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Devastating hidden pain
HAVING just completed his PhD to become a doctor, Bradley Stringer was participating in the Grateful365 movement on social media, where participants post one thing…
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A super teddy bears’ picnic
IT was the gift of Monty the bear that sparked a two-decade collection of more than 600 teddy bears.The house of Mildura’s Heather and Grant…
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Muriel set for silo screen
THE Quambatook Silos will be up in bright lights again, with the screening of another well-known Australian movie Muriel’s Wedding on February 10.The small Mallee…
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Talking up the big issues
TWO forums will be held next month to collect community feedback on starting a drug rehabilitation centre in Sunraysia. Convened by drug and alcohol researcher Professor…
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Championing daddy day care
After the birth of their second daughter, Azalea, Mildura’s Fiona and Wade Hooper decided to go against the norm and changed roles – dad would…
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‘I just want a real job’
FOR refugees like Neymatullah Nabizada, illegal work is not hard to find in Sunraysia. But when it comes to landing a legitimate job, it is…
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Tributes for Amelia
The devastated family of a young Colignan farm worker found dead in a horrific murder-suicide in Sydney say their “beautiful girl” will be “missed by…
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Hospital help at hand
A NEW “concierge” service will greet visitors to Mildura Base Hospital from this Monday.An enthusiastic team of trained volunteers is on board to staff the…
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Magic mums pitch in
THERE’S plenty of work to do on the water at a National Ski School, but just as much off it.For years, Leanne Collicoat and Antoinette…
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Traci finds her ‘inner goddess’
FOLLOWING a five year hiatus, Traci Macleod is bringing belly dancing back to Mildura.On Monday she will run her first Spiritual Bellydance Workshop, which combines…
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Aboriginals supply water data
TRADITIONAL owners are helping water managers to combine local observations with real-time weather data.This plays a role in understanding rainfall and flow patterns in remote…
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Mildura strikes a note
RENOWNED cellist Blair Harris can’t wait to arrive in Mildura tomorrow to perform in his fifth Mildura Summer Music Festival.The Mildura Summer Music Festival, previously…










