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Mildura to be new home of Australia’s biggest medicinal cannabis growing facility
SUNRAYSIA will become the home of medicinal cannabis with plans to establish Australia’s biggest growing facility in the region, creating 170 jobs. Cann Group yesterday…
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Murder-accused Paul Cohrs faces court
PAUL Cohrs remained solemn and expressionless as he appeared before court today for the first time since he was charged with the shooting murder of…
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Mildura set for $130 million cannabis greenhouse
A STATE-of-the-art $130 million greenhouse will be built in Sunraysia to cultivate up to 50,000 kilograms of medical cannabis per year. Cann Group, which operates…
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Residents all a feather over duck hunt ban
THERE were no verified reports of shots fired or illegal hunting activity at the Brickworks and Cowanna billabongs in Merbein Common over the duck hunting season…
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Mildura Motorcycle Club community in mourning
THE Mildura Motorcycle Club (MMC) postponed its Saturday night meeting after the death of a club member on Saturday morning. Sidecar passenger Dale Cox was…
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Breaking Sunraysia’s Queensland fruit fly cycle
AFTER a warm and dry summer, management of the Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) this autumn could make a difference in breaking the pest’s cycle. While…
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$6.7m caravan park plan: Wentworth Council votes on upgrade
WENTWORTH’S ageing Willow Bend Caravan Park is set to undergo a $6.7 million makeover in a bid to entice tourists back to the park and…
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Mildura councillors Glenn Milne and Jason Modica in political blows
THE rescinding of a motion for Mildura Council to join calls to halt floodplain harvesting in NSW was “quite possibly” influenced by party politics, says…
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By A Thread swoops into Mildura Arts Centre
YEARS of intense training and a “wealth” of knowledge and skills has been collaborated to bring By A Thread to life. Mildura will be the…
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Green project grants up for grabs
COMMUNITY groups in need of help adapting to hotter summers have been invited to apply for a grant program. The Community Climate Change Adaption grants,…
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No relief in Murray-Darling Basin Plan pause
A GROWING “pause the plan” movement will have little effect on water recovery in the Murray-Darling Basin and is misguided, Sunraysia irrigators believe. A number…
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Deep Ripping Field Day gets deep interest
A CROWD of 200 people attended the Deep Ripping Field Day run in collaboration by AGRIvision Consultants and Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF) last week at…










