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In the classroom: School gets ready to rock
TEST your musical knowledge while dressed as your favourite rock star later this month at Sacred Heart Primary School fundraiser, Robbie B’s Rockit Quiz Show.Parents…
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Jacinta Allan ducks questions on Murray Basin Rail Project
VICTORIAN Nationals leader Peter Walsh has demanded Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan specify when stage three of the Murray Basin Rail plan would start, and…
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Local singer stars for The Wiggles
FORMER Sunraysia songstress Brianne Turk recently had some big shoes to fill when she performed as Emma Wiggle.Turk was one of two performers to fill…
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Rural doctor crisis: Tristar founder fears ‘disaster’ for communities
AUSTRALIA faces a public health crisis in rural communities, the founder and chief executive of Mildura-based Tristar Medical Group has warned.Dr Khaled El-Sheikh said the…
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Fire at Reedy Island ongoing
NEARBY landholders are helping fire crews monitor a three-hectare bushfire that is continuing to burn on Reedy Island, west of Wentworth.The fire started on the…
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Wentworth Shire township signs could be set for a makeover
LOCALS and visitors travelling to and from Wentworth Shire may be in for a more vibrant greeting during their travels under a bold proposal being…
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Military history access grants
EX-SERVICE organisations in Sunraysia and across Victoria are encouraged to apply for funding to help protect and increase access to their military history.The new round…
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Artist in main draw
ONLY three months after moving to Melbourne to give his artistic talent a chance to blossom, Piero Clemente Garreffa has had his work shortlisted for…
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Australian wine lifts online Chinese presence with Alibaba
WINE Australia and Chinese multinational e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to better showcase Australian wine on Tmall, the world’s fastest…
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Stripe rust watch on for grain growers after new pathotype detected
GRAIN growers in the southern cropping region are encouraged to closely monitor their wheat crops for stripe rust this season, following the detection of a…
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Sunraysia’s dried fruit past set for curation
HISTORIC material dating back to the early days of the dried fruits industry in Australia will soon be preserved for future generations.Dried Fruits Australia (DFA)…
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Supermarket giants take out the trash
Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths are stepping up their war on plastic, introducing new targets to slash the amount of wrapping on fresh fruit and vegetables…












