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Heat spikes to test energy supply this summer
As Australia braces for bushfires and heatwaves, backup energy reserves are being sourced to prevent summer blackouts in Victoria and South Australia.In its summer readiness…
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Housing crisis: Robinvale wants state electioncandidates to focus on local issue
A ROBINVALE business owner says politicians and aspiring MPs should pay more attention to the housing crisis that has left his town in “dire straits”.Neil…
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Jail for family torment
A YOUNG woman had to jump over a neighbour’s fence to avoid being run over as she attempted to stop her father stealing the family’s…
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Friends rally around Alan
MERBEIN’S Alan Heaysman treasures the simple things in life. Which is why when he was diagnosed as being terminally ill with cancer, his friend of 15…
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More return for producer: Murray River Organics spells big changes
MURRAY River Organics, the listed dried fruit business with 13 Sunraysia farms, says its turnaround plan is “starting to gain traction”.The embattled grower, producer and…
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Hard work pays off
A ROBINVALE-based business has taken out the top prize at the recent heating and cooling industry leadership awards.Sutton Refrigeration was named HVACR contractor of the…
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Frank Dimasi slams ‘flawed’ Victorian water model
FRANK Dimasi remembers how heated it could get.During a decade as director of the First Mildura Irrigation Trust (FMIT), the table grape grower wasn’t afraid…
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Young graduates get to feel hip
AN innovative school readiness program for pre-school children has celebrated the achievements of its latest cohort of graduates.The Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters…
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Victorian election 2018: Opposition Leader Matthew Guy defends discount plan
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has defended his $40 million plan to help fund electrical goods for battling Victorians, insisting it’s not a gimmick.Should the opposition…
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Home Base safe lounge trial aims to help Mildura youth
A TRIAL safe lounge has opened, aimed at helping troubled youth in Sunraysia – and organisers say it all came about through people power.Home Base…
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White Ribbon Community Walk: Addressing real issues
COUNCILLOR Mark Eckel wants to see more conversation on the scourge of family violence in the community from Mildura’s state election candidates. As a White Ribbon…
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Victorian election 2018 Mildura: Breaking down the voting trends
DRAW a 15km radius around Mildura and you’ll cover only a fraction of the Mildura electorate area.But within that zone are 14 polling booths, which…










