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The Guardian

Christmas carnival in the Nyah district

THE Nyah district Christmas carnival went off with a bang finishing the night with a spectacular display of fireworks. Students from Nyah District Primary School performed Christmas carols, while Swan Hill band The Drowning Sorrows continued the...

18 Dec 2019
The Guardian

ABOVE AND BEYOND

A COUNCIL employee who saved Balranald Shire Council $100,000 in external professional fees has been rewarded for her efforts. Balranald Shire Council rates and finance officer Janelle Dalton has been awarded council’s inaugural Norma Male Excellence...

04 Dec 2019
Sport

Back in winner’s circle

SWAN Hill Lady Flyers secured their second win of the season with a 60-50 victory against Echuca Pirates on Saturday. Flyers playing-coach Tess Denham said their surprise 18-point loss to the Pirates back in round two drove them to success this time...

04 Dec 2019
Sport

Osaka triumphant

LAST Saturday saw the grand finals of our first team competitions this season in some cool, blustery conditions that seem to be the new normal. The Premier League was fought out between Barty and Osaka, with Osaka taking a very close win — four...

04 Dec 2019
News

POLICE PAUSE AND REFLECT

SWAN Hill and Kerang officers honoured past police members who had paid the ultimate sacrifice while protecting their community last Wednesday. A service was held in Kerang for Police Remembrance Day, which falls on September 29, as...

30 Sep 2019
News

From hoof to hook

THE Hoof and Hook competition is a much loved and important event at the annual Swan Hill Show. This is where steers and prime lambs are judged as a live animal at the showgrounds as well as over the hook as a dressed carcass. The...

30 Sep 2019
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The Guardian

Becoming green thumbs

A COMMUNITY garden in Swan Hill is available for children to learn to grow their own herbs and vegetables. Located at George Lay Park, Swan Hill community vegetable garden members are offering three one-metre raised beds for children to plant...

07 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Spring sun welcomes bumper crowds at 124th Swan Hill Show

PLEASANT spring weather helped boost numbers at this year’s 124th Swan Hill Show. The annual tradition was staged in maximum temperatures of the high 20s on Friday and Saturday at the showgrounds. The event showcased local agricultural and pastoral...

07 Oct 2019
The Guardian

PIONEER MUSIC MEN

A PIONEER of electronic music in Australia in the 1970s, Geoff Green grew up in Swan Hill, still playing music to this day. Spending his childhood in Swan Hill, Mr Green launched a band in his 20s alongside fellow Swan Hill musician Fred Turner. Over...

09 Oct 2019
The Guardian

SUPERB SHOW

FROM arts and crafts to yard dog trials, the 124th Swan Hill Show proved to be a “wonderful” success for the local community. The two-day-event drew families from “near and far” with pleasant spring weather and a large variety of entertainment...

09 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Cause close to the heart

SWAN Hill mother and daughter duo Julie and Clarisa Wiggins will be running for a cause close to their hearts this weekend, honouring the memory of their father and husband. Julie and Clarisa will put trainer to track on Sunday, participating in the...

11 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Picture perfect

THE painting of the GrainCorp Sea Lake silos is well underway, and the artwork is already delivering on its promise to bring tourism to town. Photos of the partially painted silos, posted to the Royal Hotel’s Facebook page, had reached tens of...

11 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Exciting expedition down the Murray

FOUR brightly coloured, wooden rafts set sail down the Murray River in recent weeks as part of the venturer’s latest camp, BARCOM on the Murray. BARCOM is an annual, week-long venturer scout rafting expedition along the Murray River held each year...

14 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Volunteering ventures

SWAN Hill’s Jenny and Tony Waldron have closed off a volunteering career spanning 40 years with a seven-month stint in Kiribati, a small island nation in the middle of the Pacific. In January this year, Jenny and Tony packed their bags, boarded...

14 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Pontoon takes shape

WORK commenced this week on the installation of a new pontoon on the Murray River at Mensforth Park at Tooleybuc. The pontoon parts, which have been built off-site by contractor Bellingham Marine Australia, were mobilised on Monday morning on two...

16 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Wash and splash facilities opened

TWO highly-anticipated community projects were opened by Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW Adam Marshall in Balranald last Thursday. Mr Marshall met with councillors, shire staff and locals for the opening of the upgraded Balranald truck wash...

16 Oct 2019
The Guardian

Holding the country together

YESTERDAY marked International Rural Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the sheer determination, capability and resilience of women who live and work on the land. In honour of the International Rural Women’s Day, The Guardian caught up with Thelm...

16 Oct 2019