Attacker handed jail term

A MAN who twice strangled a woman, choked the family dog and threatened to slit its throat has been told courts will not tolerate such conduct. The man was this week jailed for an aggregate three months following two separate attacks on the woman who was forced to flee her home in order to avoid […]

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  • Lantern festival shines in Robinvale

    Lantern festival shines in Robinvale

    PERRIN Street came alive last Friday as the Rotary Club of Robinvale Euston hosted the annual Robinvale Lantern Festival. The event drew a large and…

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  • Theatre group at home on stage

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  • Mum awaits sentence over bashing

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    A MOTHER of six has admitted her role in a “vigilante-style” kidnapping and bashing of a man with a hammer near a Mildura playground last year. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court…

  • Tenancy dispute lands in court

    Tenancy dispute lands in court

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  • Red and amber alerts for blue-green algae

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    LAKE Menindee’s Site 19 and Outlet Regulator have been issued with blue-green algae red alert warnings this week, after recent testing was carried out at the sites. A precautionary red…

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