News
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Light shines on islanders
PACIFIC Islanders play a big part in making up Sunraysia’s social fabric but they are fighting invisibility, a research project in Victoria’s north-west has found.Anthropologist…
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Joyce crows as agriculture sector tops gross domestic product
AGRICULTURE has become the largest contributor to Australia’s gross domestic product growth (GDP).According to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources…
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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…













