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Regions left without rail
LIVEABILITY in regional cities requires fast, reliable and frequent rail connections to capital cities, according to researchers. Six researchers from RMIT said less attention had been…
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Healthy options take pride of place at Irymple Football Netball Club
ENCOURAGING healthier choices is the goal of a new program that aims to cut down the prominence of sugary drinks at Sunraysia’s sporting clubs.Irymple Football…
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Top of the pops as singing students star
HARD work and determination has paid off for 23 Voice Activated students at the Mildura Eisteddfod.The Mildura singing students impressed the judges and placed in every…
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Anger over Mallee Highway speed change
RESIDENTS of a small Sunraysia town say schoolchildren’s lives are being put at risk each day after the speed limit of a stretch of the…
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It’s Johnny Cash back behind bars
AWARD-winning and acclaimed Australian country singer Daniel Thompson will bring something “a little different” to Mildura next month.For almost a decade, more than 50,000 Johnny…
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Councils unite on regulation
WENTWORTH and Mildura councils have teamed up to call for a national water ombudsman to be appointed to oversee management of the country’s river systems.Cr…
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Comfort found in backpack gifts
THE creature comforts many of us take for granted have been made more easily accessible for Sunraysia’s most disadvantaged.A total of 60 backpacks full of…
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Bill relief: Lower Murray Water prices steady
WATER bills will remain relatively steady for urban Lower Murray Water customers after the regulator this week handed down its price review for the next…
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Have heart, provide a home
THERE have been renewed calls for landlords to open their hearts and homes to refugee families settling in Sunraysia amid overcrowding issues in the region…
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Freemasons open, but secrets remain
WHETHER it’s being sent up on prime time television or the subject of Illuminati suspicions, it’s fair to say the Freemasons have an image problem.For…
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Little gamers: Nichols Point Primary School students create their own games
THE next big board game may have been created by students at Nichols Point Primary School.Over the past three weeks Grade 3 and 4 students…
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How sweet it is for citrus growers
THE citrus season is at its peak, with Sunraysia growers in the process of picking their fruit under crisp, cold weather.And despite a forecast average…











