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Easy run by the Murray as Mildura parkrun starts
SOCIAL fitness movement parkrun has finally arrived in Sunraysia, with the inaugural Mildura Weir parkrun beginning at 7.30am today. About 200 locals were expected to…
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Sunraysia Safari race held back
THE 2019 Sunraysia Safari rally will be held a month later this year. Organiser Troy Bennett said there were several reasons for the Wentworth-based event’s…
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Nationals leader Michael McCormack backs Mallee candidate Anne Webster
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has hailed Nationals candidate for Mallee Dr Anne Webster as the type of “fighter” the party needs. Mr McCormack was…
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Worth giving back for Princes Court volunteers
SIBLINGS Dot Baker and Val Morris decided to start volunteering at the Princes Court aged care facility when their father was a resident back in…
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Mildura pokies punt hits $29 million
MILDURA gamblers put more than $29 million through poker machines in the local government area last year. The $79,000-a-day habit represented a 9.5 per cent…
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Abuser ‘gets off lightly’
AN Ouyen man who punched his sister-in-law to the nose has been ordered to complete 200 hours of community work, but warned he was “getting…
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$1.8m regional grant for active ageing
MILDURA Rural City is one of 10 local councils in the Loddon and Mallee regions to share in a $1.8 million grant from the Federal…
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Students step up to Year 7 at Trinity Lutheran College
NEW Year 7 students were thrown in the deep end at Trinity Lutheran College yesterday. With all 402 prep to Year 10 students starting on…
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Initiatives make Sunraysia more inclusive
Mildura’s Georgia Leutner is determined to make her community a more inclusive place to live. It was her recognition that Sunraysia lacked extra-curricular activities for…
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New changes ahead
REFORMS targeting the delivery of key local government services are a step in the right direction in bringing more transparency to the sector. That’s the…
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Bail denied after ice discovery
A MAN has been refused bail after a “significant” amount of ice was found at the Twelfth Street house house where he lived with his…
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Merbein Cemetery Trust plots for future
MERBEIN Cemetery is running out of land for the community to bury their loved ones. Cemetery trust secretary Chris Knight said it would have enough…








