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Meeting declares city open for business
A MILDURA Rural City councillor who last month said Mildura was failing to capitalise on its considerable potential as a tourism hotspot has hosted a…
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Mallee fowl breeding boost
BREEDING activity for the vulnerable Mallee fowl is at its highest in a decade, a recent monitoring report shows. Monitoring of the 2022-23 Malleefowl breeding…
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Toy library’s new branch
SUNRAYSIA’S “long-standing and well-loved” Toy Library has found itself a new second home. The Toy Library, which has operated in Sunraysia for over 40 years,…
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Great Vanilla Slice bake-off on again
ENTRIES are flying in for this year’s Great Vanilla Slice Triumph. The event, held annually in August, this year in Merbein, has a new website,…
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Wenty events to lure tourists
WENTWORTH Regional Tourism is asking potential visitors to the region “Why not winter in Wentworth?”. The not-for-profit volunteer group with more than 80 members spread…
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Daily dose of holiday play
KIDS were having a ball in the mall this week as they participated in Mildura City Heart’s jam-packed line-up of school holiday activities. School holidays…
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Medical scans online instantly
ENDOSCOPY patients at Mildura Heath Private Hospital can now immediately receive doctors’ notes and images from procedures, following the installation of a new recording system.…
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Caravan, camping tourism in the fast lane
A MILDURA caravan park has reported a boom in visitors, and states it is booked out for much of the year. This follows recent data…
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Home Base hub a safe place for kids
AFTER five years of hard work, Home Base’s youth hub has officially opened its doors to the young people of Mildura. Home Base offers a…
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‘We just wanted a beer’ – how Sea Lake saved its pub
Like the wheatbelt town surrounding it, Sea Lake’s once-grand pub was in a slow, sad decline. So John Clohesy made a decision that has breathed…
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Lines drawn in council ward shift
VOTERS in Merbein and Red Cliffs could be part of large rural wards under Mildura Council’s new electoral structure – and the number of councillors…
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Hogan tours regions, backs rural economies
REGIONAL Australia “generates the wealth of this country”, according to federal Opposition spokesperson for trade and tourism Kevin Hogan, who has spent the past few…













