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Finding specialist STEM teachers a challenge for Sunraysia schools
ATTRACTING specialist science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers to Mildura is difficult and more training in STEM advancement is needed, according to local secondary…
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Alcohol becomes a habit for adolescents
REGULAR exposure and experimentation with alcohol under the age of 17 will not promote responsible drinking later in life, according to research.In fact, adolescents who…
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Merbein cannabis sales failed
A MERBEIN man who grew cannabis among grapevines on his elderly parents’ fruit block failed to sell any of his crop because it was of…
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Ryan’s new freedom
MILDURA will never forget the immense personal and professional sacrifices Denis Ryan has made over the past four decades in seeking justice for the region’s…
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Connected to country
THE Welcome Baby to Country ceremony has become a tradition for each of Kelly Williams’ children.Yesterday, five-month-old Levi became the sixth member of their family…
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Little wildlife warriors
ABOUT 30 children had their eyes and ears wide open this week during Enviro Edu’s cultural and environmental education program Wildlife Dreaming.Hosted by the Mildura…
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Cycad warning: Pet danger in backyard plant
A HIGHLY poisonous plant commonly found in Mildura could have claimed the life of a dog that ingested it at the weekend.Jessica Basibuyuk has warned pet…
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Injuries down at Hattah race
MEDICAL staff at this year’s Hattah Desert Race were pleasantly surprised that although there was an increased number of entrants, patient numbers were down on…
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Meter tamperer fined
A SUNRAYSIA dried fruit grower has been fined for tampering with his water meter but told a magistrate he never intended to steal any water.Instead,…
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‘Back the new boardwalk’
THE group spearheading the replacement of Red Cliffs’ iconic boardwalk is calling on the community to back the project.Design plans were recently drawn up and…
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Aldi goes to work pending decision
ALDI has not specified what it would regard as a “positive” outcome of the current VCAT hearing into its proposed Fifteenth Street store.The state planning…
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Group is top in hip-hop
TEN solid weeks of practice has paid off for five Sunraysia hip-hop dancers who walked away with first place at Bendigo’s dance competitions at the…
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