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Esther MacIntyre

Moderna on the move in Kerang and Swan Hill

MODERNA vaccine supply is officially on its way to Swan Hill and Gannawarra, with appointments available from as early as next week. Kerang’s Terry White Chemist has confirmed it will be receiving stock in...

22 Sep 2021

Education

Top teaching honour for Doyle

SWAN HILL Primary School principal Hayley Doyle is one of four finalists vying for the Outstanding Primary Principal title at the Victorian Education Excellence Awards. The school community congratulated...

21 Sep 2021

Community

Local groups help reach world goals, says UN manager

A UNITED Nations representative is encouraging community organisations to take credit for their work in addressing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing emergency food packages was one example of how community...

18 Sep 2021

Farming and Environment

Water users tackle mystery of general security allocations

WATER users are taking matters into their own hands to better understand what has happened to the vital ingredient to the success of regional communities. The Murray Regional Strategy Group (MRSG), which represents water users in the...

17 Sep 2021

News

Mallee marks 70 per cent milestone for first vaccinations

THE Mallee has reached a significant milestone in the race to reach 80 per cent vaccination rates. Seventy per cent of the eligible population living in Mallee local government areas (LGA) has now received at least one dose of...

17 Sep 2021

News

Former contractor disputes MDBA powers in water share

A FORMER agricultural contractor is spearheading a campaign to question the power of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). Dingwall resident Brian Fletcher said farming families in regional Victori...

16 Sep 2021

Community

Lake Boga, Kerang, Cohuna, and Echuca-Moama topped the national charts for (not)Parkrun challenge

FOUR parkrun groups in the region have topped the national charts with a friendly rivalry, lifting their communities through the latest round of lockdowns. The free weekly 5km parkrun event has a cult following across Australi...

12 Sep 2021

Health

Residents roll up at pharmacies for COVID jabs

PHARMACISTS are urging more people to choose the convenience of their local pharmacy in booking their AstraZeneca vaccinations. Hundreds of vaccines have been delivered across the Swan Hill Council and Gannawarra Shire areas since the...

11 Sep 2021

Community

Parkruns back in Lake Boga, Kerang and Cohuna

ORGANISERS are elated to have parkruns back in action on Saturday after the easing of social restrictions. While parkruns in Lake Boga, Kerang and Cohuna are smashing the national leaderboard for the (not)parkrun lockdown challenge...

10 Sep 2021

Business

Shopfront facelifts return life to Swan Hill CBD

NANNA’S Kitchen is one Swan Hill business doing well out of a new initiative that is turning empty, dusty shopfronts into eye-catching display stores. In a win for the Swan Hill business community, the Swan Hill Store Front...

10 Sep 2021

Videos

Take a tour of the Kerang Covid vaccination clinic!

NURSE immuniser Casey McDonald gives a short tour of the Kerang Covid vaccination clinic, staffed by Kerang District Health and Northern District Community Health, with support from Swan Hill District Health.

01 Sep 2021

News

Basin plan ‘fixed’ in political compromise, says writer

BARRISTER and author Richard Beasley says the Murray-Darling Basin Plan relies on “politically fixed” figures. In his “very angry” book Dead In The Water,

31 Aug 2021