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Local lotto fortunes give Wenty a lift
WHEN Wentworth’s Rowan Congress received a late-night call to say her news agency had sold Thursday’s $40 million winning Powerball ticket, she initially thought it…
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Just four new homes as thousands wait
MILDURA will receive $1.5 million from the state government to build four social houses. More than $17 million has been allocated to build 55 new…
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Unhappy ending for Big Bad Wolf
RED Cliffs Primary School students put their persuasive skills to use this week, convincing Detective Senior Constable Donica Foster that the Big Bad Wolf deserved…
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Mega train lines up for a record
THE longest train to ever run on the V/Line freight rail network came to Merbein on Tuesday, to explore the possibility of increasing Sunraysia’s rail…
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Mini-Olympians make their mark
AN interschool athletics event touted as a “mini Olympics” drew school kids from all over Sunraysia to Mildura West Primary School. Thursday’s big event was…
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Vandals force trees’ removal
MILDURA Rural City Council has been forced to remove two large peppercorn trees adjacent to the Mildura Riverfront Skate Park. It cited recent acts of…
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Creative arts camp to inspire kids
MALLEE youth are encouraged to unlock their creative potential at Fairfax Youth Festival’s Square Pegged camp. Young people can apply to join a week-long creative…
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Residents ‘will risk lives for property’
THE CFA’s recent bushfire community survey has revealed a high number of Victorians living in high-risk bushfire areas say they would stay at their properties…
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$40 million jackpot won in Sunraysia
SUNRAYSIA is buzzing at the news that ten Powerball syndicate players have scooped the $40 million Powerball jackpot with a ticket bought in Wentworth. The store…
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Poverty tightens its grip
THOUSANDS of adults and children across the Mildura area are enduring the grim reality of living in poverty, statewide mapping reveals. Using 2021 census data, the…
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Girls’ STEM sales pitch
FOUR Coomealla High School students will milk a great idea for all it’s worth at a “Shark Tank-style” competition in Sydney. Jess Doidge, Zali MacManara,…
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What’s on in Sunraysia
Friday Storytime Red Cliffs Library & Merbein Library – 10am JOIN in for stories, songs, rhymes and a simple craft or activity. The free session…













