Farming and Environment
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Melinda Pavey offers awkward silence on basin plan targets
THERE was an awkward 10 seconds of silence at this week’s Murray Darling Association conference when a sharply aimed question hit a raw nerve with…
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Councils need a voice in lower Darling decisions, says mayor
WENTWORTH Shire Mayor Susan Nichols says it is “vitally, vitally important” that Murray Darling Association delegates see first-hand the state of the Darling River in…
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A story straight off the Sunraysian vine
USE IN FRIDAY’S PAPERA BOOK that traces the growth and decline of Sunraysia’s dried fruit industry will be launched at the Mildura Field Days on…
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Mildura Field Days organisers aim for a record
ORGANISERS have high hopes that the 70th anniversary Mildura Field Days will be the biggest event to date. With more exhibitors than ever, co-ordinator Jo…
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Water release from Menindee Lake welcomed along the Lower Darling
LOWER Darling Residents have welcomed the release of a small amount of water from Menindee Lakes later this week. The Murray Darling Basin Authority will…
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Gloomy forecast for northern Victorian water storage volumes
THE resource manager for northern Victorian water systems says opening seasonal determinations in the Murray, Goulburn, Campaspe and Loddon systems are likely to be less…
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Water rushes into Lake Menindee to kick off crucial national conference
WITH around 100 councilors from across the Murray-Darling Basin gathered around him at the roaring Menindee inlet gates on Monday, Graeme McCrabb had a captive…
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Mildura climate strike organisers respond to social media criticism
SATURDAY’S story in the Sunraysia Daily on this week’s School Strike 4 Climate protest in Mildura created fierce debate on Facebook. But event organisers Conor…
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Aerial exploration program in the Mallee
AERIAL surveys are being conducted to build a picture of what is under the Earth’s surface throughout north west Victoria. Geoscience Australia is undertaking the…
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Sunnycliffs railway reserve turned into illegal dumping ground
A RAILWAY reserve at Sunnycliffs has been used by illegal dumpsters to ditch their unwanted goods, seemingly by the truck load. Household waste, mattresses, chemical…
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‘This is our future’ say Mildura school climate strike organisers
WHEN the organisers of Mildura’s School Strike 4 Climate were born in the early 2000’s, record low rainfall was causing crops to fail and Australia…
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More support needed for plant biosecurity, horticultural industry leaders say
CITRUS Australia CEO Nathan Hancock said it is too early to tell whether the funds allocated to biosecurity in the federal budget will go far…
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