News
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New book a ‘brilliant chronicle of George Chaffey’
THE Powerhouse was packed out on Saturday for the launch of a book detailing the life of Mildura irrigation colony co-founder George Chaffey. Just a year…
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Jeans save Merbein woman from snake’s venom
A “VERY lucky” Merbein woman avoided catastrophe when the jeans she was wearing protected her from a brown snake’s bite. Mildura snake catcher Terry Carsten…
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One dead, driver badly hurt in city crash horror
POLICE have confirmed that one person died at the scene of a crash on Mildura’s main thoroughfare. A semi-trailer and a Toyota van collided at the…
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Mildura expects happy campers for big caravan muster
MORE than 200 caravanners are said to converge on Mildura next year when the annual Australian Caravan Club National Muster comes to town. From October…
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Worker taskforce ready for action
A NEW locally-led taskforce to drive the creation of a workforce for the future in the Murray-Mallee will be established early next year. It’s the…
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Nippers enjoy some fun in the sun
MILDURA Life Saving Club enjoyed a mild 32 degree day on the beach on Sunday, ahead of a warmer Monday. The club held a pre-holiday…
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Free water bubbling up in city
SHOPPERS, diners and visitors to Mildura’s CBD have attractive new ways to stay hydrated following the installation of new water bubblers. Lower Murray Water chair…
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Double the fun at market
THERE was something for everyone at the final combined Mildura riverfront market of the year. The Riverfront Boutique Market and Sunraysia Farmers Market was held…
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Garden funding blooming lovely
PROMOTION of Mourquong’s Australian Inland Botanic Gardens is set to increase after funding from NSW’s major electrical company. Transgrid, which manages and operates the electricity…
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Stoic flood survivors stand their ground
For more than 40 years, Guiseppa and Guiseppi Callipari nurtured the vines, gardens and olive trees on their block. Then the floods came. The heartbroken…
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Tributes flow for 50-year ‘old-school copper’
FRIENDS and family will gather next week to celebrate the life and legacy of Leading Senior Constable Gary Pearse, Mildura’s oldest and longest-serving police officer.…
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Help for grieving family
THE Balranald community has poured out their grief and generosity for the family of a boy who died after being hit by a car on…













