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Merbein parent embraces home schooling
MANY parents may be concerned about home schooling their children but for Merbein’s Kristie Brice it is the perfect chance to spend more time with…
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Mildura Base Hospital Good Friday Appeal countdown starts
THE countdown is on for the return of one of Sunraysia’s most iconic community events. In exactly one year the annual Good Friday Appeal for…
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Rain brings sweet relief to farming family
IT has been just over a month since I paid visit to Menindee sheep farmers Craig and Rebel Bell. The authentic farming family bit the…
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Celebrating a 21st birthday in isolation
Music pounding, cheap drinks flowing and cake being cut. Your typical start to a 21st birthday, only this time, without the people. So what was…
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Strong demand for Sunraysia’s dried fruit
PANIC buyers and the coronavirus pandemic have driven a strong demand for dried fruit, forcing supermarkets to cut into next month’s supply. And Dried Fruits…
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Ouyen Livestock Exchange ploughs on through crisis
IT is business as usual for Ouyen Livestock Exchange (OLE) amid the coronavirus pandemic with the next sale scheduled for Thursday, April 16. But the…
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Mildura Council announces rate relief measures
MILDURA Council has introduced a Financial Hardship Policy to help ease the burden the COVID-19 pandemic is placing on the Sunraysia community. Residents and businesses…
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Police to launch Easter operation in Sunraysia
VICTORIA Police’s Easter operation will look a little different this year, however the focus will remain the same. Operation Nexus kicks off in Mildura and…
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Mildura grocer feeling for local businesses
A MILDURA grocer says he is making a conscious effort to not be part of the current panic buying culture as seen in supermarkets across…
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Job advertisements slashed by two-thirds
Job advertisements have been slashed by two-thirds as Australian businesses absorb the economic pain of the coronavirus. But $750 cheques given to millions of welfare…
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Rangers to patrol local parks over Easter
PARKS Victoria says its rangers would be out in force patrolling open and closed parks across north west Victoria this Easter to monitor compliance in…
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Mildura Health Fund to freeze premium increases
MILDURA Health Fund (MHF) will freeze premium increases on all its private health insurance products which were due to come into effect this month. MHF…










