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Around the churches
Anglican LAST Sunday we began the season of Advent, where we focus on waiting for the Second Coming of Jesus, and during the week before…
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Grandma ahead of her time
It started becoming one of those buzzwordy thingummies (although I’ve never heard a single sound whenever the word is invariably said) a little while ago…
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Times are a-changin’
READING The Guardian’s page 1 story (November 18) about payment to local councillors took my mind back to the pre-Swan Hill Rural City Council times.…
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Seething over road funds
JUST when you think you’ve gotten to the bottom of Labor’s budget barrel for the regions, more curve balls get thrown in. And this time…
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Church notes
Grain Shed WHAT a strange weather pattern we are experiencing of late. Fortunately the rain is holding off, giving some reprieve to our farmers who…
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Food prices will rise
WHEN I was in high school, our economics teacher taught us about supply and demand. It’s not rocket science – when you reduce supply, you…
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Thanks for donations and time
MAY I, through your paper, thank all the members of the general public of the Swan Hill and surrounding area that assisted in the Swan…
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Around the churches
Anglican LAST Sunday, a crowd of parishioners, family and friends welcomed young Kobe through baptism into membership of God’s church. This was a joyous occasion.…
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Labor rips off regional shows
COUNTRY shows are part of the fabric of Mallee towns. For many communities, shoes are the single biggest event of the year. Labor has ripped…
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Food prices will rise
WHEN I was in high school, our economics teacher taught us about supply and demand. It’s not rocket science – when you reduce supply, you…
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