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Samantha James

Police beat

POLICE allegedly located methamphetamine, an array of drug-related materials, a significant amount of dried cannabis, cannabis plants and seeds and a stolen vehicle in operations across three separate residential premises in...

6 hours ago

News

Rare balancing act

THE VHM Rare Soil and Mineral Sands project hinges on the ability to balance economic benefit to the region with limiting the effect on the current agricultural industry and community. Gannawarra Shire Council chief executive Geoff Rollinson said the...

18 Dec 2024

News

Rare balancing act

18 Dec 2024

News

Owners urged to protect dogs from virus

AS A canine parvovirus (parvo) outbreak spreads through Adelaide, Swan Hill Veterinary Clinic vet Dr Ashleigh Dunn recommends owners get their pets’ vaccinations up to date.“Your most vulnerable animals are your puppies and your unvaccinated...

17 Dec 2024

News

VHM Limited Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project gets nod

THE proposed VHM Limited Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project at Goschen will progress to the federal government for approval, after the Victorian Minister for Planning completed her assessment on Tuesday. Minister Sonya Kilkenny released...

17 Dec 2024

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Green light for Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project

SIX months after the Victorian Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny received the Inquiry and Advisory Committee’s report, she has found that the Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project will have acceptable environmental effects. In...

17 Dec 2024

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Green light for Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project

17 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Police beat

Police beat: Drink drive stop, Drugs and vapes seized, Calves stolen, Fire. A driver allegedly returned a 0.259 breath test result on Monday, December 9, after he was found behind the wheel of his vehicle, which had rolled to a stop on a nature strip.

17 Dec 2024

Farming and Environment

Water solutions workshopped

MURRAY region stakeholders have said they feel like concerns had been listened to by Murray-Darling Basin Plan decision makers at a recent workshop. The Murray Regional Strategy Group (MRSG) hosted senior representatives from the NSW Department of...

12 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Police beat

Police beat: Burglaries, Theft of motor vehicle, Criminal damage, Windscreen smashed, Rural Properties, Fire Safety. A WHITE utility, box trailer, John Deere ride-on mower, quadbike and various tools and farming equipment were taken from a farm in Dingwall between November 27 and 29.

10 Dec 2024

Arts & Entertainment

RocKwiz was on song

FAST-paced and witty, Never Mind the Buzzers, Here’s RocKwiz LIVE! brought the music quiz show’s beloved blended live format to Swan Hill Town Hall on Saturday with characteristic gusto. The four local contestants met hosts Julia Zemiro and Brian...

04 Dec 2024

Police & Courts

Police beat

COHUNA Drug Driver - A DRIVER tested positive to methylamphetamine when police conducted a preliminary oral fluid test on King George Street at 8.45am on Tuesday, November 26. The 46-year-old Cohuna man was issued with a fine and a six-month loss of...

03 Dec 2024