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Families take steps together
ORGANISERS hope yesterday’s inaugural Two Feet and a Heartbeat charity walk will encourage other local families who have children with heart disease to share their…
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Labour hire crackdown: Operators face stricter standards – premier
SUNRAYSIA labour hire contractors have been put on notice as the Victorian Government yesterday committed to crack down on those who exploit workers through the…
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Perch on the edge
A RADICAL plan to modify the Menindee Lakes could decimate golden perch numbers and harm recreational fishing along the Murray and lower Darling rivers.Changes to…
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Life’s looking rosy for Svetlana
AFTER counting down to an early grave just two years ago, Mildura’s Svetlana Jinnette says she is on her way back to good health after…
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Just the right tonic
WHILE many businesses are rivals when it comes to selling their products, two Mildura liquor establishments have teamed up to bring Sunraysia their version of…
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Times have changed in the shearing shed: Women shear off stigmas
THERE was nothing unusual as shearers, wool pressers and classers went to work at Benilkie Station halfway between Balranald and Ivanhoe this week – aside…
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Game watch: Rock of Ages II
I SUPPOSE I should say this game rocks.Rock of Ages II: Bigger and Boulder builds on the wacky, pythonesque humour of its predecessor and improves…
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Chrissy chipping away
CHRISSY Jarrett is used to a surprised look from people when they find out she is a cabinet-maker – but she wasn’t expecting that being…
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Dancers open search for self
MILDURA Arts Centre’s 2017 dance season will conclude this month with a performance by one of the world’s most physical dance companies, Australian Dance Theatre.Be…
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Irrigators press for board seats
SUNRAYSIA irrigators are preparing to ramp up the push for the right to elect members to the Lower Murray Water board, ahead of next year’s…
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Application for funeral parlour
THE old Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council building (above) could soon become a funeral parlour.Documents have been lodged with Mildura Council to turn part of…
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Murray cod season over
RECREATIONAL fishers are being reminded the annual Murray cod and Murray crayfish season closed on September 1.The NSW Department of Primary Industries said the three-month…












