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Fresh market

THOUSANDS of people braved the summer heat for the pre-Christmas shopping rush at the Swan Hill Christmas Twilight Market. Market manager Grace Pryor said a few stallholders dropped out due to the heat, but the market ran with a total 91 stalls. Ms...

02 Jan 2020
The Guardian

Goodbye 2019, hello 2020

THE New Year will be welcomed in with style in Swan Hill with a family-friendly festival taking place at Riverside Park tomorrow night. Around 2000 locals and visitors are expected to congregate on the banks of the Murray to leave 2019 behind and...

30 Dec 2019
The Guardian

Hearty meal before Christmas

VOLUNTEERS from Haven; Home Safe and A Good Kitchen served an early Christmas meal to people doing it tough in Swan Hill. Last Monday, volunteers from Haven cooked a “traditional dinner” for the guests to “enjoy a traditional meal”.Assertive outreach...

30 Dec 2019
The Guardian

Ready to plunge

THE State Emergency Service (SES) Swan Hill unit is celebrating 30 years of their duck race of the year. Money raised from the event goes to the volunteer organisation to purchase vital equipment for the crew to do their job. The annual New Year’s Day...

30 Dec 2019
Sport

Star shooters

THREE Swan Hill Flyers players have been nominated by their peers as among the best 10 players in the Country Basketball League’s north west conference. Ladies representatives Tess Denham and Laura Anderson, and men’s player Isaiah Bull are finalists...

18 Dec 2019
The Guardian

Wayward tyre sparks fire

A WAYWARD tyre sparked a fire along the Murray Valley Highway at Tyntynder on Monday. The rear tyre came loose from a vehicle travelling on the highway between Tyntynder and Creamery roads just before 2pm. The driver, a man in his late 20s, was...

11 Dec 2019
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Jetting to total

THREE jet skiers have surpassed the halfway mark of their eight-day journey along the Murray River to raise awareness of depression and suicide in the northern Victoria region. Starting from Yarrawonga on Saturday, Julie Ryan, Michael Carew and...

11 Dec 2019
Sport

Grand finale

JUNIOR singles club championships began last Saturday with all the preliminary matches played to find our finalists. Next week will see the finals played in all but one age group; with the 16 and under girls final already played. With only two...

11 Dec 2019
The Guardian

Mallee Christmas

AN Aussie Christmas in the Mallee is being celebrated at one Swan Hill retailer. Mint Soda owner Paula Starrs put together an art mural featuring Australian animals and native flowers.“We like to stock some of the Australian themed products, so I...

09 Dec 2019
Sport

New reign

THE Swan Hill Jockey Club has had a changing of the guard with Ian Ray announced as president. The former mayor takes the reigns from Jack Bennett, who has served in the role for the past eight years. Born and raised in Swan Hill, Ray has been...

06 Dec 2019
Sport

Generations of speedway

THE history of speedway in Swan Hill spans over more than 60 years, breeding generations of successful rev-heads across Victoria. The season opening Swan Hill Sonic Speedway meeting last month saw fourth-generation Simpson and third-generation Bull...

06 Dec 2019
News

Driest spring on record

A COOL start to summer has followed what has been declared as Australia’s driest spring on record. According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), an average of 27.4mm fell across the nation last season, while the average temperature was 2.41 degrees...

06 Dec 2019
News

A dance with a twist and twirl

MORE than 130 dancers from Dance It Up dance school took part in about 40 items at the annual end-of-year concert. Held at the Swan Hill Town Hall, the genres included jazz, ballet, hip hop, acrobatic, contemporary and musical theatre. The dance...

06 Dec 2019
News

Archaeological awareness

A HERITAGE and archaeological consulting service has opened its doors in Swan Hill. Austral Archaeology was officially opened in late October with around 50 local businesses, government departments and local indigenous people turning out to the...

06 Dec 2019
The Guardian

SPREADING GRATITUDE

SPREADING gratitude will feature heavily at next year’s Swan Hill Harmony Day celebrations. The gratitude tree will be a new public art piece installed in the community and community members are being invited to add to the piece. The project will be...

04 Dec 2019
Sport

Flyers break drought

SWAN Hill Flyers’ men’s side secured their first win in almost two years after defeating Echuca Pirates 71-58 on Saturday night. With the home crowd behind them, the Flyers got off to a strong start with eight unanswered points before taking a 21-13...

04 Dec 2019
Sport

New tennis ace

A NEW tennis coach will arrive in the region for the new year with the hope of rejuvenating interest and expanding pathways in the sport. Michael Mullen will officially start as head tennis coach of the Swan Hill Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club when he...

04 Dec 2019