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Severe frost, rain in Mildura forecast
IN a possible win for those set to be stuck inside because of stage 3 lockdown rules, Sunraysia was expected to be met with early…
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Andrews’ aged-care comments ‘entirely unhelpful’
CHAFFEY Aged Care chief executive Darren Midgley has blasted Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ “entirely unhelpful” comments on the aged-care sector. Amid Melbourne’s coronavirus crisis and…
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Sunraysia aged-care centres plead for anti-virus habits
SUNRAYSIA aged-care providers have urged the community to remain vigilant to protect some of its most vulnerable from COVID-19. Princes Court Homes chief executive Jenny…
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Mildura Council gives longer trucks the green light
OPERATORS of trucks up to 36.5 metres long will no longer require a permit listing their travel route and destination on rural rounds in the…
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ACCC report slams Murray-Darling Basin water trading
CONCERNS raised by Sunraysia irrigators and other stakeholders have been validated by a report calling for an urgent overhaul of Murray-Darling Basin, according to Member…
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Mildura’s weekend forecast hits the 20s
TEMPERATURES could return to the 20s for the first time in a month this weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology was forecasting maximums of 21 degrees for…
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Mildura Council zero rate rise bid fails narrowly
AN 11th-hour bid to scuttle a proposed 2 per cent average rate increase in favour of a zero rate rise was narrowly defeated when Mildura…
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Mildura Council backs $1m spend for airport landing system
MILDURA Council has agreed to spend $1 million on a navigation system at Mildura Airport to assist aircraft to land in adverse weather despite concerns…
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Cardross Spring Show called off
THIS year’s Cardross Spring Show has been cancelled. The event, which is often touted as the biggest on Cardross’s calendar, was called off due to…
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A warm cuppa for Mallee Family Care
IT was briefly “all pens down” at Mallee Family Care on Tuesday morning when staff from the Mildura and Irymple McDonald’s restaurants popped by with…
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Belgian kayaker confronts lockdown barriers
KAYAKING thousands of kilometres for charity in winter is hard enough. Add a global pandemic and state border closures and you have a near-impossible mission.…
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Mildura Council waits on 500 ratepayers for fourth quarter
ABOUT 500 Mildura ratepayers are still to pay their fourth-quarter rates, initially due on May 31. Mildura Council recently further deferred the quarterly rate instalment…













