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  • 100 years of child health

    100 years of child health

    THE efforts of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nurses will be celebrated in Mildura and across the state next week, to mark 100 years of…

  • New rules for builders

    THE Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has refined its requirements for owner-builder applications.The key change is the VBA will now accept construction induction cards issued by…

  • Stick bashing earns community order

    A MAN who bashed his partner with a hockey stick has walked away from court on a community corrections order.The man, from the Solomon Islands,…

  • NSW splashes cash on kids’ sport

    NSW splashes cash on kids’ sport

    SCHOOL children across the region can cash in on a new $100 rebate for sporting and fitness-related costs announced as part of the NSW state…

  • Mall prepares for chill thrill

    Mall prepares for chill thrill

    PREPARATIONS are under way to transform a section of the Langtree Mall into a winter wonderland.Crews began the week-long process of establishing an ice skating…

  • Track works get rolling: Murray Basin rail project tenderer named

    Track works get rolling: Murray Basin rail project tenderer named

    WORKS on the $440 million Murray Basin Rail Project are to begin within weeks after a successful tenderer was named yesterday.McConnell Dowell Martinus Rail will…

  • Quad bike safety to the fore

    Quad bike safety to the fore

    A ROUNDTABLE disucssion organised by the NSW Labor Opposition on quad bike safety has attracted representatives from the medical, agricultural and automotive industries.Since 2011, there…

  • Funds flow to wine industry

    Funds flow to wine industry

    VICTORIAN businesses or organisations directly involved in the wine industry are encouraged to apply for a grant through the Wine Growth Fund.Victorian Wine Ministerial advisory…

  • White leaf spot a growing worry

    White leaf spot a growing worry

    WHITE leaf spot is causing some concern to canola growers in the southern cropping region.The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) said the lack of…

  • City reaches out to rail expert

    City reaches out to rail expert

    A CALL has been put out to bring public transport expert Professor Bill Russell to Mildura to shed light on the realistic cost of returning…

  • Farmers remain optimistic

    THE Victorian Farmers Federation says it’s too early to predict the yields and prices broadacre farmers will receive this year.The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and…

  • New job for top Aussie scientist

    New job for top Aussie scientist

    A RENOWNED Australian scientist has been appointed director of a national plant biosecurity research initiative.Horticulture Innovation Australia said Jo Luck would head the development of…

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