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Firefighter has had many roles
JOHN Nihill is a familiar name and face around Ouyen, so much so that he has been awarded an Order of Australia medal for his…
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Big-hearted doctor humbled by honour
ALAN Soward was standing beside his 95-year-old mother’s bed in 2019, saying his final goodbyes, when his wife Bev asked for a moment alone with…
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Walpeup silo art in line for award
AN art piece honouring local service men and women has been nominated as a finalist in the 2023 Australian Street Art Awards. The Walpeup silo art…
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Mildura MP slams ‘alarming’ state of roads
THE state of Sunraysia roads will be back on the agenda when State Parliament resumes in February. Member for Mildura Jade Benham said the deterioration…
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You can design Mildura’s Monopoly game
IF the game of Monopoly was based on Mildura, what would be our Mayfair? And if the board is supposed to have three railway stations,…
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Drug-addict ‘gangster’ sent to jail
A MAN who went “running around like a gangster” should have expected to be sentenced like a gangster, a court has been told. The Mildura…
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Sunflower’s super power
“THAT’S not a sunflower. That’s a tree!” This summer, Mildura resident Sika Wilhelm joyfully looks in his backyard on a daily basis at the tallest sunflower…
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A big bash for the bush
ANABRANCH won last Saturday night’s cricket match against Pooncarie at Dareton, but the result that really mattered was the show of the support a bush…
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Treaty, no: Walsh says there’s too many ‘issues’
NATIONALS leader Peter Walsh believes the Victorian Opposition has “finally” caught the attention of “those that need it” after announcing it had dropped its support…
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Decision delayed on sister-city visit
DEBATE over Swan Hill Rural City Council’s sister city visits this year remains unresolved. An unscheduled meeting on Tuesday lasted less than three minutes, and…
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Aerial surveys to map salinity
THE Mallee Catchment Management Authority will start aerial surveys to monitor salinity management in the Mallee at the beginning of autumn. A team will conduct an…
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Lifesavers issue warning as inland drowning numbers rise
AN increase in drownings in and around inland waterways has paramedics and lifesavers urging people to take care along the Murray River this summer. Life…













