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Pipe band to honour the Anzacs
MILDURA District Pipe Band will participate in various Anzac Day services throughout the wider Sunraysia district this year as it has for more than 100…
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Kennedy is as busy as a bee
Kennedy Roga may not be as famous as his namesake, John F. Kennedy, but just like the former US President, he is making the most…
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Family calls tent home
ANDREW Purnell, Cindy Drummond and their six-year-old daughter Isabella have been sleeping in a backyard tent for the past three weeks. They, along with their…
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International Balloon Fiesta returning in June
THE Mildura International Balloon Fiesta will be making its long awaited return in June, after a 10-year hiatus. At least 25 balloons will take part…
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Council needs to focus on planting larger trees to obtain canopy cover
MILDURA Council will need to think big if it is to achieve its goal of increasing the overall urban tree canopy cover to 30 per…
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From top stocks, to cultivation, to fermenting
This week the reviews are a little bit of this and a little bit that, something financial, something gastronomic, and something horticultural. Tax for Australians…
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Harry Bell: from Walpeup to Light Horse glory
With Anzac Day now just days away, we remember Mallee boy Harold Thomas Bell. Bell enlisted for World War I using his mother’s maiden surname…
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Red alert lifted
THE red-alert warning for blue-green algae that was in place for Lake Pamamaroo outlet at Menindee lakes has been lifted. The outlet is now on…
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MPs bemused by Russia ban
MILDURA’s two most recent state members of Parliament have been banned indefinitely from visiting Russia. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian…
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Planned burns in the Mallee
DUE to cooler autumn conditions, planned burning will take place across the state this weekend. Forest Fire Management and the CFA announced that 661.09 hectares…
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Mick centre stage for his ‘Big Dance’
Mick’s Big Dance When: Saturday, April 20 Where: Brian Weightman Oval Main activities: Mick Hogarth will have a lap of honour at 2.15pm, just before…
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Installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Sixteenth Street and Deakin Avenue a priority
THE Victorian Opposition has said that regardless of the “precarious position” of the 2024 State Budget, it’s incumbent on the State Government to urgently install…













