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A step towards finding a cure
THOUSANDS of sneakers will hit the pavement across the nation next month to raise awareness and funds for cerebral palsy. The Steptember charity event challenges participants…
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Football isn’t a lost art
FOOTBALL fans and art enthusiasts will come together this week for the official opening of The Art of Football exhibition in Mildura.This is the third…
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Lucky escape at school crossing
A RECKLESS driver sped through a school crossing this morning, grazing the crossing supervisor and thankfully missing a child who was on the crossing at…
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Mallee almond blossom festival: Farm tour a hot ticket
PUNTERS quite literally jumped on board this year’s Mallee Almond Blossom Festival, with bus tours through the scenic orchards booking out in less than an…
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Mallee almond blossom festival: Designs catch the eye
THE funky clothing designs of Robinvale’s Laura Pratt have caught the eye of some big celebrities, including Chris Hemsworth, Bec Judd and the Kardashians.However after…
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Water sale for farmers
THE Commonwealth Environmental Water Office is considering selling 10 gigalitres of water to farmers in the Goulburn over the next month.It comes as politicians call…
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Irrigation interests ‘took over’
IRRIGATION interests outweighed the environment in the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s approach once Barnaby Joyce became federal water minister, a former National Farmers Federation director says.Mal…
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Lower Darling grazier says SA needs to give water inquiry more time: Back the commission
A LOWER Darling grazier says the South Australian Government would be letting the best hope of exposing water management concerns in the Murray-Darling Basin go…
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Great Australian vanilla slice triumph: Taste of success for tiny town
A SELF-DESCRIBED underdog of the 2018 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph took out the top gong at Saturday’s annual event. Bridgewater Bakehouse owner Patrick O’Toole said…
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Great Australian vanilla slice triumph: Event’s evolution a triumph
SINCE taking over hosting duties from Merbein in 2017, Mildura now has a winning recipe for success with the vanilla slice competition, says Mayor Mark…
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Group healing mums
SUNRAYSIA woman Jane* was just 19, unmarried and almost seven months along when she discovered she was pregnant.Nowadays, being a young unmarried mum is hardly…
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Mallee almond blossom festival: Picture perfect day in orchard
A PHOTO in the blossoms proved the perfect keepsake from her time in the region for American Chelsea SantaLucia. Ms SantaLucia yesterday attended the Mallee Almond…










