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  • MP seeks overrule on citizenship date

    MP seeks overrule on citizenship date

    COUNCILS should lose the right to choose which date Australia Day citizenship ceremonies are held, Mallee MP Anne Webster says, despite concerns the call would…

  • Help Halls Gap, urges Webster

    Help Halls Gap, urges Webster

    LOCAL Federal MP Anne Webster has encouraged people in Sunraysia to consider a visit to the southern Mallee Electorate town of Halls Gap, which is…

  • Awards honour Roadsafe

    Awards honour Roadsafe

    COMMUNITY Roadsafe Mildura’s efforts earned the group a spot among the 21 finalists at this year’s Victorian WorkSafe Awards. The group was one of four…

  • Pumps get funding boost

    Pumps get funding boost

    THE Billabong Pumping Station at Nichols Point has been allocated $136,000 for urgent works to mitigate the impact of floods. Lower Murray Urban Rural Water…

  • Swift response to unit fire

    Swift response to unit fire

    FIREFIGHTERS responded to a unit fire on Walnut Avenue in Mildura on Tuesday evening following a call to 000. A Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson said…

  • Missing swimmer’s body pulled from waters near Apex Park beach

    Missing swimmer’s body pulled from waters near Apex Park beach

    NEW South Wales Police announced they’d located the body of a man who went missing from the beach at Apex Park on Tuesday afternoon while…

  • Treaty talking points revealed

    Treaty talking points revealed

    THE discussion topics for treaty negotiations in Victoria were revealed on Monday. The Victorian Government and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria have set the…

  • Airshow to take flight

    Airshow to take flight

    PEOPLE have the chance to see some high-flying action at Wentworth in mid-March for the AusFly airshow. Sport Aircraft Association of Australia president Myles Breitkreutz…

  • Old engine, new paddlesteamer

    Old engine, new paddlesteamer

    A VINTAGE engine had been installed in the largest paddlesteamer in the southern hemisphere, bringing the vessel closer to welcoming passengers on the Murray River.…

  • Athlete ambassador for Shire’s 26 Jan event

    Athlete ambassador for Shire’s 26 Jan event

    A TWO-time Australian Paralympic gold medallist swimmer is the 2025 Australia Day Ambassador for Wentworth Shire Council. Sam Bramham competed in a range of paralympic…

  • Warning on waste battery fire risk

    Warning on waste battery fire risk

    A RECYCLING company has urged people not to throw away batteries in general waste or recycling bins due to the risk of fire. During the…

  • Search for man missing in Murray River

    Search for man missing in Murray River

    POLICE from New South Wales and Victoria have been involved in the search for a man missing the Murray River near Mildura since late this…

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