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MDAS outlines three-year plan
WORK is underway to set the blueprint for the next three years at Mallee District Aboriginal Services (MDAS). The strategic plan is aimed at putting…
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Red Cliffs champion Mary Chandler gets posthumous honour
A CHAMPION of the Red Cliffs township has received a posthumous acknowledgment of her service to the community in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday honours list.…
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Barkindji woman Shantelle Thompson tries to ‘lead by example’
PROUD Barkindji woman Shantelle Thompson has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to the indigenous community of Victoria.…
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Mildura anti-violence advocate wins Order of Australia Medal
A CAREER dedicated to establishing vital services and supporting victims of sexual assault and domestic violence has put Mildura’s Joanne Sheehan-Paterson among recipients of the…
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Mildura SES volunteers lend hand after wild storm
TWO Mildura State Emergency Service volunteers have spent their Queen’s Birthday long-weekend assisting in the clean up of the storm ravaged Woodend and Kyneton areas.…
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Soccer frenemies for a month
TIME differences be damned. When it comes to football, these fans will make the effort. One of soccer’s biggest international tournaments, the European Championships (or…
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Young Magpie flying high
MERBEIN star Josh Carmichael’s early season domination of the SFNL has not come by chance. Magpies co-coach Paddy Irwin was full of praise for the…
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First Nations ask for ‘please explain’ on water funds delay
A FIRST Nations organisation has called on Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt to explain a delay in delivering funding for Aboriginal water acquisition. Murray Lower…
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Worth the wait for spectacular
AFTER weeks of uncertainty, the Sesame Street Circus Spectacular was finally able to welcome a rapt audience to the big top on Friday night. The…
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Farmers baled out – for now
MILLEWA farmers have received a drop of almost 300 bales of hay to see them through a dry start to the winter. The sky was…
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$1m add-on for Irymple kindergarten
IRYMPLE Kindergarten director and teacher Hayley D’Ettorre was “very thrilled” this week to hear the kinder will receive almost $1 million to build a…
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Customers ‘abandoned’: CommBank set to close in Red Cliffs
CUSTOMERS are threatening to ditch the Commonwealth Bank after it decided to permanently close its Red Cliffs branch from next month. The bank’s slogan was…













