News
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Walkers soldier on in tribute
TWO Mildura CFA firefighters made the journey to Ballarat on Saturday to raise awareness of PTSD and depression through the Walking Off the War Within…
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Asia push boosts grape market
Recent promotional visits to South Korea and Japan are creating new opportunities to showcase Australia’s quality table grapes.Australian Table Grape Association chief executive officer Jeff…
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Business skills come to the fore
Farmers’ business management and leadership skills will increasingly become the key determinant in running successful agriculturein Australia, agricultural bank Rabobank chief executive Peter Knoblanche says.Mr…
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Our dark day in sport: Worse than the underarm
IS this Australian cricket’s darkest hour?The ball-tampering fiasco that marred the third Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town has turned the Australian…
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Program for new leading women
The National Farmers’ Federation has announced a new pathway to leadership for women in agriculture. Applications are now open for the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program…
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Our dark day in sport: Moment of truth arrives
AUSTRALIAN sport’s Lance Armstrong moment has arrived. That moment when as a fan you are finally forced to take off the rose-coloured glasses and face…
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Safety plea for Easter
FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) is urging people to follow campfire safety rules during the busy Easter period after three campfires caused bushfires in the…
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Ears what they’re looking for
KATHLEEN Kelly Kindergarten in Mildura celebrated Easter early yesterday with an egg hunt for the pre-kinder children.The children decorated baskets and made bunny ears to…
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Changes in lamb definition
SHEEP Producers Australia (SPA) has endorsed a change in the industry definition of lamb to be the same as the New Zealand definition, based on…
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Mouse alarm grows
THE mice problem in paddocks continues for Ouyen grain growers who are getting ready to start sowing after Easter.“We don’t want to see them any…
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Water goes under analysis
THE Irrigation Australia International Conference and Exhibition in Sydney in June is the largest, high-profile irrigation event in the southern hemisphere.This year’s conference, on the…
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No future for Darling fruit, says grower
GOVERNMENT agencies have finally admitted the days of fruit trees along the lower Darling River are numbered, citrus grower Alan Whyte claims.Mr Whyte said the…




