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HeartKids feel the love
AT 20 weeks pregnant, Nikitta May never imagined a routine scan would lead to the devastating news her baby Nate had only “half a heart”.The…
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Kids pass on music lessons
PREP to Grade 2 students at Irymple Primary School got a lesson in song and dance on Thursday.After weeks of practice, the school choir was…
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It pays to break off
LAST week’s tobacco tax increase will be the final encouragement that many Sunraysia smokers need to quit, according to Quit Victoria.Quit Victoria director Dr Sarah White…
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Crews fight scrub fire
A SCRUB fire with multiple ignition points at Karadoc Swamp near Red Cliffs took fire crews more than 12 hours to bring under control at…
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Volunteers count
FREE tax help is again at hand for people who earned about $60,000 or less in the last financial year.Volunteers are available at Mildura Council’s…
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Great dash for cash
DASH for Dementia co-ordinator Leigh Barry couldn’t be happier with the results of this year’s event.More than 280 people took on the challenge to take…
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Warmth will be brief
SPRING in the Mallee has begun with above average temperatures – albeit briefly.The mercury in Mildura on Saturday reached 24C and on Friday 23C.According to…
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Banding together for dad’s day
IT was a special day at Kenny Park yesterday with many celebrating Father’s Day and 80 years of the Kenny Park band rotunda.Among those celebrating…
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Nangiloc shock
NANGILOC recorded a stunning fightback to claim their first Millewa Football League premiership in 22 years against Gol Gol on Saturday.The Demons – who lost…
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Church reaches out to young flock
THE Anglican Church in Mildura expects it will become a popular place for children with the appointment of its first family minister.Father Andrew Gall took…
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Distraught: Mother helped from court as her daughter’s killer receives minimum six-year sentence
THE family of passionate Mildura White Ribbon supporter Karen Belej, who was shot to death at close range, said it is devastated her killer could…
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She is gone but her will remains
“MUM, I’m OK, I’ve just got a lot on my plate.”With those words, 31-year-old Mildura Council human resources worker and White Ribbon advocate Karen Belej…