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Coomealla Club aims for top prize in Perfect Plate competition
THE Coomealla Club is hoping to go a step further this year and take home the top prize in the Club NSW’s Perfect Plate competition.…
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Fall incidents high
By Noel Fisher WORKSAFE Victoria is concerned about the high number of fall incidents occurring on work sites across the state. This year three people…
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100th birthday party for proud town hub
ONE of Walpeup’s biggest events in living memory will take place later this year, as the community marks the Walpeup Memorial Hall’s centenary. On September…
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Thousands attend field days
By Noel Fisher ORGANISERS of the Mildura Field Days have hailed the event an overwhelming success, as gate numbers were well up on last year.…
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Youth stories to take over ABC
THE ABC’s Takeover Youth Summit will “take over” Mildura this week. More than 30 school-aged students will be sharing their stories as part of the…
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God help him, he was only 19
Redgum’s John Schumann wrote the iconic song about the trauma that haunted young Australian men sent to fight the Vietnam War. Mildura man Len Irvine…
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Irrigation channels to be upgraded with liners
LOWER Murray Water will begin works to line channels in sections of the Mildura and Red Cliffs districts this month as part of the Sunraysia…
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Rare birds in our own back yard
A LOCAL photographer is capturing some of the country’s rarest bird life, all within the Sunraysia region. Slim Dunstan says that in terms of bird…
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Think big and build better, says councillor
A VETERAN Mildura Rural City councillor says Mildura is failing to capitalise on its considerable potential as a tourism and conference hotspot and has implored…
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You can help history keep rolling on the river
AFTER resting in Murray mud for years, an old workhorse has emerged and begun a journey towards a new life on the river where once…
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Celebration of a town’s rich history
AN intriguing portrait of a small town’s past is continuing to grow at the Ouyen District History and Genealogy Centre. “WALPEUP … the way it…
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Police deliver warm winter gesture
MILDURA police have made a generous donation of sleeping bags, scarves and soft toys to the Mallee Accommodation and Support Program to help the homeless…













