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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…
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Mallee MP Andrew Broad slams Ali Cupper over safe seat comments
MEMBER for Mallee Andrew Broad has taken a swipe at councillor Ali Cupper, saying she has “no qualifications to be a political commentator”. It followed Cr…
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Farming: Nuts for almond yield
ALMOND growers across north-west Victoria expect crop tonnage to remain similar, if not up, on last year.Despite concerns the frost that hit Sunraysia last September…
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Faster power push
SUNRAYSIA residents may soon have an answer about how to move into a new home faster as the Victorian Government questions the state’s electricity distribution…
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State opens environment grants for volunteers
ENVIRONMENTAL groups across Sunraysia have the opportunity to bid for grants of up to $20,000.The grants are available to Landcare, friends groups and other environment…
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Farming: Taylors Wines receive prestigious award
FRANCE, known as the birthplace of Cabernet Sauvignon, has crowned a South Australian winery with the title of World’s Best Cabernet.Family-owned, Clare Valley winery Taylors…
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Jail not the answer – defence
A MILDURA man convicted of people smuggling, after trying to help Iraqi refugees enter Australia by boat, suffers from depression and will struggle in jail,…
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