Eyes on the sky

IT was a case of stars in their eyes for Mildura residents as they made the most of a visiting mobile observatory at Benetook Farms on Wednesday night.The recreation department at Mildura Council approached Sunraysia Residential Services (SRS) in May this year to host the partnership between the council and Southern Cross Outreach Observatory Project […]

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    Big funds from young students

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