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Glass recycling bin recommended by parliamentary committee
VICTORIANS could get a fourth bin for glass recycling as the state struggles with its ongoing waste crisis. A parliamentary committee on Wednesday has recommended…
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Big brekkie at Botanic Gardens
THE Australian Inland Botanic Gardens was the place to be on Saturday. Many visitors and local residents enjoyed a freshly cooked breakfast before exploring what…
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Dante Alighieri Society awards night
ITALIAN is the most commonly taught language in Sunraysia with more than 2000 students learning it as part of their curriculum. And the top performing…
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Rehearsals begin for annual ELT performance
DESPITE it being more than 30 years since Electric Light Theatre was established, the youth theatre production is as popular as ever. Rehearsals are well…
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Young people from farming families to share their stories
SUNRAYSIA youth, who have thrived and survived during difficult times, have the opportunity to share their experiences of strength and resilience in a unique digital…
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Energy challenge boosts leadership skills for school teams
STUDENTS from two Mildura Schools will compete in the annual Energy Breakthrough at Maryborough this week. The joint initiative of Country Education Partnership (CEP) and…
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Guest speaker at SMECC morning tea
ALMOST 30 women from various cultural backgrounds attended the Women’s Empowerment morning tea at Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC) on Friday. Former refugee, community…
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SRS workers put food scraps to good use
EVERY morning a team from Sunraysia Residential Services (SRS) Benetook Farm collects boxes of bread, fruit and vegetable scraps from a Mildura-based major supermarket. The…
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Good reads: Popular titles in dyslexic editions
LIBRARIES love sharing the joy of reading and for those who struggle with traditional books, we have audiobooks on CD, MP3 and Playaway. A new…
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Hands on learning experience in China
FORMER Mildura resident Lucas D’Errico is one of 24 university students across Australia travelling to China on Saturday for Huawei’s Seeds for the Future 2019…
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Pooncarie Public School: A town’s heart beats again
IN A town where the river has run dry and temperatures are already hitting the mid 40s, the resurrected primary school in Pooncarie is the…
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Dry humour on tap at Pooncarie Hotel
THE empty Darling River has become the ongoing joke at the local Pooncarie Hotel, although the punchline is anything but funny. Pooncarie a Darling River…













