News
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Faith in church’s future
THE fate of Merbein’s former St John’s Anglican Church is still unknown after it was sold to an anonymous local bidder yesterday. About 60 people…
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Liberals still yet to choose Mallee candidate
THE seat of Mallee remains without a Liberal Party candidate for this year’s federal election. A meeting on Thursday night of the Liberals’ Victorian administrative…
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Rape ‘followed coffee call’: Multiple sclerosis victim says man attacked about 1am
A DOCTOR and two neighbours were called to give evidence yesterday over the alleged rape of a Merbein woman, who suffers cognitive and physical disabilities…
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Freight rail plan on track
SUNRAYSIA produce will arrive faster to Melbourne ports following the completion of the Ararat/Maryborough standardised gauge. Wakefield Transport welcomed the opening of the standardised line…
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$13 million extra for drought-hit farmers
FARMERS in northern Victoria who have been hit hardest by drought and dry conditions will be eligible for a cash injection from the State Government.…
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School attacks waste issues
MERBEIN P-10 students have declared war on waste. About 45 Year 4, 5 and 6 students yesterday visited the Mildura Eco-Village and the local tip…
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Labor puts up mortgage broker fee proposals
Mortgage brokers will get to keep their fees but they will be capped at 1.1 per cent of the property loan if Labor wins the…
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Seniors travel card pledge ‘bribery’ – NSW MP
THE NSW Government is promising seniors living in rural and regional areas a $250 travel card to use on fuel, taxis and some trains and…
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Western Local Land Services boosts staff stocks
WESTERN Local Land Services (WLLS) recently welcomed a number of new staff members to their team, all of whom are based in the south-west of…
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Self-harm on the rise
YOUNG Sunraysia people could be poisoning themselves with substances such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and antidepressants at an alarming rate.A study of calls to the Victorian…
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Senator rejects Andrew Broad’s Darling River ‘good news story’ claim
ANDREW Broad’s claim there is a “good news story” in the state of the Darling River has drawn the ire of a South Australian senator…
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Runway beckons for Mildura’s Tiarne Seaman
FOR Mildura’s Tiarne Seaman, modelling was always her dream job. And with one phone call from Chadwick Models in Melbourne two weeks ago, it might…








