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COMMENT: Farm rates perspective needed
SUNRAYSIA farmers are up in arms over what they have been told is an impending 23 per cent rate increase.And because I moved the motion to…
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Building big ideas: STEM on show at Nichols Point Primary School
ASPIRING architects let their imagination soar to create the future Mildura regional convention centre as part of Nichols Point Primary School’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics…
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A peek into life at Coomealla High School
THE start of high school is often an exciting time and a significant milestone in students’ schooling.An exhibition held at Coomealla High School on Tuesday night…
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Love of the game behind Irymple man’s FIFA World Cup obsession
SHANE Burrows reckons he could be Sunraysia’s most soccer-mad resident and plenty of people who have worked with the Irymple man over the years may…
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Talking through barriers: Support for casually employed interpreters
IN a community as culturally diverse as Mildura, the services of language interpreters are highly sought after.“Due to a lack of funding it has been…
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‘Slow down’: Peter Crisp wants Mallee Highway limit reversed
MEMBER for Mildura Peter Crisp is calling on VicRoads to reconsider its decision to increase the speed limit of the Mallee Highway at Torrita, which…
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Mildura’s Shayne Weaver back in the saddle
BACK in his younger days, Shayne Weaver was what might be called a revhead, however his sister Natalie Weaver said he always had far too…
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Doc’s plea for mental health care
A NEW report has urged the Federal Government to develop a targeted mental health care package for youth with trauma-related mental health issues including more…
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The Nationals criticise Mildura Council over farm rates
LOCAL Nationals politicians have criticised Mildura Council’s decision to impose a 22.87 per cent farm rate hike during Wednesday night’s ordinary council meeting. Both Member for…
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Which Way Home at Mildura Arts Centre: Touching tribute to Dad
WHICH Way Home was created when writer and performer Katie Beckett feared she would lose her father after his fifth heart attack.He had been her…
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New ways to prune costs at dried fruit workshop
REDUCING the cost of winter pruning has been the focus of a grape industry workshop hosted by Dried Fruit Australia (DFA) this week.With pruning the…
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Brother’s bond makes film
A SNAPPED Achilles tendon wasn’t enough to stop Shane Jacobson from visiting Mildura earlier this week for a special screening of his new film Brother’s…












