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Festival’s popularity blossoms
By Noel Fisher ROBINVALE’s 14th annual Mallee Almond Blossom Festival was a huge success on Sunday, with people lining up at the gates well before…
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Think twice about the Voice, says Uluru cyclist
AN electrician with a postgraduate qualification in international relations has cycled to Mildura to spark up conversation about the Voice to Parliament referendum. Dheiu Biar…
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Mock emergency puts services through their paces
THE general manager of Wentworth Shire Council has praised the response and coordination of emergency services teams following an exercise at the Wentworth Aerodrome on…
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Our Jewell chasing world ironman crown
MILDURA-born Natalie Jewell started competing in half ironman events only last year, but next week, she will represent her country at the World Championships. The…
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Riverboat legacy brings history to life
WITHIN weeks of delivering a delegation of VIPs to Mildura for the arrival of the city’s first train, steamer captain William Miers put his boat…
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Big gaps in dental care
WAIT times for public dental treatments in Mildura are double the state average of 16.9 months, a figure that is also on the rise. Recent…
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Cricket kid’s quest earns runs and respect
Cooper Bell’s dream to play in a state cricket team on the national stage was beyond his family’s financial reach. So with his parents’ help,…
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Do our netballers deserve to be paid?
A SUNRAYSIA Football Netball League club president has called for an end of the “Neanderthal opinion of women in sport” amid revelations of a massive…
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Why things are looking up at the airport
THE sky’s anything but a limit at Mildura Airport, where recovery from the COVID pandemic has laid a foundation on which to build future development…
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Interstate mates hit Merbein for a slice of the sweet life
THREE Sydneysiders and an Adelaide resident have ventured to Sunraysia specifically to cram down copious quantities of “custard squares” at the Great Australian Vanilla Slice…
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Emotional lesson in history
A CROWD of about 70 people gathered at the Seventh Street Memorial Mildura to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day. This year marks 60 years since the…
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VIPER taskforce strikes at crime
VICTORIA Police members of a taskforce targeting serious criminal activity of groups including bikie gangs have arrested seven people following a week-long operation in Mildura. VIPER…













