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Next port calls for Pitstop’s Kitsons
POONCARIE’S Port Pitstop is on the market, with the store and fuel stop’s owners looking to the next chapter of their lives.Val Kitson said her…
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A place where I belong
I COME from a really hard and unfortunate background.I want to protect my kids from the pain I went through as a child, the abuse…
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Looking for future pollies
THERE’S still time for Sunraysia’s younger residents to be part of this year’s YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament Program Mildura Team.YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament is a…
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Celebration in dance
AFTER the success of last year’s performance of Swan Lake, Moscow Ballet La Classique will return to Mildura next month with The Nutcracker.Tchaikovsky’s ageless tale…
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Hospice mission taken to minister
A WOMAN on a mission to build a palliative care hospice in Mildura will meet with Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt on Thursday in a push…
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Value lost on roads
NEW research on rural roads funded by AgriFuture Australia highlighted the need for a national approach to assess agricultural road use.According to the report, the…
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Science gets down and dirty
A NEW regional research agronomist (RRA) will be digging into Sunraysia soils to find out how they well they support grain crops.Audrey Delahunty will be…
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Council faces leak dilemma
A RATEPAYER has disputed a water account with Wentworth Shire Council after he was sent a bill for more than $9000. Council will tonight decide whether…
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Teaching the best
ENROLMENTS in teaching degrees, including at Mildura’s La Trobe University campus, have significantly dropped this year, with many potential students failing to meet the increased…
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Any exercise helps
Light physical activity of any kind can significantly reduce an older person’s risk of death, according to new research.Current advice recommends accumulating at least 150…
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Teen’s Krazy adventure
RED Cliffs teenager Ashton Thomson has conquered Mt Kosciuszko.The 13-year-old at the weekend took part in the Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s Krazy Kosci Klimb, an 18.4km…
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Plan targets elder abuse
The mistreatment of older Australians will no longer be “someone else’s problem” as Attorney-General Christian Porter announces a national plan to stamp out elder abuse.Commonwealth…












