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Wentworth Area Skate Park set for construction start
CONSTRUCTION on the long-awaited Wentworth Area Skate Park (WASP) will start next Monday with the aim of having it finished by early April. The $400,000…
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Australian wheat share grows in south-east Asia
THE Australian wheat industry is looking to Myanmar as an increasingly important and valued market in the South-East Asian region. Australia holds almost 90 per…
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Mildura Primary School gets extra care
MILDURA Primary School has received a new wheelchair to transport students to the sick bay in a joint effort by Country Care Group Mildura and…
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Royal Flying Doctor Service issues dire rural warning
LIMITED services in rural areas like Sunraysia are triggering preventable hospital stays, according to a new Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) report. The report examined…
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Anne Webster calls to base Murray-Darling Basin Authority staffers here
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) needs to base a “significant” number of staff members in the Mildura region to oversee management of the river system,…
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Recycling goes to ground
MILDURA Council will start sending kerbside recycling to landfill after a stockpile of recyclables caught fire at the Mildura Landfill on Saturday. The fire was…
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Emma Germano takes Victorian Farmers Federation vice-presidency
EMMA Germano has been elected Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) vice-president at the annual general meeting held in Melbourne. Ms Germano is a third-generation horticulture and mixed…
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Water reforms get review tick
THE NSW Government has welcomed the findings of an independent review into the government’s Water Reform Action Plan. The Water Reform Action Plan was the…
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Men underestimating heavy drinking risks, research finds
MEN in Sunraysia could be underestimating the harm caused by heavy drinking. New research from VicHealth and Monash University has found some Victorian men believe…
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VicHealth’s This Girl Can Week: Women can get into action
MILDURA women are being encouraged to try and get active as part of VicHealth’s This Girl Can Week. The week, from March 18 to 24,…
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New housing development proposal to expand Gol Gol
GOL Gol’s population boom could be boosted by a plan for another housing development proposed at the fringe of the township near Gol Gol Creek. …
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Border Force raids: Mildura mayor points to threat of losing family growers
MILDURA Mayor Simon Clemence has issued an impassioned plea for the Sunraysia community to support growers in the wake of recent raids on Mildura and…












