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Mildura’s homeless crisis: Go home to your abuser or cold nights on the streets
MALLEE Accommodation and Support Program (MASP) says it is trying to reconnect people to family members as a means to reduce their risk of homelessness.…
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No right in teen’s vigilante assault, Magistrate says
A MAGISTRATE has warned a teenager charged with assault about the court’s stance on people taking matters into their own hands. Magistrate Andrew McKenna described the…
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The ‘impossible choice’
WOMEN are frequently facing an “impossible choice” of staying in an unsafe relationship or exiting into poverty and risk of homelessness, according to the Council…
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Mildura’s homeless crisis: ‘Systemic’ issues abound
SYSTEMIC issues around affordable housing, mental health and family violence are part of the cause behind Mildura’s homeless crisis, according to Mallee Family Care. Chief…
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Mildura MP Ali Cupper backs IVF rights for women
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has “happily supported” government draft laws to remove a requirement that women seek approval from former partners if they want to…
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Len Waters – The Missing Man: Mildura’s first Aboriginal fighter pilot’s brush with doom
Edited extract from The Missing Man – Part Two, Chapter 11: The Thrill of It, pages 91-98 ON 17 August 1944, Waters arrived at Mildura for…
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Rabbit control measures cut Mallee parks damage
RABBIT control measures have helped preserve natural vegetation in Mallee national parks. Parks Victoria, in conjunction with traditional owners, have conducted rabbit control operations in…
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Beautification opens up Merbein Common
A FOUR-year beautification plan is opening up Merbein Common to a world of opportunities and activities for visitors. A canoe launch, boat ramp, 5km of…
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VFF calls for water hold on new irrigation developments
THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says a moratorium on new irrigation developments in the Mallee is needed while a review of the Murray River’s capacity…
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Puppy love: Breeders say changes ‘better late than never’
MILDURA’S animal advocates have welcomed a State Government move to improve pet welfare, claiming the new laws were “better late than never”. Effective next month,…
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Capsicum spray after Subway assault
A LATE-night Subway run turned violent when a customer assaulted a worker. Zac Daniel Wilson pleaded guilty to unlawful assault before Mildura Magistrates’ Court on…
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Testing the water: Federal Government ready for trading probe
THE Federal Government will “not shirk away” from an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission inquiry into southern basin water trading with terms of reference close…
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