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Farming: Victorian Farmers Federation cool on road funds package
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling for more to be done to fix the unacceptable state of rural and regional roads amid concerns a…
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Lock me up: Robber wanted to be jailed until retirement
A RED CLIFFS service station attendant was threatened with a knife because the offender wanted to go to jail for about 11 years so he…
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Pokies in forum
A COMMUNITY forum to address Mildura’s growing pokies problem will be held on Thursday.Mildura residents lost $25.6 million to gaming machines last financial year, almost…
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Maverick earns flight scholarship
MILDURA private pilot Andrew Kilroy wants to help the next generation of Sunraysia aviation enthusiasts get their wings.Mr Kilroy, who has been flying since 1991,…
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Man fighting for life after head-on crash
A MILDURA man is fighting for his life in a Melbourne hospital after a head-on collision south-east of Ouyen on Friday night.About 9.20pm a Mitsubishi…
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Farming: Wine tests on call
LA Trobe University is investing $205,000 in a project that will help Australia’s 2500 wineries deliver quality wine to consumers. The ElecTrobe project aims to turn…
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Farming: Grain profits stay at home
GROWERS in north-west Victoria and the Wimmera can get an insight into what makes the top-performing grain-growing businesses in southern Australia so successful.According to a…
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Merbein man jailed
A MERBEIN man who “made a mess” of court-imposed intervention and community corrections orders when he verbally assaulted his former partner and punched, kicked and…
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Farming: NSW farmers’ group backs Roundup
NSW Farmers’ Association is concerned by recent international decisions about the presumed safety of glyphosate.Agricultural science committee chair David Mailler said glyphosate was an essential…
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Farming: Drought a test for mental health
“IF you want to rock someone’s mental health, give them a large dose of uncertainty.”That statement from the University of South Australia’s chair of Mental…
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Gaze and observe
Eyes were on the skies last night as the Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project (SCOOP) set up its mobile observatory and telescope in Mildura.Dr Muhammad…
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Osteo mum’s family firm
WHEN Mildura’s Fiona Hooper created her travelling osteopathic business, it was a way for her to have the best of both worlds.“I wanted to be…
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