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Swap day a recycling party
MILDURA Eco Village and Sunraysia Sustainability Network are calling on Sunraysia residents to join the war on waste and take part in a swap party…
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Life lessons begin at school
EXCITEMENT was shared between future prep students and their graduate teacher during Prep Orientation at Mildura West Primary School last week.The 2018 Mildura West Primary…
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Down the years: Attack fails in the mud of Passchendaele
100 years agoCULTIVATOR NEWS: Deeply overshadowing local news, Australia’s Prime Minister’S speech at Bendigo was written up as straight and great by the public there.…
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Safety authority overturns airspace bans
AUSTRALIA’S aviation safety watchdog is reviewing Mildura’s airspace after it scrapped an airport-imposed ban on aerobatics, gliding and ballooning.The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) last…
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Rain remedy to help dry spell
UP TO 25mm of rain could fall on Mildura today as the region recovers from a run of hot days.The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast…
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Balloon festival fizzles out
AIRSPACE restrictions imposed by Mildura Airport may have cost the city hosting rights to the national hot air balloon championships.The Mildura International Balloon Fiesta (MIBF),…
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Homeward bound: Mungo Man starts journey to country
MUNGO Man, whose remains are the oldest found in Australia, today begins his journey home to the Willandra Lakes, north-east of Mildura.The 40,000-year-old remains will…
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Good hair day
COOMEALLA High School organised its first Good on Ya! Hair Day yesterday in a bid to reward well-behaved students.Twenty students from Year 7 to 11…
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Grain risk courses
AGRONOMISTS across Australia’s grain-growing regions are being invited to take part in the 2017 PREDICTA B root disease risk management courses.Each one-day course provides accreditation…
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Vote will be ‘yes’, says Pride man
PRESIDENT of Mildura Pride, James Price has predicted a resounding “yes” result from the same-sex marriage survey. I would like to think that I’m still pretty…
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Hungry for our barley
ASIAN chickens could soon be getting a higher proportion of delicious and nutritious Australian barley as part of their diets.Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC)…
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Irrigated maize wins national yield prize
A MAIZE crop grown by Nathan Heckendorf, of Narrandera, in southern NSW, has taken out the irrigated section of the inaugural National Maize Competition.Mr Heckendorf’s…
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