News
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Free calls from payphones
DOZENS of payphones across Sunraysia are now free for calls within Australia, in a move charities say will be a lifeline for Australia’s most vulnerable.…
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Sunraysia aged-care homes each get $4 million boost
TWO aged-care homes in Sunraysia will benefit from more than $4 million each following a nationwide investment in residential aged-care infrastructure, the largest in Australia’s…
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Middle Murray River keeps watch on Hume Dam levels
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has warned there is a “high likelihood” of the Hume Dam spilling and flooding downstream areas on the Murray River…
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Grant gets Mildura sports precinct into the solar game
MILDURA’S new sporting precinct is set to make the most of Sunraysia’s most plentiful energy source: the sun. Mildura Rural City Council has secured $95,000…
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Excitement builds over Hattah Lakes river flows
HATTAH Lakes have been approved for a spring flow of environmental water, ushering in what experts say will be a booming season for wildlife and…
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Worker accommodation issue in ‘limbo’, Mildura Council told
A MILDURA councillor has raised concerns that Victoria’s local government authority has been “left in this limbo” when considering accommodation for agricultural workers. The council…
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Hero Mildura skydiver dies in Torquay accident
AN experienced skydiving instructor from Mildura who died after his two parachutes failed to open on Friday has been hailed a hero after taking the…
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Zoe Support named awards finalist for excellence
MILDURA-based parenting support organisation Zoe Support has been recognised for its “extraordinary” work in community service with a place as a finalist in the 2021…
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Robinvale solar panels can give shade, council told
SWAN Hill Rural City Council is investigating installing solar panels to use as shade at the Ritchies IGA carpark in Robinvale. During public question time…
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Pigeons are pests in Red Cliffs, says Glenn Milne
THE pigeon problem has become “huge” in Red Cliffs, according to Mildura councillor and town resident Glenn Milne. And he wants council to investigate what…
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July rain is just fine for Mildura
RAINFALL in Mildura has exceeded the July long-term average, with 32.2mm falling on the city before late Friday. It has been a wetter than usual…
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‘Huge potential’ in Mildura’s historic Elstead House
MILDURA Council has been urged to make a “real effort” to save a historic building that has stood idle and deteriorated over the past decade.…












