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Lillian Altman

Lillian is part of the editorial team at The Guardian, Swan Hill and Gannawarra Times, Kerang.

Manangatang students participate in conference

MANANGATANG students were invited to take part in a webinar with Victorian Education Minister James Merlino to discuss how rural education could be improved. Year 11 Manangatang P-12 College students Holly Plant and Alannah Taylor...

10 Nov 2021

Health

Health services collaborate on kits

COLLABORATION is key for Northern District Community Health when it comes to the fight against the COVID-19 virus. NDCH chief executive officer (CEO) Mandy Hutchinson said they worked in collaboration with other health services...

06 Nov 2021

Arts and Entertainment

A story of a mysterious voyager

In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the WorldBy Danielle ClodeA VOYAGE of discovery, nature and untold histories, written in the vein of Clare Wright, Edmund de Waal and Helen Macdonald. When the first woman to circumnavigate the world completed her...

05 Nov 2021

Community

Iconic Wycheproof “King of the Mountain” race immortalised

THE King of the Mountain was an iconic race that saw participants carry wheat bags more than 60 kilograms in weight up the smallest mountain in the world. The iconic climb in Wycheproof has been immortalised in a street art piece by...

05 Nov 2021

Police and Courts

Video footage released of missing Roos player

QUEENSLAND Police Service have released video footage of missing Balranald football player Jeremiah ‘Jayo’ Rivers. The 27-year-old Aboriginal man was last seen near Wilsons River, around 20 kilometres south of Noccundra in south-west Queensland at...

05 Nov 2021

Police and Courts

Rifles and bullets stolen in Balranald

FIREARMS were allegedly stolen from a Balranald home on Market Street, and police are appealing for information. Officers attached to Barrier Police District were notified of a break-in on Saturday October 23. Police believe that four rifles...

03 Nov 2021

Health

Swan Hill COVID testing site relocates

SWAN Hill’s COVID-19 testing clinic has relocated to increase safety for motorists using the service as the weather heats up. The Swan Hill District Health (SHDH)-run Swan Hill...

01 Nov 2021

Health

Booster vax for immunocompromised

BOOSTER vaccines are underway for immunocompromised people in the Swan Hill and Gannawarra regions. Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt has said from mid-October the vaccine would be on offer to people who were severely...

31 Oct 2021

Police and Courts

Woman wanted by police frequents Swan Hill and Gannawarra

A WOMAN wanted by police for traffic offences could be in the Swan Hill or Gannawarra region. Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of 27-year-old Katelyn Wandin, for failing to appear in court for traffic-related matters. She is known to...

31 Oct 2021

Arts and Entertainment

Discovering their craft

It would be hard to miss the Echuca Discoveries Swan Hill exhibition at the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery. Working tirelessly over the past 12 months, the Swan Hill branch’s participants have put together masterpieces of all shapes and...

30 Oct 2021

News

Mother’s plea for help for missing son, Jeremiah ‘Jayo’ Rivers

JEREMIAH ‘Jayo’ Rivers’ mother has made a desperate plea for her missing son to return home. Joanne Rivers has set up a GoFundMe page (Help Find Jayo Rivers) for the public to assist in finding her son. Almost $10,000 has been donated through the page...

29 Oct 2021

News

Balranald footballer missing

A BALRANALD football player has gone missing on his way to returning home to Darwin. Jeremiah ‘Jayo’ Rivers was camping with friends in south-west Queensland when he failed to return to the group after he went for a walk. Queensland...

29 Oct 2021