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Field day targets fruit fly
THE Splatagator – a new technique designed to combat fruit fly – is being demonstrated to growers at six repeated bait-spraying field days, to be…
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Man drove at police
A MILDURA man has been jailed after driving at a police car at more than 150km/h in the dead of night.In February, Dylan Robert Scutcheon…
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One rental affordable – of 69,000
LOW-income Australians have fewer affordable rental homes available to them than a year ago, according to new analysis by Anglicare.The decline in affordable housing has…
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Pooncarie shines for field day fun
Pooncarie will come alive on Saturday for its biennial field day.But this year, it is all about supporting one another and finding what’s special about…
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Water commission likely, says Labor Farrer candidate
LABOR candidate for Farrer Kieran Drabsch believes the country is headed towards a national water royal commission but stopped short of saying whether he supported…
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Inoculation trial success
GRAIN growers planning to sow pulses in acidic and dry soils this season can greatly improve nodulation by doubling the inoculation rate.Studies conducted through a…
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Wait on rates promise not satisfactory: VFF
THE Victorian Farmers Federation says it is frustrated by the delayed timeline and the lack of a rates freeze following the announcement of a review…
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Fashion goes on parade
AUTUMN and winter fashion from Lorraine’s Ladies Wear will be on display this weekend at the Wentworth Town Hall.For more than a decade, two fashion…
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Food van policy set for vote
WENTWORTH Shire residents will be spoiled for food choices if a new policy is adopted by Wentworth Shire Council. A report to go before tomorrow’s council…
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Victoria’s Labour Hire Licensing Scheme gets under way
VICTORIAN labour hire workers have stronger protection and dodgy contractors will be held to account with the beginning of the state’s first Labour Hire Licensing…
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Mildura councillor’s fears over Victorian e-waste landfill ban
A MILDURA councillor says a State Government ban on electronic waste from landfills will put pressure on residents and councils without fixing Victoria’s recycling woes. From…
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Federal election: Jason Modica under fire over preferences
INDEPENDENT Mallee candidate Jason Modica has come under fire from political rivals over a decision to preference fringe far-Right parties ahead of the Coalition’s candidates.…









