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Rewarding big ideas
DRIED grape growers with an idea to boost production or increase efficiency on the block can now apply for up to $3000 in funding.Awarded annually,…
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Driving for a cause
WITH bunny costumes at the ready and their 25-year-old car fuelled up and raring to go, Wentworth’s Serena Lambert and Joe Burgess are about to…
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Pick my project: Boardwalk set for big rebuild
THE Red Cliffs Focus Group and Parks Victoria are “tickled pink” about this week’s funding allocation of $200,000 for the Red Cliffs boardwalk rebuild, through…
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HotStuff: Siobhan Stagg hits the stage
SOPRANO Siobhan Stagg considers herself “lucky” to have grown up in Sunraysia.Competing in the Mildura Eisteddfod and performing at the Mildura Show and school fetes…
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Police focus on violence
RECRUITMENT has begun for the next round of specialist family violence officers to take up a post in Mildura, with Victorian Police Minister Lisa Neville…
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New service to put action into words
DESPITE 30 per cent of Australians living in rural areas, only 4.5 per cent of speech pathology practitioners provide services to rural communities.But a new…
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Heavens open up for Pooncarie
MALLEE grain growers may have missed out on their best chance of significant rainfall in months, but farmers north of the border have renewed optimism…
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Art’s lasting value
ANIMALS of all shapes and sizes have been the influence of Kathryn McGovern’s artwork since she was a child.She was exposed to art early and…
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Celebrations to welcome Ouyen Lake
AFTER many years since the initial idea came about, the Ouyen Lake will officially open Friday night.The township of Ouyen is expected to gather at…
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Little ninjas’ action-packed day
A GROUP of Sunraysia children transformed into ninjas at the Mallee Kids Wonderfest Ninja Warrior yesterday.The one-day school holiday program was developed by Sunraysia educators…
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Rail expert welcomes Coalition’s passenger rail plan for Mildura but detail needed
A LEADING rail expert says more detail is needed to determine how many of the “ambitious” goals in the Coalition’s proposed $19 billion regional rail…
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New road signage for Torrita
NEW signage alerting drivers to the presence of school children and slow-moving traffic will be installed at Torrita after a town meeting was held this…











