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Footballer of the week: Liston’s sunny start to season
RED Cliffs recruit Jake Liston is loving life at his adopted football home in the SFNL.The 23-year-old former North Adelaide SANFL footballer, who turns 24…
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Basin relief on the way
THE Federal Government is set to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan – unlocking up to $300 million of investment into environmental water projects in…
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Prepare for flu season
WE know influenza is a highly contagious viral infection, spread by contact with fluids from coughs and sneezes.Typically, Australia’s annual flu season occurs between April…
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A day to plant seeds for Mum
THERE’S hardly a more symbolic gesture than planting a seed to celebrate Mother’s Day.Sunraysia residents are invited to pay tribute to mums at Red Cliffs…
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Hands are busy with colour
SUNRAYSIA’S Celestina Mammone doesn’t let her arthritis get in the way of doing creative things to make others happy.The 88-year-old has spent many years volunteering…
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Too many tyres
RENU Waste, a company that researches tyre recycling, has been fined almost $8000 by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for stockpiling excessive waste tyres at…
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Why checks matter
WHILE helping set up for the 2012 Mother’s Day Classic, Janet Furze remembers thinking: “Why aren’t I still in bed? It’s freezing and it’s got nothing…
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Huge waste slug on the way
MILDURA ratepayers will be slugged an extra $28 for waste management as the Chinese ban on importing recyclable products begins to bite.Council is this week…
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Statement to police followed charge threat, court told
A CARDROSS grape grower gave police information about an alleged ice dealer because they were going to charge him with trafficking if he did not,…
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Smartphones wreak havoc
Smartphone addiction is affecting productivity, emotional wellbeing and relationships, a study of young Australians has found.The Deakin University study of almost 400 undergraduate students found a third felt…
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Students jump at gym chance
THE next Australian Olympic gymnast may come from Henderson College.Students are expected to be inspired this term, as they take up gymnastics at the Mildura…
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Our pollies need to step up – Eckel
MILDURA residents have every right to be concerned about the “inequity” of state and federal funding to the region, according to Mildura Mayor Mark Eckel.Cr…












