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Olam ‘shocked’ by farm tragedy
OLAM Australia says it is continuing to support the family of a sub-contractor who died after an incident at its Carwarp plant on Friday.A Victoria…
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PHOTOS: Sunassist Rainbow Run
MORE than 500 people braved 35C heat and “bombs” of colour all for a good cause at the weekend’s Sunassist Rainbow Run. The community group’s biggest…
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SuniTAFE to host work skills forum
SUNITAFE will gather staff, student representatives, community leaders and industry bodies to discuss how the institution can best serve the region into the future.An event…
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Wentworth river works get go-ahead
WENTWORTH Shire Council will move forward with its proposed $1 million Wentworth riverfront refurbishment, voted on during Wednesday’s ordinary council meeting. The council is looking to…
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School relays help
COOMEALLA High School students worked together to win numerous awards at Relay for Life Mildura last month.More than 50 students and teachers took part in…
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Pools plan queried
THE Victorian Government says its plan to introduce a register of all household pools and spas across the state will improve safety but industry figures…
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Giving others a hand
ROTARY Club of South Mildura members Neville and Lesley Mitchell will visit Sri Lanka next month to deliver prosthetic hands for landmine victims. We believe everyone…
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Mallee set to extend its embrace
THE Mallee federal electorate will grow by an extra 12,000 people and three local government areas under proposed boundary changes. The Redistribution Committee for Victoria has…
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Vote against name change
TWO suggestions were received by the Australian Electoral Commission to change the name of the Mallee electorate.As part of the redistribution process, alternative names were put…
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Top up for fire fight
MILDURA Airport has further upgraded its capability to recharge giant water bombers that can be used to fight bushfires across Australia’s south-east.The recharging system –…
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Shire to press on with road plan
WENTWORTH Shire Council has endorsed its Road Safety Action Plan 2018-21, which provides strategies to raise road safety awareness with the aim of reducing road trauma. The plan said the number of…
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Nationals choose Barwon candidate
A FARMER from Gilgandra, near Dubbo, will contest the state seat of Barwon for The Nationals at the next NSW election.Andrew Schier has been preselected…








