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Global grain glut pushes growers toward self-storage
AUSTRALIAN grain growers are storing their product on farms rather than shipping it offshore via handlers as falling commodity prices cut into already thin margins.…
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Grants for farmers doing it tough
FARMS affected by drought and bushfire could benefit from the second round of funding from the Look Over the Farm Gate program, which aims to…
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75 years of love: a diamond that never dulls
MERBEIN local Eric Wilson started giving his wife, Dot, flowers on Valentine’s Day 35 years into their marriage. And it’s a tradition that’s helped keep…
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New start for heart clinic
MILDURA Base Public Hospital’s cardiac sonographer, Amy Stanbrook, and her new ultrasound machine, nicknamed Lexie, will be checking hearts in the new cardiac unit, which…
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Mildura centre delivers the goods
THE Mildura Delivery Centre in Orange Avenue is a hive of activity from 5am most mornings. The staff at Australia Post sort and deliver all…
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Ambo returns home
MILDURA’S newest paramedic has hit the ground after running stepping into her graduate position on her own home turf. Mildura-raised Sammy recently landed her new…
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Accused stab threat teen bailed after breach
A TEENAGE girl alleged to have planned to harm and kill students and staff of a Mildura secondary college last year has been accused of…
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Exchange programs all about opportunity
MEMBERS of Mildura Deakin Rotary Club are hosting two exchange students this year, making it about 30 participants since the club was established in 1994.…
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Bail refused for aggravated burglary
A MILDURA man accused of aggravated burglary 10 days after he was released from custody for previous theft convictions has been refused bail. The Mildura…
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Sweethearts campaign for health funds
A CHILDREN’S heart health charity is encouraging Australians to donate this Valentine’s Day to support children suffering from congenital heart heart defects. This past week…
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Farrer MP Ley resigns as Liberals knife their first female leader
THE Liberals’ first female leader Sussan Ley will resign from Parliament after she was knifed by conservative Angus Taylor nine months into the job. Ms…
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Red alert for Anabranch
WATER users, both recreational and agricultural, along the Great Darling Anabranch are being warned of an increase in toxic blue-green algae especially at the Silver…













