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Emergency responsiveness in safe hands
THE responsibility of the Swan Hill Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) is to minimise the effect and consequences of emergencies on people, their livelihoods…
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Tank firm is charged
A SWAN Hill water tank manufacturer has been charged after a man was killed and another seriously injured in separate unloading incidents. Polymaster is facing…
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Varroa battle now about management, not eradication
THE deadly varroa mite has spread undetected across New South Wales bee colonies for more than eight months, pushing the industry to swap its eradication…
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Curtain up on fundraising
The Fight Cancer Foundation’s Swan Hill branch has combined with Showbiz Cinemas to present the 2023 film festival. Active for 30 years, and known to…
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Hot tips for edible gardens
EDIBLE gardens will be on the menu at a community day next month. Food for All is hosting the event on Wednesday, October 18 at…
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Help inform arts, cultural strategy
MURRAY River Council is inviting the community to share its views on the new arts and culture strategy, via a series of pop-up sessions. Acting…
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Buybacks ‘kill land’
HISTORICAL water buybacks created a “patchwork quilt” of dead land adjacent to prosperous farms, according to Member for Mallee Anne Webster. The Nationals Party MP…
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Tax targets housing crisis
VICTORIA has committed to building 800,000 homes in the next decade while holiday-makers will be slugged with a short-stay accommodation levy to address the state’s…
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Island levees under review
THE North Central Catchment Management Authority is seeking the input of Pental Island landholders into the future of the island’s levee system. The levees are…
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Tech school’s originals return
STUDENTS from the Swan Hill Technical School’s inaugural year will gather next month to share memories of classrooms without walls and being allowed to bring…
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