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Mildura rainfall remains below average
RAINFALL in Mildura for the first six months of this year is 25 per cent below historical averages. June also characterised the first half of…
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Basketball at the mall
A SCHOOL holiday program gave kids the opportunity to shoot hoops with NBL1 Central star Alex Starling at Milduras Langtree Mall. Border Sports Academy partnered…
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Installation about the elephant in the room
A NEW statute currently in in place at Sunraysia Community Health Services is all about starting a conversation about the elephant in the room -…
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Crowds gather like moths to a flame
MORE than 11,200 tickets were sold for Sunday night’s Night Glow hot air balloon event at the Mildura Recreation Reserve. Significant crowds gathered to witness…
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Wider view of settlers’ story
HENRY Tankard has always been passionate about Mildura’s history, and in particular the region’s irrigation past. But the retired horticulturist said there was more to…
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Service backs housing funds
WITH extra money to combat housing insecurity nationwide available from today, a Sunraysia welfare organisation has welcomed the boost in cash. As part of the…
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Pop moves with class
INTERNATIONAL music craze K-pop has found its way to Mildura thanks to the Winton Dance Academy. As part of the push the school will later…
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Nursing students wanted
IN a first for La Trobe University, prospective nursing students can now begin undergraduate degrees mid-year at the institution’s rural health school. The move comes…
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Failing flume gates given new life
STAFF at Goulburn-Murray Water have celebrated passing the milestone of 100 repaired flume gates. Flume gates are used to measure and control the amount of…
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‘Accident waiting to happen’
HOW many accidents and near misses will it take to get action? That is the question the Irymple Secondary College community has been asking for…
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Grants open for Indigenous athletes
COMMUNITY sporting clubs are being encouraged to apply for the latest round of grants for First Nations athletes. Know as the The Aboriginal Sport Participation…
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Hot air balloon comes down on powerlines
A HOT air balloon cut off electricity to 236 people in the Coomealla area on Sunday morning after colliding with powerlines outside of Buronga. The…