Tag: Swan Hill 3585
Visitors tour Vic farms ahead of Workers Pilot scheme
Officials from four Pacific Island nations are touring the Murray Valley, in the lead up to the new Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme.[MORE]
Pacific Islanders recruited for seasonal worker trial
The Federal Government has announced that 100 Pacific Islanders will arrive in Australia within weeks for a trial seasonal worker scheme.[MORE]
More 'average Australians' seeking food relief
North-west Victorian food relief agencies say it is now average Australians that are accounting for the increasing demand for their services.[MORE]
Swan Hill, Griffith, part of Pacific seasonal worker trial
Swan Hill in north-west Victoria will be part of an early trial of a Pacific seasonal worker program.[MORE]
Concerns aired over councils' finances
Two Wimmera-Mallee councils have been rated at risk of facing longer term financial problems.[MORE]
Regional college may be forced to turn students away
Regional Victoria's first international college now says it is facing the prospect of turning away students because its horticulture and hospitality courses have become so popular.[MORE]
Retailers attacked for not dropping fuel prices
North-west Victorian supermarkets and petrol retailers are being criticised for not passing on all of the latest falls in fuel prices.[MORE]
Man dies from stab wounds outside police station
A man suffering stab wounds has died outside a country police station in Victorias north-west.[MORE]
Army to defuse Lake Boga live grenade
Specialists from the Army ordnance team are expected to arrive this morning at Lake Boga, near Swan Hill, after the discovery of a live grenade.[MORE]
Record low rainfall in Wimmera-Mallee
For the second month in a row there has been record low rainfall in parts of the Wimmera-Mallee.[MORE]
Weapons surrendered during amnesty
Weapons including a crossbow and a sawn-off rifle have been handed to police in north-west Victoria during a weapons amnesty.[MORE]
Councillor nominations set to close
Election campaigning for next month's council elections in north-west and central Victoria will pick up pace from today when candidate nominations close at noon.[MORE]
Koori students will not be forced out: Pike
Victorian Education Minister Bronwyn Pike has given reassurances she will not force students out of Koori schools at Mildura and Swan Hill, in north-west Victoria, at the end of the year.[MORE]
Court injunction stops golf club meeting
The Swan Hill City Golf and Bowls Club says it is disappointed a court injunction has prevented a meeting tonight to decide the club's future.[MORE]
Two hurt in Lake Tutchewop car roll
An elderly driver and his passenger were taken to the Swan Hill hospital after their car rolled on the Murray Valley Highway yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Man to face court over gunshots
A Swan Hill man will face a Bendigo court via video link today after several shots were allegedly fired in a residential area at the weekend.[MORE]
DPI warns of weed threat
An outbreak of the noxious weed boneseed is causing concern near Swan Hill.[MORE]
Pair to face court over stolen cars
Two men in their 20s will face court after crashing allegedly stolen cars near Swan Hill in Victoria on Saturday night.[MORE]
Teen quizzed over car crash
Police are interviewing a teenager after a single car crash in Swan Hill early this morning.[MORE]
Indigenous schools say no consultation on new model
Victorian schools for Indigenous students say there was no meaningful consultation with them about the State Government's new model for the sector.[MORE]
Vic govt scraps Aboriginal schools
The Victorian Government will scrap its schools for Aboriginal students, and replace them with schools targetting younger teenagers.[MORE]
Police hunt motorcyclist after chase
Police are looking for a motorcyclist who eluded them during a short pursuit near Swan Hill early yesterday morning.[MORE]
Council considers saleyards future
The Swan Hill Rural City Council is considering the future of its stock selling complex.[MORE]
Agri Energy calls in voluntary administrators
A company that was planning to build ethanol plants near Swan Hill and Murtoa has called in voluntary administrators.[MORE]
Plane crashes in paddock
A 58-year-old woman suffered minor cuts to the head in a light plane crash near Swan Hill in north-west Victoria this afternoon.[MORE]
