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Mildura youth mentor Ken Innes ‘privileged’ by award win
MALLEE Accommodation and Support Program (MASP) youth mentoring co-ordinator Ken Innes has won the Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) Youth Worker Making a Difference award…
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Tough challenges ahead for new MDAS board
ONE of the biggest turnouts to a Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) annual general meeting has set a new course and fresh challenges for the…
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Mildura Calisthenics Club stretches for the top
ZOOM is a word Mildura Calisthenics Club coaches Kate Thompson and Haylee Reid are happy to abolish from their vocabulary. After the club’s hall closed…
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Dylan Stephens kicks Red Cliffs Primary School appeal along
RED Cliffs Primary School (RCPS) principal and passionate Sydney Swans supporter Rod Beer got a big surprise this week when Swans player and former Red…
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Fruit juice stars hit fails consumers, says Anne Webster
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster says the decision by state health ministers to ignore the health benefits of fruit juice failed Australian consumers. “One hundred…
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Former Mildura councillor Gavin Sedgmen fights speed charge
FORMER Mildura councillor Gavin Sedgmen will front court next year to contest a speeding charge. Mr Sedgmen was charged on February 25 last year, with…
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Mildura Working Man’s Club rebuts ‘old mates’ charge
A BOARD member has broken ranks to label the 125-year-old Mildura Working Man’s Club a misogynistic “relic of the past” with “no policies that reflect…
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Girl threatened former friend in Mildura with 20cm knife
A TEENAGER robbed a former school friend with a 20cm kitchen knife so she could buy drugs, a court has heard. Before a children’s court,…
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Mildura breaks November heat record
MILDURA sweltered through its hottest November day on record on Saturday, reaching a top of 45.7. The scorching temperature eclipsed Mildura’s previous record by 0.2…
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Mildura Council defends three-bin system rollout
MILDURA Rural City Council has defended its rollout of the three-bin system following a community backlash over the past month. The issue cropped up at…
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Heat goes on campers as Mallee fire danger rises
WITH this weekend’s forecast of scorching temperatures and extreme fire danger coming into summer, people considering camping in Sunraysia are urged to take precautions to…
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Total Fire Ban declared for Mallee on Saturday
THE Mallee has been declared a region of total fire ban on Saturday, with residents urged to be extra vigilant. With the mercury expected to…













