News
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Menindee Lakes inflows set to rise
WATERNSW is scheduling releases from the Menindee Lakes to manage storage levels in anticipation of large inflows from the northern Murray-Darling Basin in coming months.…
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Mildura Council vacancy countback is four weeks away
THE Mildura Rural City Council vacancy left by the resignation of deputy mayor Cyndi Power will not be filled before April 20, according to the…
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Fuel price surge sets new tests for Mallee farmers
AS fuel prices across regional Victoria surged through $2 a litre, farmers across northern Victoria started reaching for budgets – and the bank manager’s number…
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Mildura hospitality businesses running on empty, says Stefano
MILDURA hospitality venues are running out of both staff and energy, according to Mildura councillor and celebrity cook Stefano de Pieri. As the region continues…
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Power and passion of the Barkindji Warrior
THE difference between Shantelle Thompson the angry teenager and the woman she has become is that while she still likes to fight, she now knows what…
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Mildura’s new hospital could be a show-stopper
THE main user groups at Mildura’s showgrounds have given a mixed reaction to a potential sell-off of the site to make way for a new…
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Football and netball clubs move ahead despite hospital plans
IMPERIALS Football and Netball Club has set its sights on a move from No.1 to No.3 Oval at the showgrounds site next year. President Chris…
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Moving the trots would be ‘a bad joke’, says reinsman
HARNESS Racing Victoria and one of Sunraysia’s leading trots trainers have put up a strong case on why meetings should remain at the showgrounds’ No.1…
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Hospital site notion ‘absolutely ludicrous’, says show society
MILDURA Show Society event co-ordinator Jo Rodda has slammed the suggestion that a new hospital for the city could be built at the showgrounds. “It’s…
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No peace for missing Gol Gol girl’s family
THE family of a girl who disappeared almost 80 years ago fear that while the passing of time means they may not be able to…
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Downsizing becomes a big farming enterprise
BEN Mitchell is a very small farmer with very big plans – and even bigger dreams. And he’s happy to chase them all – around…
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Panel members share personal experiences of racism
MILDURA Sporting Precinct will host a deep conversation about the pressures on Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse people in our communities next month. The…













