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Fete a community effort
PREPARATIONS are under way for next week’s Princes Court Homes annual fete. Volunteers are busy sorting through clothing, plants, craft, bric-a-brac, books and jewellery, and…
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Drought hits ‘uncharted’ level
THE devastating drought across Australia’s east has reached uncharted territory, with the weather bureau officially declaring it the Murray-Darling Basin’s worst dry spell. Bureau of…
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Price happy to shrug off the PC trend
POLARISING indigenous political figure Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has warned Mildura she “won’t be politically correct” during her upcoming visit. Ms Price’s Mind the Gap: Bridging…
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Union claims health service culture ‘toxic’
THE Mallee Track Health and Community Service (MTHCS) says it will work with the Health Workers Union despite its claims the service has a “toxic”…
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Jessika’s family holiday lifts her spirits
JESSIKA Halfpenny’s skin is as fragile as a butterfly’s wing and could blister or peel at the slightest touch. However, despite battling a rare genetic…
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Mildura ‘fugitives’ and ‘muppets’ rally behind Kidney Kar Rally
A PAIR of “fugitives” and two grumpy old men are set to travel thousands of kilometres across rugged country in support of “kids who do…
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Christmas day confession
A MAN made a Christmas Day drug confession as he was being hauled into the back of a police divisional van, a court has heard.…
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Wentworth calls for firefighters
FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is calling for community-minded men and women to consider joining the on-call firefighter ranks at Wentworth Fire Station. Retained firefighters…
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TV tourism push to look at big picture
PLANS to showcase Sunraysia through a new national television campaign are being developed in an effort to boost tourism. The campaign will form part of…
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Mildura blackspot’s $26,000 upgrade
A MILDURA intersection will be among those targeted as part of the Federal Government’s Black Spot Program’s 2019-20 statewide funding round. The Eighth Street and…
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Fled in fear: Carjacker claims she didn’t know about toddler
A WOMAN says she was escaping an attacker and had no idea there was a toddler in the back seat of a car when she…
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Ice ‘meant the world’
A MAN with a $6000 to $7000 a week ice habit says he did not intend to traffic 18 grams of the drug found by…











