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Healthy alternative straight Out of the Box
SUNRAYSIA community project Out of the Box is tackling environmental issues at the local level.Out of the Box, which opened to the public last week,…
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The green dream
ENVIRONMENTAL group Greening Mildura is calling for the green thumbs of Sunraysia to register their garden in the third annual Greening Mildura Garden Competition. The competition…
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Man’s best friends
PETS of all shapes and sizes will be embraced into the Merbein Uniting Church community at a Blessing of the Animals service this weekend.Organisers hope…
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It’s Mad Monday mayhem
IRYMPLE’S premiership players yesterday entered their third day of celebrations after their seven-point victory over Ouyen United in the SFNL grand final on Saturday.The team…
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Service station chain continues Sunraysia expansion: Voting on the run
WENTWORTH councillors will consider the potential for job creation and competition when they vote on a development application for a 24-hour service station at Buronga…
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Hanlon just a ‘sacrifice’: Meeting applauds calls for water minister to resign
DEPARTED NSW DPI Water boss Gavin Hanlon is the “sacrificial lamb” for the state’s mismanagement of water, a former Coomealla irrigator says.Mr Hanlon, who faces…
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Friendship, help, support – it’s all sewn up
A NEW ladies sewing group in Ouyen is fostering friendship and goodwill in the small, rural community. Ouyen Sew For Charity co-ordinator Sue Gilchrist formed the…
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Power security bid: Lower Murray Water seeks summer priority
LOWER Murray Water is moving to protect Sunraysia’s horticulture sector, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, facing the state’s riskiest summer for power outages.The water…
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Ban bag would need support
COUNCILLOR for environment and sustainability Anthony Cirillo says Mildura Council would lobby the State Government to ban plastic bags if there was local support for…
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Query time for red gum parks plan
PARKS Victoria is encouraging residents with an interest in Victoria’s river red gum parks to comment on a draft management plan before the end of…
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‘Grow with technologies’
ANZ regional executive for north-west Victoria, Lionel Sexton has urged the region to “take a lead” in agricultural technology as he departs Mildura for a…
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Big crowd on best behaviour
ALTHOUGH figures are yet to be finalised, the SFNL grand final had one of its biggest crowds to date, according to organisers.Local police said despite…









