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Prices fall for farmers
THE gross value of Australian farm production is forecast to drop by 4.6 per cent to $59.9 billion in 2017–18, following last year’s record-breaking returns.The Australian…
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Blind volunteer gets news out
A MILDURA man who lost his sight as a child is part of a team that provides a fundamental service for local people who are…
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Farm group celebrates milestone: Sustainability still at forefront
IT was difficult to imagine the sort of developments that were to transform the agriculture sector when Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF) formed 20 years ago.The…
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State of discontent: NSW budget overlooks south west
IN a budget that included $7.7 billion for hospital upgrades and $2.2 billion in school and classroom improvements, the NSW government all but forgot its…
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We need more beds: Hospital board, state MP agree with Daily readers
MILDURA Base Hospital is “stretched to the limit” and needs more beds, its community advisory board chair says.Participants of a recent Sunraysia Daily online poll…
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Another new plan for old hospital
THE multi-million dollar old Mildura Base Hospital complex is expected to be made into private, self-contained apartments. Site foreman Enio Rizzuto on Monday admitted the vision…
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Solar application ‘is yet to arrive’
MILDURA Council is yet to receive a formal planning application from the group planning to build a $660 million solar farm and battery 50km south…
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Fuel price relief expected
AFTER months of Sunraysia’s petrol prices hovering around the 128 cents mark it’s likely we will soon experience relief at the bowser after the wholesale…
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WDEA keen to donate more
MILDURA’s Western District Employment Access (WDEA) is aiming to contribute at least $100,000 to worthy projects in Sunraysia.So far the organisation has delivered more than…
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Experiences tell the story
NICHOLS Point preps have found a new way to improve their literacy skills with the introduction of literacy investigations.Literacy investigations involve students spending time at…
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Positive note for Ranfurly
THE range of instruments available to Ranfurly Primary School students is set to improve in term 3.A variety of tuned and percussion instruments and ukuleles…
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Savings power vote
MILDURA councillors will vote on a raft of new energy efficiency targets at their monthly meeting tomorrow night.The council expects to save $426,000 annually by…












