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Borderless boss
FROM cross-border collaboration, to working with the region’s diverse cultural groups, new Mildura police Inspector Kevin Coughlan has embraced the challenging and dynamic role.Insp Coughlan…
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Rort leaves a bad taste
ONE employer doing the wrong thing is enough to ruin Sunraysia’s reputation, according to British backpackers Rebecca Booth and James Freeman.The couple last week left…
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Farming: Drought allowance extended
THE Coalition Government will extend the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) from three to four years to help the nation’s farmers with a more effective drought…
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Weather boffins bank on El Nino
THE likelihood of an El Nino forming this year – which would likely bring drier and warmer conditions to south-eastern Australia – has increased to…
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First people recognition a welcome into Mildura towns
WELCOME to Country signage could be installed at transport entrances in the municipality under Mildura Council’s updated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Recognition Policy.…
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Time to get out of the office
WHILE Gillian Roberts admits she will miss working at Trinity Lutheran College, her heart is now set on travelling the world.Her retirement won’t officially begin until…
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Farming: Trial progress
WESTERN Local Land Services will look to use the results of a new cropping trial site to provide the most up-to-date information to local landholders…
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CSIRO used for ‘rubber stamping’
A RETIRED environmental scientist says the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) tried to influence the CSIRO’s work when it was tasked with determining the benefits of…
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Mungo night an inspiration
AFTER visiting Mungo National Park for the first time in September, Melbourne artist Heather Hesterman “jumped” at the opportunity to return.It was the highlight of…
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Pump powers split Greens and farmers
WATER management reform in NSW will allow the state’s water minister to stop irrigators pumping to protect environmental flows.But the ministerial embargo powers have not…
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Salvos aim for clearer hearing
HEARING-impaired residents will benefit from a $1700 Mildura Council grant earmarked for Salvation Army Mildura. The charity is just one of 74 local community groups, clubs,…
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Farming: Farm production value rises
AUSTRALIAN farmers remain resilient, with ABARES forecasting a rise in the total value of farm production to $61 billion, well above the 10-year average.Agriculture Minister…
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