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Attendant foils Red Cliffs theft
A QUICK-thinking service station attendant managed to seize a knife off a would-be thief who attempted to rob the Red Cliffs Caltex on Friday night. Police…
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Pest destroys backyard fruit crop
MILDURA resident Joseph Vartuli is at a loss after fruit fly ravaged his six backyard trees for the second year in a row.Mr Vartuli travelled…
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Irrigator claims face compliance demands
IRRIGATORS’ national peak body has called on ministers to endorse steps forward for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan while environmentalists want tougher action on compliance issues.Basin…
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Taking sting out of threat to bees
RESEARCHERS are boosting their understanding of native stingless bees as pollinators in a $10 million effort to help safeguard Australia’s fruit, nut, vegetable and cut…
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Safety after risks
THE emphasis for this year’s International Migrants Day yesterday was on “a safe migration in a world on the move”, in a bid to raise…
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New wheat to boost health benefits
A NEW type of wheat that has 10 times the amount of the fibre which helps improve gut health more than normal wheat and also…
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Plan ahead for payment
CENTRELINK, Medicare and Child Support customers in Sunraysia are being urged to plan ahead for the upcoming holiday period.All service centres and most phone lines …
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A night to remember
THE audience was treated to A Night at the Movies at the Mildura Academy of Music and Performance’s annual show on Sunday, with double the…
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Farmers keen to weed out prickly problem
LANDHOLDERS who expressed a desire to carry out important weed projects on their properties are set to begin work after their applications were approved by…
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Chemical impact continues to grow
VICTORIAN horticultural producers pride themselves on their clean, green and safe image, but recent reports of additional chemical contamination are putting this reputation at risk.Victoria…
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Weeding out the bad crop
NOW is the time Mallee grain producers start their summer weed control, at the same time local grapevines are at a delicate stage of fruit…
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Federal water inquiry call
SHOOTERS Fishers and Farmers Party Murray electorate spokeswoman Helen Dalton has called for a federal royal commission into water policy in the Murray-Darling Basin before today’s…
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