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Worker taskforce ready for action
A NEW locally-led taskforce to drive the creation of a workforce for the future in the Murray-Mallee will be established early next year. It’s the…
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Nippers enjoy some fun in the sun
MILDURA Life Saving Club enjoyed a mild 32 degree day on the beach on Sunday, ahead of a warmer Monday. The club held a pre-holiday…
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Free water bubbling up in city
SHOPPERS, diners and visitors to Mildura’s CBD have attractive new ways to stay hydrated following the installation of new water bubblers. Lower Murray Water chair…
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Double the fun at market
THERE was something for everyone at the final combined Mildura riverfront market of the year. The Riverfront Boutique Market and Sunraysia Farmers Market was held…
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Garden funding blooming lovely
PROMOTION of Mourquong’s Australian Inland Botanic Gardens is set to increase after funding from NSW’s major electrical company. Transgrid, which manages and operates the electricity…
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Stoic flood survivors stand their ground
For more than 40 years, Guiseppa and Guiseppi Callipari nurtured the vines, gardens and olive trees on their block. Then the floods came. The heartbroken…
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Tributes flow for 50-year ‘old-school copper’
FRIENDS and family will gather next week to celebrate the life and legacy of Leading Senior Constable Gary Pearse, Mildura’s oldest and longest-serving police officer.…
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Help for grieving family
THE Balranald community has poured out their grief and generosity for the family of a boy who died after being hit by a car on…
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Paramedic violence plea
AMBULANCE Victoria is urging people to do the right thing this festive season after 26 incidents of assault or attempted assault were reported by Loddon…
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Cool your jets
A NEW behavioural change program is tackling speeding jet ski riders in Victoria. The Safe Transport Victoria’s Cool Your Jets program is urging jet skiers…
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Bin collection changes over festive period
Mildura residents who have their bins emptied on Mondays will have the routine broken this festive period as collection dates change to accommodate public holidays.…
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Sharing and caring at Christmas lunch
SUNASSIST’S tenth Christmas Day lunch will give the gift of social connection this festive season. “Christmas isn’t a day for people to spend alone,” says…