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Red alert: Wine growers facing glut crisis
SUNRAYSIA wine-grape growers are now waiting for the blow to fall here after industry giant Accolade Wines told cabernet and shiraz growers in SA’s Riverland…
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Age shall not weary the Merbein RSL
THE trouble with living until you’re “99 and eight-twelfths”, says Jack Braidie, is that you miss all the mates you’ve outlived. But that’s why the…
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Gem show’s treasure trove dazzles crowds
FOSSILISED shark teeth, sparkling amethysts and Queensland-mined opals were on display to a bumper crowd at the Mildura Gem and Jewellery Show across the weekend.…
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Photographer’s lens on early Mildura
MILDURA Arts Centre is showcasing what is arguably one of the most comprehensive photographic recordings of Mildura’s formative years, when the Chaffey brothers were establishing the…
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Spending Father’s Day in the Garden
A SPECIAL lunch and playtime was a popular way to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, with the Garden of Hope opening its doors for parents…
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A kiss for Dad every day, says AFL star
FORMER AFL player Glenn Manton helped students celebrate their dads at St Joseph’s College Father’s Day breakfast on Friday. He told students to make sure…
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Local wins national training challenge
THE winner of Air Locker Training’s national challenge, Climb your Everest, Glenn Collihole said that he is “more than ready for a holiday”. The two-month…
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More rain on the way for Mildura
MILDURA is heading for a wet start to spring, with unseasonal rain to set in by mid-week. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast four days of…
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Surgery delay ‘forced Mildura patient interstate’
A MILDURA man was forced to borrow almost $30,000 to get knee replacement surgery in South Australia, after waiting three years for the procedure in…
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The peacemakers: Merbein RSL’s century of service
I HAVE lived in the years between. Born more than 20 years after World War II and more than a decade on from the Korean…
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Big build, but bigger target
HUNDREDS of Mildura residents will be left languishing on social housing waiting lists even if the Victorian Government’s Big Housing Build reached its target for…
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Kids’ camp creating happy memories
IT’S difficult to comprehend that some children have never blown out candles on their own birthday cake, been treated to a special activity like the…













