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Cricket club steps up to address mental health
COOMEALLA Wentworth Cricket Club will host a ‘Men’s Day Out’ on Sunday as part of ongoing efforts to help country men address their mental health.…
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Late May tee off for Riverside Golf Club
RIVERSIDE Golf Club bosses are hopeful that play will resume on the course by late May as it begins a big clean-up from the flooding.…
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Cat-rescue hero reluctantly closing shelter
FOR almost 12 years, Jeanie Schmidt has dedicated every spare second of her life to cleaning, feeding and cuddling the cats at her rescue shelter.…
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Robinvale loses another bank
ROBINVALE is set to lose another bank after Westpac announced its closure, only two months after ANZ said it would be shutting its outlet. Robinvale…
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Market’s gone to the dogs
THE Sunraysia Farmers Market is not just a human affair. From Border Collies to Labradors, Dachshunds to Jack Russels, dogs of all sizes came out…
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Football and netball grants open
UP TO $2.5 million is available for rural, regional and outer metropolitan councils to apply for grants of up to $250,000 to deliver projects to…
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Flood recovery: What’s opening and when
ROAD reopenings are under way and local people and visitors will be able to return to other other key flood-hit community spaces within weeks, according…
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Tranquil river life sustains soul of a survivor
Senior journalist and former Channel Nine foreign correspondent LAURA TURNER is delving deeply into the lives of Sunraysia’s most interesting and inspiring people. Today, she…
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Uncommon sights as flood country comes to life
THE Murray River flood has receded faster than most people expected, but much of the region’s riverside bushland remains soaking wet and closed to vehicles…
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Living connections between land, water and people
ARTHUR Kirby loves the Gol Gol Swamp, he just hates calling it a “swamp”. “It sounds like it’s a rubbish tip,” the Barkindji elder said…
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Funds to fix key Wentworth roads
WENTWORTH Shire has received $3.6 million to begin repairing flood-damaged roads, which will include River Road, Boyle Creek Road and Pooncarie Road. On Wednesday, 93…
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Webster calls regional health workforce summit
A REGIONAL health workforce summit will be hosted by Member for Mallee Anne Webster in Mildura in March. Dr Webster, the Federal Opposition’s spokesperson for…













