Swan Hill Rural City Council

It’s budget time of year – first the State Government followed by us and then the Federal Government.
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Over the past few weeks we have met with our state and federal MPs – Andrew Broad, Peter Walsh and Peter Crisp – as well as Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack.
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Councillors and senior Council staff have been on the road this week, touring Boundary Bend and Manangatang to find out what they are most proud of in their communities and to learn more about their aspirations.
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Next week will be your chance to help fine tune plans to upgrade Swan Hill’s Jaycee Park.
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I want to personally thank the local football, netball, rugby, cricket and basketball clubs for working with us on the Recreation Reserves Masterplan. The masterplan will provide Council with a costed, prioritised and achievable 10-year plan for the future development of nine recreation reserves across the municipality.
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I am pleased to say that we now have a path forward for the redevelopment of Swan Hill Regional Livestock Exchange.
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Our region is fast on its way to becoming an Australian leader in solar power generation.
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I was fortunate to have been elected as Mayor for another year at last week’s Mayoral election.
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There are so many weeks and days to mark health, charity and other causes. And while there’s no doubt these are all valid, mental illness is something that affects so many people in communities across Australia.
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CEO John McLinden and I traded the recent spring weather for the wintery confines of Canberra this week where we joined Murray River Group of Councils mayors and CEOs to advocate for our region.
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