User Profile

Peter Bannan

Posties want dog attacks crackdown

AUSTRALIA Post is calling on local councils to adopt stricter measures in response to the alarming number of dog-related incidents involving posties. New data has revealed more than 49 posties a week have fallen victim to dog-related incidents in the...

2 hours ago

News

Council switches on secure electricity price

MURRAY River Council has secured an electricity supply agreement to the end of 2030. The agreement is with Iberdrola Australia, as part of a buyer’s group facilitating a Power Purchase Agreement for 13 regional NSW councils. The agreement secures the...

3 hours ago

Water Sports

Learn kneeboarding, wakeboarding and foiling

LAKE Boga Water Ski Club is launching the new season with a family day and coaching sessions on Sunday. Existing members, ski enthusiasts and beginners will be given lessons in kneeboarding, wakeboarding and foiling. Club secretary Chris Lahy said...

18 hours ago

News

Growing support for special silent tribute

IT is the word itself – remembrance – you just don’t forget. That’s according to Swan Hill RSL president Viv Holland ahead of Remembrance Day on Monday.“It doesn’t take long for a community of people to forget what this is all about,” he...

08 Nov 2024

News

New King-sized council revealed

SIX men and one woman, with a mix of local government and business experience, have been elected onto the new term of Swan Hill Council. The makeup of the new council was confirmed yesterday afternoon in a computer count, after a week of first...

08 Nov 2024

News

Searing heat signals dangers ahead

THE first day of extreme heat and fire danger arrived on Wednesday, when the Swan Hill rural city sweltered in hot conditions. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees at 3pm – 0.5 below the forecast. The cool change...

08 Nov 2024

News

Extreme weather conditions accelerating

AUSTRALIA’S weather and climate has continued to change, with an increase in extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more intense heavy rainfall, and sea level rise. The State of the Climate Report 2024, prepared every two years, was released last...

06 Nov 2024

News

NSW Maritime targets river safety

BOATERS on NSW inland waterways have been reminded not to gamble with their lives, with Operation Safety First carried out by NSW Maritime last weekend. NSW Maritime principal manager Deon Voyer said the blitz targeted waterways on the New South...

06 Nov 2024

News

Wednesday a total fire ban in the Mallee

THE first total fire ban for the fire season has been declared for the Mallee region tomorrow. Tomorrow’s conditions will be hot and windy across the state, with extreme fire danger in the Mallee expecting temperatures of up to 39 degrees, including...

05 Nov 2024

News

New Pental Island bridge a step closer

REPLACING the decommissioned pedestrian bridge that connects Pioneer Settlement and Pental Island is one step closer. Swan Hill Council last week released concept images of how the new bridge could look, with feedback now open. Chief executive Scott...

05 Nov 2024

News

Mayor King leads vote

INCUMBENT Swan Hill councillor Stuart King appears to have the confidence of voters, as he prepares to return to the chamber for a second term. The mayor had gained 1419 first-preference votes after three days of counting in the local council...

05 Nov 2024

News

Walsh floored by red tape

MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh said he is “gobsmacked” at the hoops through which property developer Justin Quattrocchi has been forced to jump in his attempt to build rental properties in Nyah West. And he took his “disappointment and...

04 Nov 2024