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Protect farmers from extremists – Walsh
VICTORIAN farmers should be able to go to work without fear of harassment, intimidation or threats against them, their family or their business, according to…
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Food for thought in clay exhibit
LOCAL artists Renae Pennicuik and Jennifer Gadsden spent months preparing for their new exhibition Nourish.Following the success of their first joint exhibition with Jayne Bawden…
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It runs in the family
PERFORMING is in the blood for each member of the Pitt family, who delighted crowds in the city’s heart yesterday with tricks, acrobatics and stunts.Gareth…
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Grant aims at grape yield boost
DRIED Fruit Australia (DFA) will receive a funding boost of almost $400,000 to meet new market demands, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud announced yesterday.Building on strong…
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Irrigators get a hearing
NSW Irrigators’ Council (NSWIC)has praised the Federal Government and Murray-Darling Basin Authority for taking action to better understand the social and economic conditions in irrigation…
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Feds create water panel
AN independent panel will be established to determine how the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (MDBP) is effecting communities.Agriculture Minister David Littleproud was in Mildura yesterday to…
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Irymple reject top tag
CARRYING the tag of premiership favourite is something Irymple co-coach Todd George doesn’t believe his side deserves.The Swallows are most people’s tip for this year’s…
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Choose tools in fungi fight
USTRALIAN grain growers should prepare and implement an integrated disease management strategy this year to tackle fungi-cide resistance, fungicide researchers warn.Researchers at the Centre for…
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Almonds show way
A NEW deal to send Australian almonds to Chile could open the door to more trade with South America.As the almond industry prepared for a…
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Irrigators honour embargo
IRRIGATORS and water users on the Namoi and Macquarie river systems have been praised for adhering to a pumping embargo put in place to protect…
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Hands off farmers: Any of us could be next, says election candidate
FEDERAL Mallee candidates have spoken out against the invasion of farm properties by animal rights activists, with independent Ray Kingston saying every animal farmer in…
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A wonder for children
THE competition was fierce as children battled it out in a range of Easter-inspired challenges at Wonderfest.Run by the organisers of Mallee Kids Wonderfest, the…









