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Mildura Council makes riverfront flood preparations
MILDURA Council has been making infrastructure preparations as the Murray River rises towards a peak expected to be comparable with the major flood of 1974.…
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No fees for tenant checks, say agents
MILDURA real estate agents say they do not charge renters to perform checks. The 2Apply rental application platform, which the agents use, came under scrutiny…
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Daughter’s tribute to community icon
IT’S hard to find anywhere in Sunraysia that “community minded” and Order of Australia recipient Liz Maffei hasn’t left her mark, says daughter Hilary Maffei.…
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Call to conserve drinking water as treatment time rises
LOWER Murray Water is asking customers to conserve water, as current poor raw river water quality increases treatment time. LMW said its treatment plants were…
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Robinvale locals alarmed by speed of rising waters
“ALARMED” residents in the Robinvale-Euston area have intensified efforts to prepare for major flooding as water levels continue to rise. The Bureau of Meteorology on…
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Warm weather is on the way at last
FTER two colder-than-average months, Mildura residents are finally going to get a hint of summer this week. Temperatures in Mildura have remained mostly cool this…
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Variety show a sparkling success
WINEMAKERS and judges from all across Australia gathered in Mildura this weekend for the highly respected Australia Alternative Varieties Wine Show. The show, which this…
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In Merbein, it’s more than just desserts
MERBEIN is excited to announce that the Great Vanilla Slice Triumph will be returning to the town next August. “A lot of bakeries are interested…
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WNBL game plan: Pull up a chair
COUNCIL chiefs are scrambling to bring in hundreds of extra seats for the WNBL clash at Mildura Sporting Precinct in just over a month. As…
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Labor keeps its distance from passenger rail
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper says it’s an “absolute outrage” major parties are denying Mildura the return of passenger trains, after Labor baulked at reinstating…
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Board teen has a bag of tricks
WHEN your junior resume is as good as Cooper Armstrong’s, age matters little when you come against the big boys. The 14-year-old wakeboarding sensation from…
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Writer’s message resonates with kids
EVERYONE is their own “story doctor”. This was the message Aboriginal Australian author Boori Monty Pryor delivered when he visited students from Chaffey Secondary College…













