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current polls

Q: Transport funding and lobbying efforts in the Swan Hill district should focus on:

A commercial airport
Local roads
Road freight routes
Better train services
Public buses

Q: Is Swan Hill adequately prepared for growth in demand for aged care facilities?

Yes. Private and public facilities will cope with the increase.
Not really, but it's better placed than other small towns.
No. We're in big trouble.
There will be no increase. More elderly people will stay at home.

past polls

Q: Autumn has finally arrived, but what season brings the best weather to the Mallee?

Summer

(14.3%)

Autumn

(45.7%)

Winter

(0%)

Spring

(40%)

Total Votes: 35
Poll Date: 15 April, 2012

Q: What would you like to see more often in The Guardian?

Federal and state politics

(11.8%)

Event information

(29.4%)

Opinion and editorial from local personalities

(41.2%)

Human interest stories about local community members

(17.6%)

Total Votes: 17
Poll Date: 09 April, 2012

Q: How do you feel about North-west Victoria missing out entirely on the first round of the NBN rollout?

It's outrageous, this is the area that needs it most of all.

(48.4%)

It's understandable, they need to work on major connection points first.

(12.9%)

Who cares?

(38.7%)

Total Votes: 31
Poll Date: 01 April, 2012

Q: What do you think of Swan Hill Rural City Council's new Campbell Street kiosk design?

It's fantastic.

(7.5%)

Something different, I like it.

(11.2%)

Interesting, but not in keeping with the streetscape.

(7.5%)

It's hideous.

(73.9%)

Total Votes: 134
Poll Date: 24 March, 2012

Q: What is the best option for paid parking in the Swan Hill CBD?

Pre paid arrangements

(11.4%)

Coin operated machines

(55.7%)

Paper ticket machines

(33%)

Total Votes: 88
Poll Date: 16 March, 2012

Q: What do you think of the Federal Government's NBN plans?

Bring on the NBN! The internet here is so slow, it took me 10 minutes to load this page.

(37.7%)

I'll be glad when it arrives, but I'm happy to wait until then.

(14.2%)

I don't really care if we get it here or not.

(7.5%)

The money should be spent on something else.

(40.6%)

Total Votes: 106
Poll Date: 02 March, 2012

Q: Which team do you think is going to win the 2012 Central Murray Football Netball League senior premiership?

Swan Hill

(29.1%)

Kerang

(10.5%)

Tooleybuc Manangatang

(20.9%)

Another team

(39.5%)

Total Votes: 86
Poll Date: 20 February, 2012

Q: Where is the ideal location for a new shopping centre?

North Park

(45.5%)

Southern Swan Hill

(15.2%)

Swan Hill CBD

(33.3%)

Murray Downs

(0%)

We don't need more shops

(6.1%)

Total Votes: 33
Poll Date: 15 February, 2012

Q: What is your favourite Swan Hill event?

Country Week tennis

(20%)

Swan Hill Show

(20%)

Swan Hill Racing Carnival

(33.3%)

Pioneer Week

(26.7%)

Total Votes: 15
Poll Date: 09 February, 2012

Q: What do you think of Coles' decision to heavily discount some food and fruit items?

It's great for the consumers

(30.3%)

It has the potential to cripple our farmers

(69.7%)

Total Votes: 33
Poll Date: 02 February, 2012

Q: What do you think of black field crickets?

They're a pest and a nuisance

(53.8%)

They're ok -- they don't do any harm

(46.2%)

Total Votes: 13
Poll Date: 26 January, 2012

Q: Is it too early to be seeing hot cross buns and Easter eggs on supermarket shelves?

Yes

(83.3%)

(16.7%)

Total Votes: 36
Poll Date: 19 January, 2012

Q: What do you think of proposed design for Swan Hill's clock tower?

It's a fantastic promotional tool

(55.9%)

A good idea, but needs improvements

(6.6%)

Absolutely terrible

(37.4%)

Total Votes: 422
Poll Date: 12 January, 2012

Q: What do you think the biggest challenge facing the region will be in 2012?

The economic climate

(32%)

Weather conditions, for farmers

(16%)

The carbon tax

(16%)

Other

(36%)

Total Votes: 25
Poll Date: 09 January, 2012

Q: What do you think of Boxing Day sales?

They're great -- I get bargains every year

(8.7%)

They're okay -- I go sometimes

(34.8%)

They're a waste of time

(56.5%)

Total Votes: 23
Poll Date: 01 January, 2012

Q: Which transport option from Swan Hill would you like to see most?

An extra V/Line service in the morning, reaching Melbourne by 9.30am

(54.8%)

An early bus to Bendigo, with connections on to Melbourne

(8.1%)

Changing the weekday V/Line timetable, so the first train leaves at 5.30am

(37.1%)

Total Votes: 62
Poll Date: 15 December, 2011

Q: Do you think the draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan to remove 2750GL of water from the system:

Goes too far?

(45.5%)

Is just right?

(7.3%)

Is not enough?

(47.3%)

Total Votes: 55
Poll Date: 01 December, 2011

Q: Do you support nurses' industrial action, which has included the closure of some hospital beds in Swan Hill?

Yes

(58.8%)

(41.2%)

Total Votes: 17
Poll Date: 24 November, 2011

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