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PHOTOS: Double win for the Point
IT was a double win for Nichols Point Primary School at the Interschool Cricket Championships last week, when the boys and girls were crowned the…
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Eighth St’s new desert
NATURE strips along one of Mildura’s busiest streets have turned into sandpits since road reconstruction works were completed by Mildura Council last year. The council…
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Murray Cod release
VICTORIA’s Fishing Minister Jaala Pulford was on hand yesterday to help release 16 Murray cod into Kings Billabong, adding to the more than 110,000 native…
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Purr-fect ending to Sporty’s scary ordeal
“THE wall is meowing” were the words said on a phone call that resulted in a two-day rescue ordeal. There has been a happy resolution…
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Q & A on climate change
THE community will be given a chance to hear Mallee federal candidates’ stance on climate change during a special forum in Mildura next month. Independent…
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Data to tell the tale of ultralight crash
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it has completed work attempting to download flight data from an ultralight aircraft that crashed soon after takeoff killing…
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Warning as drivers fail road worthy test
A POLICE operation targeting the road worthiness of vehicles on Sunraysia roads has recorded some “disappointing” results, Mildura Highway Patrol has announced. Operation Rusty began…
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Written evidence ‘key’
POLICE will analyse hand-writing scribbled on a piece of paper intended for an alleged offender’s house mate, to prove a charge of drug trafficking, a…
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Taxi fraud: Three local drivers convicted and fined
THREE Sunraysia taxi drivers have been convicted and fined for defrauding the government by significantly taking advantage of a discount scheme designed to assist the…
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Setting scene for story
AN author navigating her way through the Mallee for a funded research trip is finding inspiration in the region’s vast landscapes. The journey that began…
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Have your say on sex health need
SUNRAYSIA residents are invited to have their say on the availability of sexual health care in the region. With “high numbers” of sexually transmitted infections…
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Mallee past, present, future
ARCHEOLOGISTS, anthropologists, historians and ecologists will descend on Mildura next week for a symposium exploring the past and future of the Mallee. A stimulating conversation…









