
A TENDER has been selected for the upgrade of The Gallery in Balranald. Local builder Peter Murphy has been selected to construct the Balranald Community…
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Another blow for Swan Hill motel boss as June Racing Carnival crowds cancelled
A SWAN Hill motel boss who faced multiple room cancellations during the seven-day COVID lockdown is now bracing for more pain over the Queen’s Birthday…










