News
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Mildura Marina ‘a disgrace’
IT has now been more than a decade since development began at Mildura Marina, however for its residents, those years signal many missed opportunities for…
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Rail meeting is on track
SIGNALLING a move forward in gathering information for a passenger rail feasibility study, Mildura Council has set a date to meet with its counterparts along…
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Refugee’s plea pays off
AFGHAN refugee Neymatullah Nabizada is relieved he won’t need to move to the city to find a job after all.Two weeks ago, Mr Nabizada told…
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Speed time for ambos picking up
AMBULANCE response times across Mildura improved slightly over the past three months.Figures released by the State Government yesterday showed 82.6 per cent of ambulances arrived…
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Music that counts
JUSTIN Newland says he has lost track of the number of CDs, records, music videos and DVDs he has collected over the years.It has been…
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Opening of freight line connection delayed
THE re-opening of the Mildura freight line has been delayed following last month’s hot weather.Stage two of the Murray Basin Rail Project, which included converting…
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Sunscreen could cut melanomas – study
Melanoma cases could fall by about one-third if Australians slap on sunscreen every day, a study has found.New modelling by researchers estimates that 28,071 fewer…
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College lease: Funds work for kids
SUNRAYSIA school children have been benefiting from college lease land for 101 years.Funds raised by the leasing of land are distributed to both government and…
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A lesson in giving
MILDURA’S Deny Chisalita and Cassandra Halacas have travelled the globe – Tahiti to Thailand, Bora Bora to the Philippines, New Zealand to Singapore and beyond.But…
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Mums’ genes shift
It’s long been said that motherhood changes women and Australian scientists now have proof.A breakthrough study has found pregnancy changes women at a molecular level,…
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Truckie denied jail reduction
A TRUCK driver who caused an accident south of Ouyen in which a young woman was seriously injured has failed in a bid to have…
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Opposite attracts Cruikshanks
AFTER they moved to Sunraysia, Lake Eildon’s Cruikshank family realised Mildura was the “total opposite” of their hometown.Primary school teacher Jessica Cruikshank, her husband Josh…










