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Lifeline look for active listeners
CRISIS supporters at Lifeline Loddon Mallee are skilled in many things, but their most important attribute is their active listening. Their next volunteer information stall…
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Upgrades to outback health centre
POONCARIE has seen ambulance callouts drop to an average of once a month following renovations to the town's Hospital Reserve Outpatients Clinic. The upgraded site next to the ambulance station…
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Jail warning for serial thief
A MILDURA mother has been warned that if she perseveres with shop thefts she will end up in jail. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard Bobbi-Jo Vidler had taken to drugs…
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House prices still on the rise
HOUSE prices in north west Victoria are continuing to outstrip other regional centres in annual growth. According to the latest PropTrack home price index data, north west Victoria’s year-on-year growth…
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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…