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Dragon club set to scale up
THE Mildura Dragon Boat Club will soon be fully equipped to take two boats out on the river at once. In January, the club secured…
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Free phones ahead of 3G shutdown
AHEAD of Telstra’s 3G network closure at the end of August, the telco is offering about 12,000 disadvantaged, elderly, and remote customers the opportunity to…
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Releases return life to Darling
FOR most people, the sight of cloudy brown water forcing its way down a river channel might be alarming, but for the people of Pomona,…
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Bypass pushed to ease the load
TRUCK journey times being cut by potentially an hour could form part of the pitch to secure a heavy vehicle bypass around Mildura. Member for…
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Volunteers to elevate Big Balloon Bash
ABOUT 20 people unfamiliar with hot-air ballooning have volunteered to help out at this year’s Big Balloon Bash Mildura. Across the festival’s nine days, the…
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Flush lifts months-long red alert
THE environmental water flush of 45GL from the upper Menindee Lakes through the lower Darling-Baaka River has reduced the severity of blue-green algae blooms at…
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Winter cold snap bites
WINTER has hit Sunraysia with a vengeance as overnight lows reached freezing point this week. The mercury dropped to just 0.5 degrees Celsius overnight Sunday…
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Autism vision needs local focus
A MALLEE social services agency has welcomed a new framework that will guide the delivery of programs and support for people with autism. Mallee Family…
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Housing service backs Pride Month
RECOGNISING Pride Month during June, Mallee Accommodation and Support Program is highlighting the impact of homelessness on the queer community. The Australian Bureau of Statistics…
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Once a hero, always a hero
Spending time and chatting with a childhood hero is something special, as PHIL KETTLE found out when he sat down with his, former Red Cliffs…
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Golf clubs ace their game of recovery
THE devastating scenes of floodwater crashing through levees that were protecting Riverside, Coomealla and Wentworth golf courses in late 2022 are unforgettable. Hole after hole…
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Farm to fame: Kat Zam on finding herself and her people
AS the queer daughter of first-generation Greek parents, there were two sides to Kat Zam’s identity she struggled to embrace growing up. In the ’90s…













