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Where’s the leadership in a crisis?
COMMENT THE measure of a true leader is how they respond in a crisis. Unfortunately, given NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s off-hand comments about the ecological…
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Learn about Mildura’s wetlands at free event
THE community is invited to learn more about local wetlands during a free event celebrating World Wetlands Day at Mildura Arts Centre on Saturday. Organised…
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Mildura Council to consider cloth nappy push
A RECOMMENDATION that Mildura Council consider campaigns promoting use and benefits of cloth nappies has been put forward in an audit report by council officers. …
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Mildura workforce grows by 4000 in two years as unemployment hits low
MILDURA’S unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in at least eight years. And the local workforce is growing, with 4000 more people in…
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Is cotton to blame for the Darling River crisis?
WHO is to blame for the dearth of water making its way down the Darling River into the Menindee Lakes? Talk to plenty of people…
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Menindee fish kills: Darling River may never recover, expert warns
ONE of Australia’s leading river ecologists says the latest fish kill at Menindee is “horrifying” and believes fish populations may never recover. University of NSW…
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SA Murray-Darling Basin report shows ‘adverse’ assessments, says commissioner
SOUTH Australia’s royal commission into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin has presented its final report to the state government. Commissioner Bret Walker SC spent…
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Cooking up a healthy future
DEVELOPING a healthy diet that doesn’t cost the earth. That was the aim of a commission made of 37 world-leading scientists from across the globe,…
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Mildura MP Ali Cupper set for talks on load-shedding management
BETTER co-ordination and notice of planned power outages are two issues Member for Mildura Ali Cupper hopes to discuss with Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio’s office…
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Jail over spree
A MAN who went on a crime spree at an Irymple hairdresser, pizza shop and outside a McDonald’s store, said he had taken prescribed Valium…
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Reckless fire behaviour watch
Sunraysia residents are urged to be on the lookout for reckless and dangerous fire behaviour. Victoria Police, CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria, Crime Stoppers…
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Niall Blair meets locals at Menindee after Darling River crisis worsens
THE NSW Government is focusing on recovery as Menindee residents fear the worst of the current fish kill disaster is yet to come. NSW Regional Water…











