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Oars dipped again in Murray for Royal Flying Doctor Service
THE Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will celebrate 91 years of service across Australia with the RFDS Annual Rowing Marathon next week. Sunraysia will welcome…
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Mildura Council testing recycling processor
MILDURA Council is trialing a new recycling processor in an attempt to tackle the statewide crisis. The council’s embattled recycling contractor, SKM, collapsed in August…
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Mildura Council to consider Menindee Lakes recognition
MILDURA Council will consider backing a near 10-year push to have the Menindee Lakes listed as a site of international importance. In 2010, Regional Development…
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Mildura councillor ‘exhausted’ by bus trip to Melbourne
ONE of the only passenger routes to Melbourne from Mildura is an “exhausting” mode of travel, says Mildura councillor Mark Eckel. On Sunday morning, Cr…
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School holiday fun in Langtree Mall
VICTORIAN school holidays are in full swing and many Sunraysia students made the most of their first day by taking part in the Mallee Kids…
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Sunassist Motor Show brings out car passion
THE age-old saying ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ could be said about many of the “outstanding” vehicles on display at the Sunassist Motor…
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Orchids spring to life for flower show
THE purchase of orchid bulbs while on a footy trip more than 40 years ago was the beginning of Merv Jones’ long standing love for…
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No ordinary snags at this sausage-making workshop
HOMEMADE sausages and beer were on the menu at the Slow Food Mildura sausage-making workshop at the weekend. Held at the Mildura Eco Village, about…
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Woodwork program faces axe without new funding source
A PROGRAM which combats isolation among Sunraysia residents with an acquired brain injury (ABI) could be forced to fold, unless it receives adequate funding and…
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New study of Mildura passenger rail needed, group says
NEARLY a decade since the last feasibility study into returning passenger rail to the Mildura line, the prospect of a more up-to-date analysis has been…
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Ultimate river change for artist Anne
ANNE Spudvilas took the idea of a “river change” quite literally, packing up her belongings and moving from big city to the quiet river banks.…
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Simulation teaches empathy for elderly
ARMED with walking frames and wearing vision-impaired goggles, Sunraysia residents experienced life through the eyes of elderly patients and people living with a disability this…













