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Welfare agency backs service overhaul
A MILDURA social services agency has backed the NSW Government’s call to redesign the family preservation system across the state. Drawing on experience as a…
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GALLERY: Fundraiser on track – Pacing in Pink
FILLIES and colts of all ages, as well as pacers and trotters, turned out to Mildura Harness Racing Club last Friday evening for Pacing in…
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Cash scholarship aims to grow next ag gen
YOUNG farmers across Sunraysia will have the opportunity to expand their agricultural skills and knowledge with the launch of a scholarship program. The 2024 Upskill…
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Plant of the week
Botanical name: Geijera parvifolia Common name: Wilga Shapely spreading small tree or shrub. Height: 8-10m. Spread usually about 6m. Endemic to inland parts of eastern…
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A life that continues to flourish
There is nothing ordinary about the achievements of the very extraordinary Helen Vivian. Hers is a life that keeps getting richer and deeper with every…
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Positive job approach rewarded
HER drive to create positive outcomes for the local Indigenous community has earned Annikah Kirk the award of Sunraysia Regional Consulting Indigenous Employment Program employee…
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Energy project plugs in first goal
THE first big milestone has been reached in Australia’s largest energy transmission project, with the completion of the section west of Buronga. Transgrid and its…
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Grand party for art
THE creative skills of students at Red Cliffs Primary School were on display for all to see when they held one of their biggest events…
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Unlikely duo champions of acceptance
THE old saying “opposites attract” could very well have been coined about the friendship between Kyran O’Donnell and Bill Cooper. O’Donnell is a private, reserved…
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Clean-up order for waste
A RED Cliffs man has been ordered to remove an assortment of waste from his property including cars, caravans, boats, gas cylinders and assorted building…
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Steps taken in push for Merbein crossings
‘NEAR miss’ is a term often associated with the simple act of crossing the road in Merbein. But a community petition orchestrated by the Merbein…
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Spotlight on illegal burn-offs
THE Environment Protection Authority is investigating reports of illegal burn-offs on farms in north-west Victoria. Last year, EPA Victoria cracked down on illegal burn-offs on…