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Fields for hope: Strawberry farmers aim to recover from needle scare
SUNRAYSIA strawberry farmers are hopeful this year’s crop will undo some of the damage felt from last year’s needle contamination scare.Strawberry farm manager for Olive…
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Lower Murray Water appoints dried fruits man as new boss
LOWER Murray Water (LMW) has appointed Anthony Couroupis managing director.The appointment follows a nationwide recruitment process started almost six months ago.LMW chair Cheryl Rix said…
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Drug sale quashed: Police bust Mildura-bound ecstasy tablet haul
MILDURA police have made a significant drug bust, which they allege has prevented hundreds of ecstasy tablets from hitting local streets.Following a targeted investigation spanning…
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MADEC: Plenty of workers available
THE total working hours contributed by visiting seasonal farm workers for horticulture is at an all-time high, according to national harvest labour information service MADEC.MADEC state…
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Mildura Council eyes 2.5% rate rise
MILDURA Council will propose a rate increase of the maximum allowable 2.5 per cent under Victoria’s rate cap, but has warned the actual increase to property…
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Where the Mallee independents stand on Labor’s franking credit policy
CAPPING franking credit refunds – rather than scrapping them altogether – has been proposed by independent candidates for the seat of Mallee. Labor has pledged…
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Helen Dalton to be sworn in
SHOOTERS Fishers and Farmers member-elect for Murray Helen Dalton will be sworn in to New South Wales Parliament this week after her victory in March. In…
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The write message for disability
PEOPLE with a disability will be able to express themselves through writing thanks to a new initiative from Mildura Council.Write-ability is an eight-month program based…
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Time ticking at polls: Pre-polling ‘taking its toll’, candidates say
QUESTIONS have arisen about the length of pre-polling for Mallee voters in the lead-up to the federal election. Early voting centres on Fifteenth Street and…
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Charity goes to dogs
MILDURA pet owners are being urged to donate to Vision Australia’s Seeing Eye Dogs Appeal next time they shop for their furry friends at Petbarn.The…
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Police investigate Mildura house fire
POLICE are treating a fire which razed a house in Seventh Street in the early hours of Sunday morning as suspicious.A police spokesperson yesterday said…
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PHOTOS: Gol Gol Country Fair fun
ABOUT 5000 people flocked to Gol Gol Public School Country Fair yesterday, with 50 market stalls and an abundance of activities to entertain the crowds. Delicious…
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