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Photos: The Festival of Bracken
KNIGHTS, maidens, sorcerers and a cast of other magnificent medieval mavericks came together for the annual Festival of Bracken at Mildura Station Homestead on Saturday.…
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Streets ahead with mural thanks to volunteers
THE plan to invite the community to help paint Mildura’s latest street mural has been so successful that the work is likely to be finished…
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Council bid to halt wards move
THE Mildura Council will ask the State Government to rethink the municipality’s classification as a regional city, before that status imposes an electoral ward system…
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Councillors told to stick to process
MILDURA councillors have been told to stay on topic, after one failed in two attempts to oppose the preparation of reports on the grounds that…
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Abuse data ‘concerning’
MALLEE Family Care is advocating for a multi-sector response to combat the alarming issue of child maltreatment, following the release of alarming data. The Australian Child…
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Repurposing old furniture is picture perfect
WHEN Mildura’s Megan Gilcrist heard about the nationwide Paint to Donate initiative, she knew it was right up her alley. Ms Gilcrist, the owner of…
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U3A lunch makes the grade
CLOSE to 40 members of the Sunraysia University of the Third Age met on Friday for an end of term lunch, with committee member Jenny…
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Kids celebrate Indigenous pride
MILDURA Primary School’s passionate Aboriginal community liaison, Helena Baxter, says she is “proud” to see so many students embracing Indigenous culture. Students this week immersed…
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Walpeup’s silo mural unveiled
A STRIKING mural adorning Walpeup’s GrainCorp silos is now complete. More than 300 litres of paint was used as artists Julian Clavijo and Camilo Delgado…
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Lost orphan finds a home for her soul
Isabella Greco was an Italian orphan who had lost her way when she arrived at Stefano’s restaurant, looking for a job. She tells LAURA TURNER…
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Why your council made unexpected rates call
MILDURA councillors were warned just a day out from voting on this year’s annual budget about the consequences of reducing the maximum allowable rate rise…
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Defiance against inequity, or practical reality
MILDURA councillors on Thursday debated whether to apply a rates rise of 3 per cent or 3.5 per cent. Here are the cases made for…













