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Local teachers strike
SCORES of Swan Hill teachers engaged in a 24 hour work-stoppage yesterday in protest of State Government’s financing of education in Victoria.The introduction of performance-based…
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Owner to shut up shop
THE Special Moments gift and homewares shop will close its doors for the last time on Saturday after contributing to the Campbell street landscape for…
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Retirees slam increase
THE Association of Independent Retirees’ Swan Hill branch has slammed insurers over a sharp increase in property insurance premiums in rural areas.Additions to premiums such…
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Once in a lifetime
THE Lake Boga Observatory and Planetarium was a hive of activity on Wednesday with many residents taking the opportunity to drop in and witness the…
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Police to monitor alcohol-related offences during race weekend
Swan Hill Police have warned racegoers they will be closely monitoring the behaviour of punters and responsible consumption of alcohol during the June Racing Carnival…
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Support worker stole from clients, court told
“SHAMEFUL behaviour” is how Magistrate William Gibb described the actions of a former support services worker who stole from those in her care.Tennielle Burns, 23,…
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Police charge teenager with possession, trafficking of ice
AN 18-year-old man has been charged with possession and trafficking methamphetamine, more commonly known as ‘ice’ or ‘crystal meth’.The man was returning from Melbourne in…
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Tower Hill opened to private sector
PLACES Victoria (PV) and the Swan Hill Rural City Council have opened the doors for the private sector to play a “key role” in the…
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Teacher strike
PARENTS have been asked to keep their children at home tomorrow as Swan Hill’s public school teachers engage in industrial strike action.The teachers are protesting…
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Schools back speed limit cut
VICROADS and Victoria Police are considering cutting speed limits to 30km an hour in school zones and residential areas, after an upper house committee recommended…
