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  • A four-goal burst wins match for Merbein

    A four-goal burst wins match for Merbein

     100 years agoWAR NEWS: We raided north-eastward of Gouleau court and eastward of Vermelles. We repulsed a raid northward of Roeux. The enemy’s artillery is…

  • La Trobe climbs rankings

    La Trobe University has continued to improve its world ranking, yesterday recording its best ever result in the respected Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).The…

  • Mildura rules out change: Council doesn’t follow Yarra’s lead on Australia Day reforms

    Local councils are now on notice that if they politicise Australian citizenship, the government will see it as a breach of the (Australian Citizenship Ceremonies)…

  • Online in trust deficit

    Online in trust deficit

    Millions of Australians are using social media as a main source of news, but few trust what they see.Instead, television news remains king as a…

  • Rain boosts grain hopes

    Rain boosts grain hopes

    THE wet start to August has boosted the chances of a good season for grain growers in the Mallee.Mallee Sustainable Farming agronomist Michael Moodie said…

  • ‘Immature’ offender: Man who had sex with underage girl avoids jail

    ‘Immature’ offender: Man who had sex with underage girl avoids jail

    THE “unsophisticated and immature” nature of a Merbein man has helped him avoid jail after he knowingly had a relationship with an underage girl.The 23-year-old…

  • Metering the key to plan – MP

    Metering the key to plan – MP

    MEMBER for Mallee Andrew Broad has told parliament for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to work, there needs to be reliability in metering.“We need to have…

  • Police warn on crossings

    Police warn on crossings

    A MILDURA police sergeant has warned about potentially dangerous railway crossings in the region during the launch of Rail Safety Week. This week, participating organ­isations will…

  • Festival turns 10

    Festival turns 10

    ROBINVALE’S Mallee Almond Blossom Festival has come a long way since its beginning a decade ago.In 2007 the celebration of the region’s growing almond industry…

  • Crayfish get a move on

    Crayfish get a move on

    A DECLINE in the Murray crayfish popu­lation in parts of the Murray River in NSW is being boosted by a stocking program.The NSW Department of…

  • Investigation finds pilot crash landed after running out of fuel: Disaster averted

    THE pilot of a light aircraft that ran out of fuel on approach to Mildura Airport crash landed the plane in a nearby paddock to…

  • Church firm on confession

    THE Catholic Church believes the seal of confession must remain intact despite the prospect of its priests facing criminal charges for failing to report child…

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