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Disappointing decision
SWAN Hill Council’s decision not to be represented at the 40th anniversary celebrations of the twin town relationship between Robinvale and Villers Bretonneux (France) in…
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Cloud over pork
THE pork industry needs your urgent help to save its bacon. Premier Jacinta Allan is coming after a sector that contributes $488 million to the…
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Jobs are being driven offshore
ANNE WEBSTER AT the last election, Anthony Albanese promised that by the end of his first term Australia would be “an economy that makes more…
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Heart cost awareness
AS we embrace REDFEB, Heart Awareness Month, this February, Heart Research Australia is dedicated to reshaping how Australians approach cardiovascular wellbeing without causing financial strain.…
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Around the Churches
Grain Shed “OUR mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done…
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Rates disgrace
I PAY close to $4000 in rates per year, but every time we receive over an inch of rain, our street floods and drains get…
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Sister city snub is a mistake
Sister city snub is a mistake THE recent decision made by the Swan Hill Rural City councillors to decline an invitation for the Mayor to…
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Just a figurehead
WHEN it comes to implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, it appears the federal water minister is merely a figurehead. None of the water ministers…
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Sense prevails on medical migrants
Anne Webster REGIONAL Australia’s dire need for health professionals is being compounded by a broken migration system. Medical professionals face delays of up to 135…
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Debt burden crippling state
AS Premier Jacinta Allan marks her 100th day in office, there is no cause for celebration in regional Victoria. Recent budget projections paint a distressing…










