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‘Excellent’ dried fruit season encourages growers to invest
PROCESSING lines are operating at full capacity at Irymple’s Sunbeam Foods factory following an “excellent” dried fruit season.With a drying season marked by perfect dehydration…
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Mallee farmers gather for Mildura Council rates protest
ABOUT 90 protesters opposed to a proposed 22.87 per cent increase in farm land rates gathered outside Mildura Council’s Deakin Avenue offices this afternoon. It was…
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Toddler could not have inflicted fatal injuries, court told: Accused mum denied bail
INJURIES that led to the death of Coomealla infant Elijah Dowdy late last year could not have been inflicted by a toddler, a court heard.Elijah’s…
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Newstart woman ‘on oil rig’
A MILDURA woman who defrauded Centrelink out of more than $59,000 over 3½ years was earning a substantial pay cheque working aboard an offshore oil…
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Hospice advocates fighting on
SUNRAYSIA Young Women’s Cancer Support Network has added its voice to calls for a Mildura end-of-life hospice and members have met Member for Mallee Andrew…
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Sugar cutback in soft drinks
Australia’s biggest soft drink makers, including Coca-Cola and Pepsi, have pledged to cut industry-wide sugar use by a fifth over seven years to curb obesity.Australia…
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Park to hark in Christmas
IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas … in July, that is. Millewa Pioneer Park committee will hold its second Christmas in July fundraiser next…
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Mountain gives life
HEARING her friends praise The Art Vault was what drew Sarah Tomasetti to Mildura this month.The Melbourne-based artist is taking on a residency at The…
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Down the years: Merbein South teacher earns a fond farewell
100 years agoWAR NEWS: We crushed infantry advances on Montello and in the Grappa area. One hundred thousand American shipped in this week – there are…
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Pokies concern: Visitor gambling needs ‘managing’, Peter Crisp says
MILDURA’S explosive growth in pokies losses is reason to look at how visiting workers are spending their free time, state MP Peter Crisp says.The municipality…
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Retailer signs on to solar farm
POWER retailer SIMEC ZEN Energy has signed an agreement to provide customers with energy from the Wemen Solar Farm project.Construction at Wemen started last December,…
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Book honours Victoria Cross medal
THE life, military service and ultimate sacrifice of Mildura’s Samuel Pearse has been recognised in writing.Sergeant Pearse was one of just 100 Australian soldiers to…
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