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Glider pilot covers 1000km on fresh air
ABOUT 4pm on an early December day, an alert goes off indicating another plane in the vicinity of James Nugent’s glider. The 23-year-old is soaring…
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Kindness a focus as students reconnect after pandemic
NICHOLS Point Primary is reiterating the importance of kindness by making it a curricular focus. Students and teachers embraced the spirit of kindness on Wednesday,…
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Vern and Val celebrate 72 years of marriage
VERN and Val Ridley’s marriage has withstood the test of time. The couple celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary last week. More than seven decades after…
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Buronga set to boom as Mildura families look across the river
THE township of Buronga is set for a big boom, according to Sunraysia real estate agents, as Victorians flock over George Chaffey Bridge to NSW.…
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I’ll sue, says council worker sacked over vax
AN unvaccinated worker who was sacked by Mildura Rural City Council this week for refusing to get the COVID-19 jab has vowed to sue the…
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Teamwork takes the helm at Mildura West
LEADERSHIP teams have replaced traditional captains at Mildura Primary School, as students learn the value of teamwork. School leaders were given their badges on Thursday…
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Man faces magistrate over bus driver attack … again
A MAN who “viciously attacked” a bus driver in Melbourne has been hiding out in Mildura. Mark Jeanes was reunited with his sentencing magistrate, who…
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Sunraysia Bread & Butter Bakery rises to challenge
THE team at Sunraysia Bread & Butter Bakery is beaming with pride after receiving top accolades across multiple award categories last week. The bakery was…
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Helen Dalton leaves Shooters and Fishers to sit as independent
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says the Shooters Fishers and Farmers party’s failure to support her stance on water management was the “last straw”, which…
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Our changing climate – a user’s guide
LOWER rainfall, longer fire seasons and a Mildura climate that’s more like that of Menindee are part of a frightening picture painted by collated scientific…
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Mum’s grief for girl lost in collision: ‘I blame my husband’
A MOTHER has described the “unbearable” pain of losing her “precious princess” in a horror crash that also killed the girl’s grandmother. The girl’s father,…
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Clean Up Australia Day: Don’t waste the chance, Sunraysia
AS the country gears up for Clean Up Australia Day, Sunraysia residents are encouraged to think about their waste habits all year round. With five clean-up…













