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HOPES are rising that major flooding forecast to hit Queensland this week will bring larger-than-predicted flows into drought-stricken Menindee and the lower Darling River. On…

MILDURA’S Kerry Thompson says many people in the bushfire-ravaged community of Mallacoota had been able to bond even more closely through the town’s summer ordeal.…

MILDURA councillors will vote whether to endorse a plan that sets out Mildura City Heart’s vision over the next four years. Activation, communication, advocacy and…

A NEW chapter is under way at Robinvale with construction of its new library. The Robinvale Community Hub Library is being built on the grounds…

VICTORIA’S preparedness for and response to widespread summer fires will be the focus of a community meeting to be held in Mildura next month. Mildura…

A GLIMMER of hope has been offered to Menindee’s dire water crisis, as substantial flows are expected to reach the town for the first time…

VISION Australia clients are adapting positively to a new delivery service model adopted by the organisation this year. Vision Australia announced last year it would…

AN epic act of generosity lifted the spirits of drought-stricken farmers in far-west NSW at the weekend. On Saturday, a truck carrying 720 bales of…

VICTORIAN households are set to get a fourth kerbside bin under a plan announced by the State Government. The fourth bin, to have a purple…

SUNRAYSIA’S Hindu community gathered on Sunday for a talk on ecology and discuss how humans could handle the challenges of man-made climate change. The talk, by…

MORE than 100 eager bowlers attended the Mildura Working Man’s Bowling Club on Sunday to raise money for Victorian bushfire victims. Near-perfect conditions provided the…

THE Mildura-Millewa group of the Country Women’s Association held its annual general meeting in Merbein on Saturday, when new office-bearers were elected. The meeting included…