Politics
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Manufacturing grants aim to boost Mallee growth
MALLEE manufacturers with projects that are ready to go are being encouraged to apply for a Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (MMF) grant. Any businesses with prepared…
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Voting divisions up for review
MILDURA’S electoral boundary will come under review as part of Victoria’s next Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC) scheduled redivision of state electoral boundaries. The redivision of…
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Ali Cupper prepared to roll the dice
ALI Cupper has banked some serious political capital this year. Mildura Base Hospital returned to public hands on September 15, more than a decade after…
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Border closures should never happen again, Anne Webster tells Parliament
MALLEE residents should never have to experience the intense suffering imposed on them during the COVID-19 pandemic by states intent only looking after themselves, Federal…
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Political rise of a dealmaker
SEX, drugs and death have been central to Fiona Patten’s political rise. In 2009, she started the Australian Sex Party, which was born out of…
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Mildura Mayor Jason Modica is far from your average tradie
JASON Modica is a man of contrasts. One moment, he is a knockabout bloke who seems more at home on a building site wearing his…
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Ali Cupper smacks down Andrew Broad swipe at new coalition
DISGRACED former Member for Mallee Andrew Broad was smacked down on Friday after he questioned the power play of Mildura MP Ali Cupper forming a…
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Mallee mobile phone towers get back-up boost
MOBILE phone towers in Mallee will be able to keep operating longer if the power goes out during or after natural disasters, following an investment…
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Mildura Council wins acquisition power on sports precinct land
MILDURA Council will have the power to compulsorily acquire two parcels of land where stage 2 of the Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct (MSRSP) is…
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Ali Cupper joins Reason Party for ‘biggest wins’ for Mildura
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper will join forces with influential Victorian Upper House MP Fiona Patten in a new coalition to “change Victoria for the…
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Wine producers cop new China export hit
THE Chinese Government will place up to 200 per cent tariffs on Australian wine, bringing one of Australia’s largest wine producers to a stock exchange…
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Let’s put Mildura skills first, says Stefano de Pieri
HIGH-profile new Mildura councillor Stefano de Pieri is pushing for the creation of a skills register to give “a little bit of positive discrimination” favouring…
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