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Poor state of Pooncarie to Menindee Road drives tourism away
A PETITION calling on the NSW Government to fund the sealing of the Pooncarie to Menindee Road has collected 500 signatures, with the state of…
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Art to art: Generations combine for The Yard & Beyond exhibition
LYN McDonald never imagined her love of the arts would have such a generational impact that she would one day co-host a joint exhibition of…
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Plastic bag ban begins
CHECKOUTS of Sunraysia supermarkets on the Victorian side of the border will become plastic-free tomorrow.Supermarket giants Coles, IGA and FoodWorks will phase out single-use plastic…
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Mildura people smuggler whose plans fell apart
IN many ways, Abbas Hussein Ali Allami was a victim of circumstance, not of choice.That came with his birth in Iraq in January 1978 under…
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Man loses job after beating his partner
A HEALTH worker sacked from his job at a Sunraysia organisation after being arrested for assaulting his partner has had his bid for unfair dismissal compensation…
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Nomination time is now
SUNRAYSIA has until tomorrow to recognise its best and brightest contributors from the local Aboriginal community for the bi-annual Mildura NAIDOC Awards.Organisations and individuals can…
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Back to nature
THE largest revegetation project to ever occur on the region’s council land has been under way this week in a bid to return parts of…
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Qantas school fly-by: Mildura Airport waits for answers
MILDURA Airport is waiting for answers on why it was left off a shortlist for the new Qantas Group Pilot Academy.Airport chair Peter O’Donnell yesterday…
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Mildura councillor slams legal spending
COUNCILLOR Anthony Cirillo has called for a probe into Mildura Council’s legal advice expenditure, which he says is wasting ratepayers’ money and discouraging development. His questions…
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Man charged over bowls bus deaths
A MAN has been charged nine months after a bus rollover claimed the lives of two women along the Sunraysia Highway, while on their way…
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Victorian Coalition: Rail vision is bush to dock
VICTORIA’S Opposition has promised to improve links between regional areas and the Port of Melbourne if elected in November.Deputy Opposition leader Peter Walsh this week…
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Mildura swimmer Josh Barila pooling his talents
WHILE most of us are having a hard time dragging ourselves from the bed to the kitchen these winter mornings, Josh Barila is up and…










