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Webster challenges Andrews on lockdown decision
PREMIER Daniel Andrews needs to provide evidence of the need to lock down regional Victoria, according to Anne Webster. The Member for Mallee described the…
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Mildura and Wentworth cop a tourism ‘double whammy’
THE Mildura-Wentworth region suffered the largest visitor downturn along the Victoria-NSW border through 2020-21, amid warnings that border regions face a “disproportionate rate of recovery”…
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Webster mourns loss of TV news diversity
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster says the loss of Sky News on WIN was another blow to media diversity in the Mallee. In 2015 WIN…
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Energy relief for low-income households
LOW-INCOME Mallee households will be provided Victorian government rebates to support them upgrade inefficient heating and cooling systems. The government last week announced $1000 rebates…
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Free calls from payphones
DOZENS of payphones across Sunraysia are now free for calls within Australia, in a move charities say will be a lifeline for Australia’s most vulnerable.…
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Sunraysia aged-care homes each get $4 million boost
TWO aged-care homes in Sunraysia will benefit from more than $4 million each following a nationwide investment in residential aged-care infrastructure, the largest in Australia’s…
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Middle Murray River keeps watch on Hume Dam levels
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has warned there is a “high likelihood” of the Hume Dam spilling and flooding downstream areas on the Murray River…
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Grant gets Mildura sports precinct into the solar game
MILDURA’S new sporting precinct is set to make the most of Sunraysia’s most plentiful energy source: the sun. Mildura Rural City Council has secured $95,000…
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Excitement builds over Hattah Lakes river flows
HATTAH Lakes have been approved for a spring flow of environmental water, ushering in what experts say will be a booming season for wildlife and…
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Worker accommodation issue in ‘limbo’, Mildura Council told
A MILDURA councillor has raised concerns that Victoria’s local government authority has been “left in this limbo” when considering accommodation for agricultural workers. The council…
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Hero Mildura skydiver dies in Torquay accident
AN experienced skydiving instructor from Mildura who died after his two parachutes failed to open on Friday has been hailed a hero after taking the…
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Zoe Support named awards finalist for excellence
MILDURA-based parenting support organisation Zoe Support has been recognised for its “extraordinary” work in community service with a place as a finalist in the 2021…












