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$1.5 million boost for major freight links
ONE of Sunraysia’s well utilised agricultural freight links will be upgraded following a $1.5 million investment.Regional Roads Victoria on Wednesday announced Mildura Council had secured…
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Focus on basin rail project, says Milne
FINISHING the Murray Basin Rail Project needs to be the next Member for Mallee’s rail priority, Rail Freight Alliance chair Glenn Milne said.The Mildura councillor…
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Rate rise a step closer
MILDURA ratepayers will have four weeks to pass comment on a proposed 2.5 per cent rate rise next financial year – the maximum allowed under…
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Independent spirit shines clearly at Mallee election forum
ANALYSIS RUPANYUP farmer Ray Kingston put himself on the Mildura map with the standout performance of Sunraysia Daily’s federal election candidates’ forum on Wednesday night.…
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Deaths double
THE number of people who have died on Victorian country roads so far this year has almost doubled 2018 figures, with complacency and driver distraction…
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CBD parking nightmare
TRAFFIC congestion and a lack of available parking around Mildura’s expanding CBD is getting so bad that one resident fears it is a fatality waiting…
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Emu killer jailed
EMU killer Jacob Scott MacDonald has been sentenced to 42 days jail for mowing down a mob of emus near Ouyen last year. Through his…
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New details delay court case
A COMMITTAL hearing for two men charged with armed robbery at an Irymple service station has been adjourned until August as new evidence this week…
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Mildura dust storm: City cleans up after the dust settles
DESPITE the enormity of Tuesday night’s dust storm, Mildura recorded very little damage, just a whole lot of red dirt. Vehicles spilled out on to…
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Ute theft ruins dream trip
THE great Aussie dream of caravanning around the country quickly turned sour for a couple who had their car brazenly stolen from the Buronga Caravan…
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Work on Mildura wharf begins
WORKS to repair the Mildura wharf are finally under way with fencing put up around the site this week.The project is estimated to take about…
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Ute fire creates George Chaffey Bridge jam
A FORD ute was destroyed in a fire on George Chaffey Bridge just before 1.30pm on Wednesday.A Mildura Fire Brigade spokesman said the fire started…











