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Lucy Williams

Lucy has returned to the country after seven years in Melbourne. Born in Horsham and raised in Bendigo, she is keen to get back into regional life. While she has a wide range of interests, she is particularly interested in environmental and agricultural reporting. She is also always keen for a history throwback piece and, of course, anything involving animals. Lucy has previously worked on the Youth Research Council for Orygen, the National Centre for Excellence in Youth Mental Health, and as a tutor at several Melbourne University residential colleges. The Masters of Journalism graduate has previously been published in The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne University publications Farrago Magazine and The Citizen, and is now working for the Elliott Newspaper Group and writing for the Swan Hill Guardian, The Gannawarra Times, the Sunraysia Daily and North West Farmer.

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Mallee public housing families deal with 50-degree heat

IN some Mallee public housing, families are forced to deal with 50-degree heat, a Swan Hill climate forum has heard.

16 May 2022

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Funding boost to help threatened species

THREATENED species of black cockatoos and Murray hardyhead fish and black-eared miner birds in the Mallee will benefit from federal funding for four local projects..

16 Apr 2022

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Man faces court on Manangatang murder charge

ALBURY man Dael Daniel Newman, 41, has been charged with murder, aggravated burglary and intentionally causing injury following seasonal worker Dave Gaskell’s death in Manangatang on March 30.

07 Apr 2022

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Elders prepare to speak

SUNRAYSIA Aboriginal elders will have an opportunity to provide guidance during elders’ yarning circles when commissioners of Victoria’s first truth telling commission visit the area on Tuesday.

04 Apr 2022

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Yoo-rrook Justice Commission’s quest for truth begins

THE Yoo-rrook Justice Commission held its first public sitting on Thursday in an Australian-first process for justice with Wergaia and Wamba Wamba Elder Professor Eleanor Bourke at the helm.

25 Mar 2022

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Activists fear ‘wildlife war zone’ in duck season

ANIMAL rights activists say they want to prevent northern Victorian bird paradises being transformed by duck hunting into a “wildlife war zone”.

24 Feb 2022

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‘Doing more harm’: Equality advocate slams religion Bill

THE Religious Discrimination Bill has caused harm and will give rise to further bullying of religious and non-religious LGBTQIA+ students and teachers, says a Mallee equality advocate.

10 Feb 2022

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Survival Day event to echo generations of protest

THERE is only one thing that could prevent Mutthi Mutthi and Wamba Wamba man Jason Kelly from attending the third annual Mildura Survival Day event on January 26.

24 Jan 2022

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Influx of fish for Ouyen Lake

OUYEN Lake will receive 30,000 silver perch in February and 15,000 golden perch in April as part of the Victorian Government’s $35 million Go Fishing plan.

24 Jan 2022

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Power prices falling, says ACCC

HOUSEHOLD electricity prices across the national electricity market have fallen to eight-year lows, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

09 Jan 2022

Health

Robinvale expects more cases

ROBINVALE District Health Service’s COVID-19 lead Anita Erlandsen says she is expecting more positive cases in the region over the Christmas break. There are currently 40 COVID-19 positive...

24 Dec 2021

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Swan Hill District Health suffers midwife shortage

EXPECTANT parents continue to travel to Bendigo and Mildura to deliver their babies during so-called ‘bypass’ periods as Swan Hill District Health (SHDH) grapples with staff shortages.

12 Dec 2021