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Major junior basketball coup for Mildura
MILDURA has netted a major junior basketball tournament next year that is expected to deliver a significant windfall to the local economy. Basketball Victoria announced…
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Alice in Wonderland-themed scavenger hunt a great day of fun
AN ALICE in Wonderland-themed scavenger hunt had teams searching for the lost girl in Mildura on Saturday. It was a great showing, with more than…
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Didn’t vote? Time to explain to the VEC
ALMOST 7000 Mildura residents who appear to have failed to vote in the November 2022 state election will have an opportunity to explain why they…
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Rate relief for residents – but farms, businesses to pay
MILDURA residential ratepayers would save an average of $74 a year in annual rates under a recommendation to be put to councillors this week. However, the…
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How Jean secretly helped win the war
JEAN Gray spent fifty of her one hundred years keeping a secret of war. That’s how long she was literally sworn to silence about her…
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Remembering their service and sacrifice
THOUSANDS gathered along Deakin Avenue and in Henderson Park on Anzac Day to honour those who served. The weather couldn’t have been better for the…
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Rex cuts Mildura-Adelaide flights
REX Airlines is blaming parts and labour shortages for its decision to suspend the Mildura-Adelaide service from next week. The suspension will take effect from…
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Vic, NSW police team up against local thefts
MILDURA and Dareton police have been working together against a rise in vehicle thefts and burglaries and have warned that criminals looking to hop between states…
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Day of respect in Wentworth
A CHILLY morning didn’t deter the Wentworth community from joining together at one of the town’s biggest dawn services in years. Wentworth RSL sub-branch secretary David…
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Mildura community garden named best in Victoria
MILDURA Community House has been named the state’s ‘Best Community or Common Area Garden’. The announcement was made at an award ceremony in Melbourne’s Royal…
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New support group for multiple-birth families
PARENTS and carers of twins and triplets can connect to discuss the unique joys and challenges of raising multiple-birth babies when a new support group…
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Trees make move back to nursery
A couple of thousand trees, plants and seedlings are being shifted across town over the coming weeks, as the Christie Centre’s GrowAbility Nursery returns to…













