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Farming: Boost for agriculture research
The NSW Government will invest $20 million in agricultural research and development in western NSW to bolster on-farm productivity and help protect the $15 billion…
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Ban attempt won’t halt basin inquiry
A BID by the Federal Government to prevent employees of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) giving evidence will not stop a full investigation into water use…
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National Disability Insurance Scheme information sesssion for Mildura
MALLEE Family Care is doing its part to ensure local families are ready for the arrival of the (NDIS) National Disability Insurance Scheme.A free information…
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Texts ‘scrambled’: ‘No proof’ of man’s lead role in ice deals
THERE is “no evidence” to prove Red Cliffs man Vincenzo Brizzi was the head of an alleged ice trafficking syndicate, a court has heard.A committal…
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Going pink to enourage regular checks
AFTER being diagnosed with breast cancer not once, but twice, Mildura’s Lisa Hartley knew it was time to speak up.“Women need to be really vigilant…
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Peace and freedom like therapy
AFTER experiencing the atrocities of war and bloody conflicts, Burundian refugee and Sunraysia resident Pacifique Ndayisaba says places like Mildura can be a form of…
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Left to die: Drought forces farmers to walk away from lambs
FARMERS are making the heartbreaking decision to let their lambs die with “drought” conditions leaving parts of Wentworth Shire parched since the start of the…
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Process delays poll on Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area
GROWERS will have to wait until February next year to re-take a poll on the continuation of the Greater Sunraysia Pest Free Area (GSPFA) industry…
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It’s slim pickings for Ration Challenge
FOR most of us, morning begins with a cup of coffee, cereal, maybe fruit or toast.But for Mildura’s Emma Walmsley and 12,000 other Australians, this…
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Sunraysia shops back plastic bag ban
ALL of Sunraysia’s supermarkets on the Victorian side of the border will be plastic bag free as of July 1, despite the Victorian Government not…
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Coalition’s population plan for Victoria has support
MILDURA Mayor Mark Eckel has backed the need for a population policy to boost regional communities following a meeting with Member for Northern Victoria Luke…
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Pre-kinder push: Educators lobby for more funding
IRYMPLE Kindergarten teachers have implored Member for Mallee Andrew Broad to lobby for an additional year of free or subsidised kindergarten.Mr Broad toured the facilities…











