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Hong Kong trade deal is a winner for our wines
AUSTRALIAN Grape and Wine has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that it has signed the Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement. Australian Grape and Wine chief executive Tony Battaglene…
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Taking vision on air
THE Mildura Mallee Wanderers Trefoil Guild ticked off another first during a recent visit to the local Vision Australia Radio (VAR) station.The group of women,…
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Protect farmers from extremists – Walsh
VICTORIAN farmers should be able to go to work without fear of harassment, intimidation or threats against them, their family or their business, according to…
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Food for thought in clay exhibit
LOCAL artists Renae Pennicuik and Jennifer Gadsden spent months preparing for their new exhibition Nourish.Following the success of their first joint exhibition with Jayne Bawden…
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It runs in the family
PERFORMING is in the blood for each member of the Pitt family, who delighted crowds in the city’s heart yesterday with tricks, acrobatics and stunts.Gareth…
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Grant aims at grape yield boost
DRIED Fruit Australia (DFA) will receive a funding boost of almost $400,000 to meet new market demands, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud announced yesterday.Building on strong…
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Irrigators get a hearing
NSW Irrigators’ Council (NSWIC)has praised the Federal Government and Murray-Darling Basin Authority for taking action to better understand the social and economic conditions in irrigation…
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Feds create water panel
AN independent panel will be established to determine how the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (MDBP) is effecting communities.Agriculture Minister David Littleproud was in Mildura yesterday to…
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Irymple reject top tag
CARRYING the tag of premiership favourite is something Irymple co-coach Todd George doesn’t believe his side deserves.The Swallows are most people’s tip for this year’s…
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Choose tools in fungi fight
USTRALIAN grain growers should prepare and implement an integrated disease management strategy this year to tackle fungi-cide resistance, fungicide researchers warn.Researchers at the Centre for…
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Almonds show way
A NEW deal to send Australian almonds to Chile could open the door to more trade with South America.As the almond industry prepared for a…
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Irrigators honour embargo
IRRIGATORS and water users on the Namoi and Macquarie river systems have been praised for adhering to a pumping embargo put in place to protect…









