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Policeman jailed over grooming girl, 16
A FORMER Mildura police officer has been jailed after admitting he groomed a 16-year-old girl for sex using social media. Vikram Gopinath, a senior constable…
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Scammer warning: Ripped off $1000 by fake Telstra caller
WHEN a man claiming to be a Telstra employee rang to fix an “urgent matter”, Mildura’s Aileen Curran didn’t think much of it. Little did…
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Australia Day: Mildura mayor backs January 26
MILDURA Mayor Simon Clemence has “no issue” with Australia Day staying on January 26, but says he recognises indigenous Australians may not feel the same…
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Backpacker backlash: Union view on second-year visas ‘stupid’
FEDERAL Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says a union proposal to stop allowing backpackers to stay in Australia for a second year if they complete 88…
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Costs would go up, says Blair
NSW Regional Water Minister Niall Blair says NSW Labor’s water policy would increase rural water prices, pushing up the prices of fresh food and other…
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Get report out – Daley
NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley has written to the South Australian premier to express his concerns about a delay in the release of the Murray-Darling Basin…
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Screening, a simple check
THE lives of more than 30 people in the Mildura Rural City area could be saved each year should more residents take a simple test…
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Envoy listens to drought-stricken farmers
A SPECIAL envoy from the Federal Government heard from drought-stricken community members during a Joint Agency Drought Taskforce meeting on Friday. Organised by the Wentworth…
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New guidelines for allergies and bub
ALL infants should be fed peanuts and egg within their first year of life, even if they are at high risk, according to new Australasian…
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Labor inquiry can’t deliver water – farmers
NSW Labor’s focus on the dire water issues in the Menindee Lakes and lower Darling is welcome, but there are issues across the whole Murray-Darling…
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Vet shortage strikes town
A VET shortage has forced Benetook Veterinary Clinic to reduce its service at Robinvale to once a week and scale back its call-out service in…
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Nude photos cash demand: Man ordered off social media after dating site ‘blackmail’
A MILDURA man alleged to have threatened to release nude photos of a young woman if she did not pay him cash has been released…









