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Mallee District Aboriginal Services mark Close the Gap day
MALLEE District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) will roll out the welcome mat and stoke up the barbecue today to mark Close the Gap day. MDAS allied…
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Firies quick to the scene: Local brigades lead the way on response times
FIRE brigades in Mildura recorded a 27-second improvement in response times for a majority of emergency incidents between October 1 and December 31, compared to…
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CHAILIS fundraiser: Supporting Sunraysia children with serious illness
SUPPORTING Sunraysia children with a rare, life-threatening or serious medical illness and their families will be the aim of all funds raised by CHAILIS next…
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Push to settle migrants in regional Australia welcomed, but housing a concern
MILDURA’S outgoing development boss has welcomed the Federal Government’s plan to boost migrant settlement in regional areas, but says the region’s current rental property market…
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Four-storey development for Mildura’s Deakin Avenue gets green light
A FOUR-storey European-style development on Deakin Avenue offering shopping, accommodation and a community garden has been approved by Mildura Council. The $5 million project on…
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Sunraysia could face tougher water restrictions if winter is dry
SUNRAYSIA residents could face tougher water restrictions should winter rains fail to arrive. Lower Murray Water says it is preparing for a worst-case scenario and…
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Man cops $3000 fine over meth find
A YOUNG man arrested following an investigation into a Mildura drug trafficking syndicate still has an opportunity to turn his life around, a court has…
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Know your future at the psychic expo adventure
TAROT readers, mediums, astrologists and numerologists will converge on Mildura for annual Psychic and Wellbeing Fair at the Quality Hotel Mildura Grand this weekend. Last…
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Mallee independent Ray Kingston queries MDBA move
INDEPENDENT Mallee candidate Ray Kingston fears moving Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) jobs without proper process could lead to further river management dysfunction. The government announced last…
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Mallee Liberal ‘confident’ of Coalition election win
LIBERAL Party Mallee candidate Serge Petrovich is “confident” the Coalition will win this year’s federal election. Mr Petrovich was in Mildura this week as he…
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Down the years: Wide acres under vines in Mildura and Merbein
Presented by Mildura and District Historical Society. Compiled by Judi Hyde for Mildura Rural City Council Library Service 100 years ago REPORTS: Mr S. Semmens…
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Serial menace denied bail
A COLIGNAN man says he had been “trying to be good for the last few years” when he represented himself during a bail application where…












