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Grant apps now open
GRANTS of up to $20,000 are now available for grassroots projects aimed at supporting rural and regional communities, with applications open for the 2026 Elders…
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Aerial bait drop set for take off
AERIAL dog-baiting will get underway from next week with baits being dropped near Pooncarie. Western Local Land Services is undertaking its autumn aerial baiting program…
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Nats push to protect farmland
THE Federal National Party has moved to block taxpayer funding for energy and mining projects on Australia’s best farming land, unveiling a new Bill they…
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Mildura Basketball Association results
Thursday, 12 March Under 12 Boys Division 1 Workers U12 Boys Jones Def Saints U12 Boys D2 – Hayes 72–16, Demons U12 Boys Harris Def…
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Rocky road for investment scheme
A MILDURA businessman is seeking to “set the record straight” after investors questioned the fate of millions of dollars provided to his property finance company,…
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WSC backing for Desert Dash
WENTWORTH Shire Council will provide sponsorship to the upcoming Pooncarie Desert Dash event following a request from Sunraysia Motor Sports Club. The event organisers initially…
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Renewed bowel screening push
FEWER than half of all eligible Mildura residents are taking up the offer of a free bowel cancer screening test. Residents aged 50 to 74…
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Crime down in Mildura
THE number of criminal incidents in Mildura has fallen for the first time in a calendar year since the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 5904 criminal…
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Shire approves future funds
WENTWORTH Shire’s councillors have approved a recommendation to borrow money to finance future strategic land acquisitions. The decsion followed report presented to council at the…
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Time to quit it
TOBACCO store fire bombings have been a plague on Victoria for over two years. There have been more than 200 of them, one of which…
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County Court to hear drugs charges
A MILDURA man accused of trafficking cocaine and MDMA and possessing anabolic steroids has failed in a bid to have the matter heard in the…
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Big time bowls rolling into region
THE local lawn bowls community is jumping for joy after it was announced Mildura will host a leg of the World Bowls Series. The event,…













