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City blanketed by surprise dust storm
MILDURA managed to escape serious damage, but not a serious sooting, during a dust storm on Sunday evening. The city was blanketed by eye-watering dust, kicked…
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Elderly abusers told to pay: Couple kicked out daughter after she became pregnant
A JUDGE has ordered an elderly couple, whose sexual abuse of their daughter left her pregnant, pay their victim almost $170,000 in compensation.The woman was…
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Nationals back Joyce . . . for now
THE man tipped to replace Barnaby Joyce as Nationals boss says there is no challenge to his leadership “at the moment”.Federal minister Michael McCormack has…
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Wentworth ponders bold move
WENTWORTH Shire Council may reconsider its future as a member of the Riverina and Murray River councils (RAMROC) if it passes a motion to join…
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Stark warning from state’s anti-terrorism chief: Rural areas not immune to threats
THE head of the state’s counter-terrorism command department said people shouldn’t be naive to the potential for terrorism in regional Victoria while speaking in Mildura…
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NSW irrigators reject report
THE NSW Irrigators Council (NSWIC) says a report into how Murray-Darling Basin water efficiency programs could be implemented to recover an extra 450 gigalitres for…
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The Murray-Darling Basin Authority backs data on water recovery
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has defended the science behind its recommendation to reduce the water recovery target in northern NSW and southern Queensland.It comes…
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Twelfth Street parking breakdown
A GROUP of Twelfth Street residents are calling on Mildura Council to set up residential parking zones outside their properties. Without driveways, the residents said…
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Safety stepping up
CITRUS Australia is calling on growers to upgrade to a new food safety system following the recent implementation of a new retailer-led scheme, the Harmonised…
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Fighting mental health together
MORE than 12 local organisations are coming together today for a workshop aimed at stopping mental health stigma in workplaces throughout Sunraysia.Hosted by Murray PHN,…
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Soon, it’s a last toast
IT will be the final harvest season for farm operations manager Gary Clarke, who has spent more than half of his life working in the…
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Odyssey supports call for regional drug facility
DR STEFAN Gruenert, psychologist and CEO of Odyssey House Victoria is encouraging the Sunraysia community to continue its discussion about the need for a residential…








