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Illegal riders warned of rail track safety risk
DIRT bike riders using a V/Line-owned service track between Mildura and Ouyen have been urged to find safer, legal avenues to pursue their enjoyment following…
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Shearing app inventor’s dream of counting sheep
WHEN you spend long enough at the crutching trailer, you also have long enough for some pretty strange ideas to start bouncing around your head.…
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Mildura author hunts for clues to Mallee crimes
MILDURA author Nathan Carnie has spent 22 years training himself to look at the world with a forensic mindset. The 34-year-old, who is signing copies…
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Start your engines: Mildura could be home of Victorian motorsport
MILDURA is gunning to become Victoria’s new home of motorsport, as community leaders burn rubber to push our case. The State Government has provided $1.7…
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Swing would be a victory, says United Australia Party man
WITH just a week left until the federal election, United Australian Party candidate Stuart King says delivering a major swing against The Nationals would be…
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Preferences aren’t always preferable
THE saying that “politics makes strange bedfellows” was coined long before Australian federation, but it often perfectly suits our preferential voting system. That system means…
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Mixed feelings among early election voters
WHAT are you voting for this federal election? “I [chose] pretty random. I don’t sort of believe in any of them really. I’ve always voted…
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Project renews Warren’s connection to Country
THE rejuvenation of Mallee Cliffs National Park takes on a whole new meaning for proud Barkandji man Warren Clark. Mr Clark says he feels that…
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New homes are second nature
AUSTRALIAN Wildlife Conservancy field ecologist Jess Holding is one of those on the front line when it comes to the successful reintroduction of native animals…
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Mallee conservation plan to save native wildlife
A UNIQUE partnership between the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is helping to return life to a once-ravaged landscape north…
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Mildura property growth outpaces big capitals
MILDURA’S median house price has risen faster than several Australian capital cities in recent years. Propertyology head of research Simon Pressley said Mildura’s median house…
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New direction for Merbein cricket club
THE Merbein-South Cricket Club has changed its name, dropping the “South” reference and now being known simply as the Merbein Cricket Club. It Is believed…













