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Get COVID booster, say rural doctors, as under-50s sit back
RURAL doctors are encouraging people eligible for the COVID-19 booster shot to make an appointment to get it as soon as possible, as case numbers…
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Don’t hit rural roads with budget cuts, says VFF
THE Victorian Farmers Federation is seeking a commitment from the Federal Government that any cuts to the fuel excise will not affect road funding. VFF…
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Feds could help cut Mildura rates, says Ali Cupper
THE Federal Government can ease cost-of-living pressures by backing a campaign to reform council rates and providing more assistance funding to local government, Mildura MP…
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School leaders symbolise return to normal
STUDENT leaders at Red Cliffs Secondary College have finally received their badges, further symbolising the return of normality to the school. School captains, house captains,…
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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…













