Politics
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Budget funding to lead the way for Aboriginal organisations
ALMOST $1 million will be invested in the Mallee to boost support for Aboriginal residents. Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) will receive more than $666,000…
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Budget funding opens door to a new Mildura public hospital
THE road to a new half-billion-dollar public hospital opened up for Mildura on Thursday when the Andrews Government allocated $2 million in the State Budget…
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Deputy PM praises precinct
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack described the “world-class” Mildura South Sports Precinct as the best of its kind he had seen. The Nationals leader was…
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Disparity is ‘scandalous’, says Cupper
THE Victorian Ombudsman’s report into council rates and hardship practices further highlights the “scandalous disparity” between country and metropolitan rates, according to Member for Mildura…
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Shocking investigation discovers …Mildura rates higher than Toorak
MILDURA residents are paying higher than average rates than those living in the affluent Melbourne suburbs of Toorak and Brighton, the Victorian Ombudsman has found.…
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Calls to better fund councils
THE Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is calling on the state and federal governments to better fund councils to deliver safety improvements on local roads.…
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PS Ruby gets set for colourful week
WENTWORTH Shire Council will light up the PS Ruby in orange on Wednesday night in support of the State Emergency Service’s Wear it Orange Wednesday.…
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Reason Party’s domain name saga extends beyond three MPs
THE Reason Party’s “morally corrupt” creation of websites under rival politicians’ domain names has run further than just the three Victorian Nationals MPs. Sunraysia Daily…
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30km/h speed zone plan for Mildura CBD ‘unworkable’, says councillor
A NEW proposal to turn most of the Mildura’s streets in the CBD into a 30km/h speed zone for vehicles has been slammed as “unworkable”…
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Mildura Council faces budget shortfall
MILDURA Council is facing a second successive budget shortfall despite earmarking the maximum 1.5 per cent rate increase for the 2021-22 financial year. The council…
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Robinvale hopes to make Census count
ROBINVALE community leaders are waiting with bated breath to see whether the outcome of this year’s Australian Bureau of Statistics Census (ABS) reflects the true…
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New bus parking areas for Irymple South Primary
IRYMPLE South Primary School students now have access to two dedicated school bus parking areas catering for school buses travelling in either direction in front…