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Farming: Greens stock shade plan
GREENS MP and Animal Welfare spokesperson Cate Faehrmann last week announced a plan to make it mandatory in NSW for livestock to have access to…
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Have your say on health of the Darling River
PUBLIC hearings will be held in Mildura and Wentworth next month as part of the Australian Peoples’ Tribunal Citizens’ Inquiry into the Health of the…
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The basin crisis: Farmers, government slam cotton ban draft
CENTRE Alliance Party’s proposed legislation to ban cotton exports from Australia has been slammed by the industry’s peak body and the Federal Government. Centre Alliance…
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Piper’s family can rest easier
A GOOD night’s sleep can make all the difference, and Mildura’s Pain family is no exception. Yesterday eight year-old Piper Pain received a double hospital…
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Helping pets find a forever home
SUNRAYSIA residents considering adopting a new family member, may find “the one” at the fifth annual PETstock National Pet Adoption Day on Saturday. Foster carers…
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Warning signs: Drivers putting workers’ lives at risk
POLICE and roadside construction workers are pleading for motorists to take care after instances of drivers continually disobeying speed limits through roadworks zones and putting…
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The shed men built
AFTER three years of fundraising and collecting donations, construction on Red Cliffs’ first community men’s shed has begun. Crews started work on the $150,000 project…
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Leaders reform
A NEW batch of 24 Northern Mallee Leaders (NML) program participants is ready to take their leadership skills to the next level. The official launch,…
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New bed to help Piper and family at home
ONE week after turning eight, Mildura’s Piper Pain is about to receive a bed that will make a difference. The young girl, who has a…
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Growers to have say
THE Victorian Farmers Federation Horticulture Group will visit Sunraysia this week to survey growers on labour challenges in Australia’s horticulture industry. The anonymous survey will…
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Authority stands by basin plan
THE Murray-Darling Basin Plan remains world-class policy which properly considers environmental needs in water sharing, Basin Authority chief executive officer Phillip Glyde says. Late on Friday,…
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Sunraysia Modernisation Project 2 plan pumps along to permit
A PLAN to expand the Sunraysia irrigation area beyond the existing pumped districts is surging ahead, with work expected to start on the project next…








