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Vandals force trees’ removal
MILDURA Rural City Council has been forced to remove two large peppercorn trees adjacent to the Mildura Riverfront Skate Park. It cited recent acts of…
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Creative arts camp to inspire kids
MALLEE youth are encouraged to unlock their creative potential at Fairfax Youth Festival’s Square Pegged camp. Young people can apply to join a week-long creative…
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Residents ‘will risk lives for property’
THE CFA’s recent bushfire community survey has revealed a high number of Victorians living in high-risk bushfire areas say they would stay at their properties…
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$40 million jackpot won in Sunraysia
SUNRAYSIA is buzzing at the news that ten Powerball syndicate players have scooped the $40 million Powerball jackpot with a ticket bought in Wentworth. The store…
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Poverty tightens its grip
THOUSANDS of adults and children across the Mildura area are enduring the grim reality of living in poverty, statewide mapping reveals. Using 2021 census data, the…
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Girls’ STEM sales pitch
FOUR Coomealla High School students will milk a great idea for all it’s worth at a “Shark Tank-style” competition in Sydney. Jess Doidge, Zali MacManara,…
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What’s on in Sunraysia
Friday Storytime Red Cliffs Library & Merbein Library – 10am JOIN in for stories, songs, rhymes and a simple craft or activity. The free session…
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Landmark day for Carwarp’s unique energy project
THE world’s largest long-duration solar energy storage project has been officially opened at Carwarp by a federal assistant minister in front of representatives of some…
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Millewa grand final to remain at the Lake
SATURDAY’S Millewa grand finals will remain at Lake Cullulleraine, despite murmurings of a potential venue change. Concerns regarding the hardness of the main oval’s playing…
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Drug deaths on rise in regions
DRUG-induced deaths in the regions have increased “substantially” in the past decade and Mildura has recorded one of the highest rates per population in regional Victoria.…
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Grand plans for military museum
THE long-awaited business case for Wentworth Military Collection’s proposed military museum and discovery centre will be ready by the end of next March. The volunteer…
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No plans to close small stations, police say
POLICE have rejected claims that Mallee towns would lose their one-person police stations to fill vacant shifts at larger regional stations. A report in the Melbourne-based Weekly…













