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Kudos for junior doctor
A JUNIOR doctor who credits her training in Mildura as the best time of her medical degree has been named the 2024 Rural Doctors Association…
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Pregnant with hope
THE Victorian Government is eager to get more people in Sunraysia referred to the state’s free public fertility care service. It has been two years…
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Fire not slowing developer down
A FIRE in an abandoned building on Deakin Avenue in Mildura in late August has done little to slow down the owner’s plans for redevelopment…
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Cable damage the cause of faulty boom gate
A DAMAGED cable caused the boom gates and lights at the Eleventh Street/Benetook Avenue rail crossing to trigger without warning at least twice over the…
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Red Cliffs CFA centenary
AN old paging siren rang out in Red Cliffs on Saturday to mark 100 years of the town’s fire brigade. Members of the community were…
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Far West power works continue
AN enormous reconstruction effort is under way at Broken Hill where specialist crews are working around the clock to repair the 3.5-kilometre section of the…
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Goanna run takes scenic route
THE 50th anniversary of Desert City Rodders drew quite a crowd over the weekend for the annual Goanna Run. Sunday’s Show ‘n’ Shine saw Nowingi…
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Late mail arrives in council vote
VOTERS in the Mildura municipal ward with the smallest enrolment appear to be the most politically disengaged, or the slowest to make up their minds.…
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CFA, SES units get funding
SEVERAL volunteer first responder groups in the region are set to benefit from the latest round of Volunteer Emergency Services Equipment Program funding. The grant…
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Heritage plan for 2500-year-old tree
PLANS to recognise the environmental heritage of a 2500-year-old tree in Mourquong are now on public exhibition. Wentworth Shire Council had given notice of a…
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Warning of a dry north-west
THE Fire Danger Period for the Mildura local government area begins on Monday. Following a drier-than-average autumn and winter, the Country Fire Authority has warned…
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Pink army answers the call of duty
AS Breast Cancer Awareness month draws to an end, one campaign inspired by the movement has seen a donation of more than $8000 given to…













