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  • Virus-hit Melbourne to don masks

    Virus-hit Melbourne to don masks

    VICTORIANS will be forced to wear masks in the lockdown areas of Melbourne and Mitchell Shire as the death toll continues to rise in the…

  • More needs to be done to protect regions, says Lovell

    More needs to be done to protect regions, says Lovell

    VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews must protect regional communities from the threat of COVID-19 by closing holes in his “mythical ring” around Melbourne and the Mitchell…

  • Fig foray bears fruit for Cabarita cook

    Fig foray bears fruit for Cabarita cook

    MORE than three decades ago, Gaye and Don Zappia bought a Cabarita property with four mature fig trees growing in the backyard. Little did the…

  • Mungo National Park tourism booms despite lockdown

    Mungo National Park tourism booms despite lockdown

    MUNGO National Park traffic has been booming even despite last week’s border closure with Victoria. Mungo Lodge, 120km north-east of Mildura, continues to receive a…

  • Wentworth Shire upbeat about business benefits

    Wentworth Shire upbeat about business benefits

    WENTWORTH Shire general manager Ken Ross said the past month had been surprisingly good for the municipality, especially since the border closure. The shire is…

  • Mallee winemaker fined over waste

    Mallee winemaker fined over waste

    PIANGIL company Andrew Peace Wines has been fined for dumping and burning industrial waste on its property. The Environment Protection Authority Victoria said the company…

  • Sunassist puts out call for meals provider

    Sunassist puts out call for meals provider

    SUNASSIST has put out an urgent call for a new Meals on Wheels provider to keep the service running. Executive officer Richard Garlick said Yigal…

  • Red Cliffs widens picture of soldier-settler history

    Red Cliffs widens picture of soldier-settler history

    THE coronavirus has sent many community groups into an unofficial hiatus. But, for the Red Cliffs and District Historical Society, the pandemic has been a…

  • Search for Murray Darling Basin leaders

    Search for Murray Darling Basin leaders

    THE Murray Darling Association is calling for emerging community leaders across Sunraysia to join its inaugural Basin Communities Leadership Program (BCLP). This unique program will…

  • Dareton rangers’ work gets a boost

    Dareton rangers’ work gets a boost

    A DARETON Aboriginal organisation has received a grant to help carry out cultural heritage protection and environmental works. Barkindji Maraura Elders Environment Team Limited (BMEET)…

  • Sunraysia signwriter turns a new page as children’s author

    Sunraysia signwriter turns a new page as children’s author

    JARRAD Clarke doesn’t fit the mould of a children’s author. The 33-year-old signwriter and father of three — five-year-old son Mannik and 10-month-old twins Fenix…

  • Abbotsford Bridge reopens with border controls

    Abbotsford Bridge reopens with border controls

    THE Abbotsford Bridge became a state border checking station on Monday after it was re-opened to traffic on both sides of the NSW and Victorian…

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