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Pollie spotted about Mildura
THE Victorian Coalition’s shadow minister for public transport, planning and equality visited Mildura earlier this month.Member for Mildura Peter Crisp said David Davis met with…
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Polling conducted in Mildura electorate
MEMBER for Mildura Peter Crisp is aware of election polling being conducted in the electorate last week but says the Coalition wasn’t behind it.Some residents…
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Jail for spate of thefts
A MERBEIN man who wrote off a $30,000 car, stole from four businesses and was involved in a police pursuit will spend at least six…
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Rate increase passed but farmers tell council to take a hike
MALLEE farmers have threatened to not pay the farm rate hike imposed by Mildura Council after its 2018-19 Budget was adopted by councillors at a…
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Call to extend Fourteenth Street, open up new route between Mildura and Merbein
AN Eleventh Street resident has renewed calls for Fourteenth Street to be extended to help ease congestion.Fred Fields said drivers often found it hard to…
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Wentworth Shire seek drought help
MEMBER for Murray Austin Evans has cast doubt over whether parts of Wentworth Shire will be declared drought-stricken by the NSW Government during a visit…
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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…










