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Brooke Littlewood

Brooke is a journalist at Sunraysia Daily covering agriculture, health and general news. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

Farming and Environment

$511,000 boost for Sunraysia fruit fly effort

SUNRAYSIA is set to receive a half-million-dollar fruit fly funding boost to support crucial work in protecting the region’s vital horticulture industry and economy.

03 Jul 2020

Farming and Environment

Millewa confident despite virus hit to farm mood

VICTORIAN farmer confidence has been crushed by the significant short-term uncertainty of COVID-19, according to a new survey.

27 Jun 2020

Farming and Environment

Sunraysia refugees meet growing local food demand

CONGOLESE refugees are busy planting seeds of hope, opportunity and culture at a donated block of farmland near Mildura.

26 Jun 2020

Farming and Environment

Murray-Darling Basin battle hots up at MinCo

THE failure of the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council (MinCo) to address major issues with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan at a meeting last week has been labelled a “kick in the guts” by a farming lobby group.

26 Jun 2020

Farming and Environment

Climate change project an agricultural jobs winner - report

A MULTI-billion-dollar agriculture industry, which would create tens of thousands of jobs and benefit hard-hit regional communities, could be made possible with Federal Government support.

24 Jun 2020

Farming and Environment

Nangiloc farm deal golden for dried-grape processor

GOLDEN Dried Fruits (GDF) is set to become the largest grower of dried grapes in Australia.

20 Jun 2020

Farming and Environment

Millewa land is in demand, says property agent

DROUGHT has not dented farmland values or deterred prospective buyers from scouting properties in the Millewa.

19 Jun 2020

Farming and Environment

Autumn rains deliver for Carwarp farmer

A LONG-awaited autumn break showered Carwarp properties with relief and hope for a decent winter cropping program this season.

19 Jun 2020

Business

Menindee’s flow of drinkers returns, too

MENINDEE residents were thirsty for the outback town’s drinking hole to reopen its doors this month.

19 Jun 2020

News

Red Cliffs Lions Club helpers need a hand

NOT all heroes wear capes -- in Red Cliffs they don yellow shirts.

19 Jun 2020

Business

As virus restrictions ease, Pooncarie turns on the tap

POONCARIE residents were stoked to finally enjoy “one over the wood and out of the tap” this month.

18 Jun 2020

News

Sunraysia irrigators fear being left high and dry

SUNRAYSIA irrigators are concerned they could be left high and dry, should 75 gigalitres of water recovery be distributed to Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District (GMID) shareholders. The...

15 Jun 2020