News
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A smashing time for avos
QUALITY over quantity is the aim of the game this avocado season.Robinvale avocado grower Peter MacIntosh is just finishing harvesting his fruit and, despite lighter…
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Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Victorian growers could lose out
RED Cliffs irrigator Bill McClumpha says Sunraysia growers would lose if money for on-farm upgrades under the basin plan isn’t made available in Victoria.Basin water…
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Mildura talk to make a big change on body confidence
FOR the first time a Champions for Change workshop ran by the Butterfly Foundation has been held in Mildura.On Thursday, Grade 6 to Year 8…
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Equality matters in family violence reporting
THE media has a vital role to play in changing the narrative around gendered violence and Fairfax journalist Jane Gilmore is calling us out.With a…
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Wentworth Shire asked to consider mobility scooter ‘hoons’ review
SPEEDING mobility scooter users will be stopped in their tracks under a proposal by Wentworth Shire Councillor Jane MacAllister for the council to draft its…
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Mildura Council votes to be recounted
THE preferences of those who voted for the late Max Thorburn two years ago will determine who replaces him as a Mildura councillor.Cr Thorburn died…
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Mildura highway patrol police cars set for upgrade
NEW technology will be fitted in all Mildura highway patrol vehicles making it much easier for those doing the wrong thing to be caught.Victoria Police…
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Raise awareness on gender inequality
WITH one of the highest family violence rates in Victoria, Sunraysia can’t afford to limit our action to a once a year “awareness walk”.The time…
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Mildura Show: Summer shows skill with thrills
SUMMER Halls’ hours of hard work and training has paid off with the 15-year-old only weeks away from competing at Equitana Melbourne.This weekend the Sunraysia…
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Group off and running
SUNRAYSIA locals are urged to get involved with Parkrun Mildura with more information available at a meeting on Tuesday evening.Parkrun is a free, weekly five…
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Sunraysia’s Indian communities to light up
SUNRAYSIA’S Indian communities will welcome the rest of the region to learn more about their culture at a colourful festive event this month.The Sunraysia Indian…
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Our wildlife warrior: Sunraysia joey care at maximum capacity due to dry conditions
EVERY morning Lisa Crowhurst wakes up to a dozen of hungry joeys demanding their bottle of formula.For more than 25 years the dedicated wildlife carer…












