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Mildura transport operator welcomes Calder Highway reprieve
A MILDURA transport operator expects major upgrades to the Calder Highway could cut the time it takes to transport fruit to Melbourne by half an…
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A Mildura teen’s eye-opening journey to Tanzanian homeland
TANZANIAN-born refugee Superanse Nduwarugira was no different to most Mildura teenagers in dreaming of a big house, high-paying job and a flash car.But a trip…
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Everything goes into this show
THIS year’s Mildura Calisthenics Concert will be all about energy.It’s expected to be an colourful program of rods, clubs, march, free-arm, ballet-like aesthetics and, song…
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Farming: Hearty boost for the beef, sheep markets
AUSTRALIA’S sheep meat and beef producers are set to enjoy strong prices into next year, supported by a growing global appetite for meat amid limited…
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Casual rates ‘low’
Many casual workers aren’t getting paid much more than their permanent counterparts and some are even making less, new research has found.The peak body for…
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Farming: Stay safe at harvest
FARMERS are being urged to be vigilant around machinery as the wheat harvest – valued at about $2 billion – gets under way across western…
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Farming: Argentina poses a grain challenge
ARGENTINA’S wheat exports are set to double over the next decade, potentially challenging Australia’s competitiveness in key markets, according to a new report from the…
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Opioid plight worsens
A RECENT Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report shows deaths in Australia involving opioids have almost doubled over the past 10 years.The report follows…
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Chase broke 150km/h: 11 drivers forced to swerve before crash
POLICE say a teenager was travelling at more than 150km/h and narrowly avoided colliding with more than a dozen vehicles after stealing his mother’s car…
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Buronga tip fee set to rise
THE Buronga landfill concrete disposal fee is expected to jump 112 per cent this week if a rise is approved at tomorrow’s Wentworth Shire Council…
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Federal Government announces $16 million fruit fly package
A SMARTER approach to tackling fruit fly is at the core of a $16.9 million Federal Government package.Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud yesterday announced the…
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New ideas run up the flag pole
PREPARATIONS are under way for Sunraysia’s Australia Day celebrations just over two months before the national holiday. During tomorrow’s Wentworth Shire Council meeting, a number of…
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