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Free diabetes risk health check
MEMBERS of the Robinvale community are being offered a free diabetes risk check to help ensure detection of the disease does not go unnoticed.Robinvale Amcal…
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‘Keep his killer here’: Sister of slain Newcastle man issues plea
A MILDURA woman is advocating for her brother’s convicted killer to remain in Australia as the Papua New Guinea-born man faces deportation. Mahalia Blaby – who…
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Murray region brings in the visitors
VISITOR numbers across the Murray region are on the rise according to the latest statistics from the area’s tourism body.The region, which incorporates Mildura and…
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Grain farmers look hopefully to skies
MALLEE grain growers are becoming increasingly anxious as the dry start to 2018 continues.Farmers have already begun dry sowing ahead of the traditional Anzac Day…
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Broad huffs and puffs: Mallee MP is ‘dead against’ Greens’ push to legalise cannabis
MALLEE MP Andrew Broad has thrown his support behind the Turnbull Government’s rejection to legalise cannabis, saying he is “dead against” the push by the…
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Council to decide on lease of hall
WENTWORTH Shire Council will decide whether to allow a vintage car club to continue using Gol Gol’s Wilkinson Hall during its ordinary council meeting tonight. The…
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Down the years: Fruit association product of commissions debate
100 years agoLOCAL ITEMS: One of the most important meetings held in Mildura took place in the Shire Hall when a representative gathering of fruit…
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Celebrating a milestone
JEAN and Mervyn Marr were both just 15 when they “just knew” they were meant to be.That feeling hasn’t changed and this Saturday they will…
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In the Classroom: Sisters in the swim
CURLWAA sisters Aysha, 11, and Neomai Burton, 10, competed at the 2018 NSW Primary School Swimming Competition in Sydney.The Wentworth Public School students were glad…
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Get your blues on
BLUES lovers can enjoy hours of entertainment this weekend on the Mildura Homestead lawns at the fourth annual Get Your Blues On festival.Crowd numbers have…
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Silence over cancer ends
HIGH teas are usually associated with ovarian or breast cancer fundraisers.But holding a high tea for prostate cancer is a way of breaking down stereotypes, according…
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Jailed male trio to testify against woman
THREE men jailed over two armed home invasions at Robinvale last year will be cross-examined in the case against a woman who is now accused…









