News
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Burnout fears over chronic vet shortage
INCREASING workforce demands, significant generational and societal changes and chronic recruitment issues are testing the ability of local veterinary services in Mildura to provide around-the-clock…
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Open lakes to seawater, says Dalton
INDEPENDENT Member for Murray Helen Dalton believes South Australia’s lower lakes should be opened up to sea water, following her six-day “fact-finding trip” to the…
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Mildura station short-staffed
THE Mildura police station was operating at only 60 per cent of its required policing resource capacity at the end of 2023. Senior Sergeant Mark…
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Stop demonising our kids and help
THE youth of Sunraysia are being unfairly “tarred with one brush” amid rising crime rates and violent incidents being shared on social media, a local…
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End culture of online violence, MP urges
MILDURA MP Jade Benham has vowed to call social media giants to account over footage featuring violence against local youth, as she revealed a flood…
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Young divers take the plunge
LOOKING to build on the success of their recent competition, Diving Sunraysia has staged a come-and-try day at Mildura Waves. Newcomers and inexperienced divers were…
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Health and safety finalist
MILDURA Citrus’ focus on health and safety has put it in the running to win a state award. In the category of Commitment to Workplace…
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Firefighters urged to climb competition ladder
THE CFA is encouraging brigades from across the state to get involved in March’s CFA/VFBV State Firefighter Championships. It will be held at the Mooroopna…
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Warmer and wetter summer
MILDURA has recorded a warmer summer than usual so far, despite few days reaching 40 degrees or above. The weather has been almost two degrees…
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What’s on in Sunraysia
FRIDAY Chatty Cafe Mildura Library – 10am- 11am TAKE part in Mildura Library’s Chatty Cafe, a community program where guests can participate in interesting conversation…
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Everyone’s invited to play ‘elite’ sport
WHEN people think of croquet, they often associate it with British manors, Ralph Lauren, and high tea but members of the Red Cliffs and Mildura…
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Honour for firefighter
FIREFIGHTING from the air above Mallee crops was proven under CFA stalwart Bill Johnstone’s direction, and is perhaps one of his proudest achievements. Following an…