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No grey area for Mildura’s dog rescuer, when saving greyhounds
WHEN Donna Pollard fell in love with her first greyhound almost a decade ago she would never have imagined she would have since rehomed more…
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Expect long wait for Mallee federal election result
LIBERAL Party candidate Serge Petrovich faces a difficult task to catch The Nationals’ Anne Webster in a Mallee vote count that could drag out for…
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Proposed Wentworth childcare centre build seeks help
A GROUP spearheading a plan to build the only childcare centre in Wentworth is hoping the community will get behind the cause. There are no…
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Serenity in tough times
It might be a challenging and difficult job, but Mildura Base Hospital’s palliative care unit nurses know every day their work is making an important…
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Mildura police Senior Sergeant’s new challenge in the big smoke
MILDURA Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Anderson has been a key player in helping solve some of the region’s most notable homicides, worked on bringing down…
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Project to assist Lake Ranfurly
WORK is about to start on a new project to protect the Lake Ranfurly area. Lake Ranfurly is home to a host of threatened native…
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Scrap over Mildura council permit
THE owner of a Sunraysia metal recycling business fears he will lose his livelihood due to a dispute with Mildura Council over a planning permit.…
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Robinvale’s fight to reclaim its identity
THE solution for the town with no pub is “glaringly obvious”, according to Robinvale ward councillor Jade Benham. Take a leaf out of Sea Lake’s…
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Mildura’s state government funding dwarfed by Ballarat
MILDURA received average funding of $153 per person in Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Funds compared to Ballarat’s $805 per person. The inequity was revealed in…
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SD NEWS: Merbein P-10’s Budget call
Your Friday SD News, including: Merbein P-10’s Budget call, Scott Anderson signs off, near miss in Mildura skies and school cafe opens. Subscribe or Login to see…
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Mildura Rural City Council appoints new CEO
MILDURA Rural City Council has appointed a senior local government executive as its new chief executive officer. Sarah Philpott has executive experience in both metropolitan and…
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Police in force on local roads as region’s death toll climbs
A FATAL crash at Charlton along the Calder Highway has brought the Western Region’s 2019 road toll to a staggering 10, compared to zero at…













