Community

What a Rippa

Meet Rippa, a dog with a truly remarkable tale of survival. The eight-year-old went missing from her Bannerton home two weeks before Christmas last year after being spooked by a thunderstorm

09 Mar 2018

Community

Viewpoint: The beauty of the bush

VIEWPOINT: As the old saying goes, you can take a girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl

09 Mar 2018

Community

Fabulous festival

The Heart of the Murray’s food bowl will be on show this weekend at the annual Swan Hill Food and Wine Festival on the banks of the Murray River

09 Mar 2018

Community

Bean to be seen

Retired Swan Hill resident Colin Virtue has unearthed something surprising in his veggie patch, three giant beans

09 Mar 2018

Community

Blaze ravages farm property

A Speewa man was transported to hospital following a fire which threatened his property and destroyed an estimated thousands of dollars worth of farming equipment on the night of January 11

19 Jan 2018

Community

Hall call

Discounted fees and charges for annual hire of the Swan Hill Town Hall Performance Arts and Conference Centre have been introduced by council following “disquiet” from users

19 Jan 2018

So long good doctor

Doctor John Harrison has come to the end of his career after more than three decades seeing to the community’s dental needs

19 Jan 2018

Community

Nessie’s veil a true legend

The Lockhart family wedding veil is far more than traditional headwear. Also known as Nessie’s veil, the headpiece has been worn by a total of 27 brides, the vast majority of whom called the Mallee home

19 Jan 2018

Community

Fresh direction from executive

Swan Hill Rural City Council’s two new directors share many similarities, yet followed different roads and landscapes to arrive in the Heart of the Murray

19 Jan 2018

Community

Talking 21st century

A GRAND tradition that began in Swan Hill is switching format

24 Feb 2016

Community

New home for headspace

After almost two years of waiting, headspace Swan Hill has moved into its new home

03 Jan 2018

Community

Our Region: Irene follows her dreams

In 2012, at the age of 82, Lake Boga grandmother Irene Drummond fulfilled her lifelong ambition of publishing a book. Since then, the now 86-year-old has published a total of five books proving that you’re never too old to follow your dreams

03 Jan 2018

Community

New photo exhibition for Art & Soul

The grand opening of Art & Soul’s new gallery space coincided with the opening of former Guardian photographer Cassandra Feltrin’s charity exhibit The Cambodia Collection: One on Friday, January 6

09 Jan 2017

News

Funding for LGBTI support services at Swan Hill

A financial boost sees “another step in the right direction” for Swan Hill District Health in providing support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) young people in the community

06 Jan 2017

2017

Top of the class

Students from across our region received their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) on Friday, with local schools excelling

22 Dec 2017

2017

A gentle warrior for reconciliation

A warrior for reconciliation, Mutthi Mutthi Wemba Wamba woman Vicki Clark was one of nine people inducted into the 2017 Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll on November 21

30 Nov 2017