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Olive on fire before rain rolls in
SHANE Olive ignited Mildura’s Sunset Strip on Friday night with a mammoth near record-setting pass to headline an explosive opening to the 2026 BLAHST Australian…
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Promises too good to refuse
A MIGRANT worker who spoke publicly about alleged recruitment scams targeting Filipinos has now been threatened with deportation, prompting a New South Wales council to seek to intervene on her…
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Species back from extinction
ONCE extinct in the mallee woodland of south west New South Wales, the pint-sized, carnivorous red-tailed phascogale is now being recorded leaping around one of Australia’s largest feral predator-free fenced…
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Wicket grants open for community funding
LOCAL cricket clubs are encouraged to apply for grants available under the Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund. Funded by Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia, the grants support community cricket facility projects…
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Writing on the wall for letter delivery
AUSTRALIA will eventually follow Denmark's lead and abandon its letter service, with deliveries of handwritten notes, Christmas cards and household bills destined to become a thing of the past. The…
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Mobile outage planned for Red Cliffs
MOBILE services in Red Cliffs will be temporarily affected from Monday 9 March to Thursday 12 March while Telstra upgrades its mobile base station. Upgrades are being made to improve…
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Grapes wither on the vine as record rain risks harvest
HARVESTING of Australia's billion-dollar table grape crop has ground to a halt as fruit growers hit by record rainfall brace for heavy losses. Flash flooding struck the country's table grape…
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Sexual touching was a ‘mistake’
A VANUATU national said he made a “mistake” when he touched a female stranger on the thigh in a “very unsettling and disturbing experience”. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard father…
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MFC permit ruled OK
VICTORIA’S planning umpire has found development of Mallee Family Care's new $28 million headquarters in Mildura is lawful. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal was asked to review a Mildura…
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Accused stalker refused bail
A ROBINVALE man alleged to have bombarded a woman with hundreds of unwanted messages that included “disgusting” and “disturbing” images and professing his love for her has been refused bail.…
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Plan launched to prevent violence
The Mallee Family Violence Executive, or MFVE, has released its 2026-2-29 Strategic Plan, giving directions for responding and preventing family violence in the Mallee. Family violence remains a big issue…