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Sunraysia sporting hero Hogarth honoured at game
THE wife of a Sunraysia sporting hero fighting for his life expressed her heartfelt appreciation for the outpouring of love for her husband after he…
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Women urged to take to the skies
ENCOURAGING girls and women to take an interest in aviation is what author Kathy Mexted hopes her book will do. Speaking at Mildura Library earlier…
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Planning for transport needs of future
MILDURA council is working on a strategic document to outline its ambitions to transform the area’s transport corridors over the coming decades. Central to the…
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Pipe band to honour the Anzacs
MILDURA District Pipe Band will participate in various Anzac Day services throughout the wider Sunraysia district this year as it has for more than 100…
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Kennedy is as busy as a bee
Kennedy Roga may not be as famous as his namesake, John F. Kennedy, but just like the former US President, he is making the most…
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Family calls tent home
ANDREW Purnell, Cindy Drummond and their six-year-old daughter Isabella have been sleeping in a backyard tent for the past three weeks. They, along with their…
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International Balloon Fiesta returning in June
THE Mildura International Balloon Fiesta will be making its long awaited return in June, after a 10-year hiatus. At least 25 balloons will take part…
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Council needs to focus on planting larger trees to obtain canopy cover
MILDURA Council will need to think big if it is to achieve its goal of increasing the overall urban tree canopy cover to 30 per…
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From top stocks, to cultivation, to fermenting
This week the reviews are a little bit of this and a little bit that, something financial, something gastronomic, and something horticultural. Tax for Australians…
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Harry Bell: from Walpeup to Light Horse glory
With Anzac Day now just days away, we remember Mallee boy Harold Thomas Bell. Bell enlisted for World War I using his mother’s maiden surname…
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Red alert lifted
THE red-alert warning for blue-green algae that was in place for Lake Pamamaroo outlet at Menindee lakes has been lifted. The outlet is now on…
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MPs bemused by Russia ban
MILDURA’s two most recent state members of Parliament have been banned indefinitely from visiting Russia. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian…