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Patience has its reward
AFTER fostering 35 children over the past eight years, Gregory Sloan says the key to being a foster carer is to have an open mind…
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Down the years: Remembering our soldiers’ sacrifice this Anzac Day
100 years agoSOMME NEWS: A French communique states that there is somewhat lively artillery firing on the Somme front and east of Rheims. A later…
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Lost sleep costs teens
Australian teenagers are missing out on crucial sleep at great cost to their mental health, with screen time, caffeine and stress keeping them awake at…
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When the spinner comes in
COME 1pm today the call of “come in spinner!” will ring out at Mildura RSL, as crowds gather for their yearly chance to take a…
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In the Classroom: Students pay their respects
PROUD parents and grandparents watched as Irymple Primary School students shared what Anzac Day meant to them.Some had lost great-grandparents in World War II, while…
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Welcome lift
SUNRAYSIA’S population is on the rise, with Mildura welcoming 507 residents to the municipality in the year ending last June.Australian Bureau of Statistics data, released…
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Cadets march on
DEFENCE Australia is funding a $1 million upgrade of the Army Drill Hall at the corner of San Mateo Avenue and Twelfth Street. The hall is…
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Jacinta Allan hits out at rail claims
LABOR has been left “isolated” by its lack of commitment to a future Mildura passenger rail service, says the head of the cause’s chief lobby…
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Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18 Classic Hornet jets into town
MANY residents would have heard the Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18 Classic Hornet well before they saw it jetting across the sky yesterday. The 30-year-old…
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Memorial for ages
THE rich military history of Robinvale and Euston was firmly in the spotlight yesterday as hundreds gathered to commemorate the centenary of the battle of…
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Mildura passenger rail return a step closer, says Nationals
NATIONALS leader Peter Walsh expects the Mildura rail line will be ready for full-length passenger services only after the 2022 state election.His comments came as…
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Coalition commits to Mildura line upgrades: $80 million rail pledge
PASSENGER rail in Mildura may be a step closer, with the Liberal Nationals pledging $80 million for more rail works in Sunraysia if elected.The party…













