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Swan Hill flood to be ‘very similar to 1993’
HUNDREDS of concerned community members gathered at the Swan Hill Town Hall on Monday evening to get a clearer understanding of flood risks to the…
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Rapid effort to fill Swan Hill sandbags
MORE than 37,000 sandbags have been filled in Swan Hill since Saturday morning in an attempt to get a head start on flood preparations. With…
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‘42,000 potholes’: Victorian road repair efforts continue
DINGHIES, drones and even divers could assess the condition of hundreds of bridges and vital transport infrastructure as part of an emergency road repair program…
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Riverfront residents monitor Tyntynder levees
TYNTYNDER residents are walking the river banks looking for weak spots and levee damage to be fixed before the Murray River peaks. Geoff Carson, who…
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Swan Hill V/Line services suspended
A SWAN Hill line train has been grounded since October 13, with all services suspended “until further notice”. With Kerang isolated and surrounded by water,…
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Balranald backs Michael after kidney transplant
LAST Wednesday, Michael Gorman received the best gift he and his family could have asked for – a new kidney. The Balranald Central School student…
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MASP backs renewal of values
STAFF at MASP, one of the Mallee’s long-standing community service organisations, have recently had the opportunity to contribute to and then vote-in a new organisation-wide…
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Stay out of emergency zone, SES warns
NSW SES has reminded Murray River users that the river is closed to boats and other recreation activities after an emergency area was declared between…
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Call for calm as Swan Hill community meets over flood threat
AS the Murray River topped a level at Echuca not seen since 1993, all eyes are on Swan Hill as the next rural city downstream.…
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Swan Hill livestock sales called off
SWAN Hill Council postponed Thursday’s livestock sales at the Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange. Council director of infrastructure Svetla Petkova said she sympathised with local farmers…
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