Politics
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Wentworth council elections put on hold
WENTWORTH Shire ratepayers will not go to the polls in September to elect a new council as planned. The New South Wales Government this week…
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Back local talent for CEO role, says Mildura councillor
A MILDURA councillor has made an impassioned plea for his fellow community representatives to back a local for the council’s top job. Cr Liam Wood…
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Ali Cupper calls for longer testing hours and more sites
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper has called for more local COVID testing sites to be set up with longer operating hours. It comes as a…
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Positive test a wake up call
MILDURA’S first positive COVID-19 case in more than a year is a “bloody big wake up call” not to become complacent during the pandemic, according…
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Regional NSW hurt unduly by COVID-19 restrictions – mayor
RESIDENTS and businesses in regional New South Wales are hurting “unduly” under COVID-19 restrictions as a result of outbreaks centred on Sydney, according to Wentworth…
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Nationals lining up to tackle Ali Cupper, says Peter Walsh
THE Nationals’ revenge mission to unseat Mildura independent MP Ali Cupper is gathering force. Ms Cupper rocked the Nats at the 2018 state poll by…
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Mildura Council snubs MRD boss Brett Millington for CEO role
POPULAR Mildura tourism boss Brett Millington has been snubbed as a choice to be the council’s next chief executive. Multiple sources have told Sunraysia Daily…
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NSW corruption ‘rampant’, says Helen Dalton
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton claims that corruption is “rampant” across NSW. “Governments are using taxpayers’ money as their personal slush fund,” she said in…
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Rural health mergers ‘happening by stealth’, claim Nationals
VICTORIAN Nationals leader Peter Walsh has doubled down on his warning that Mildura Base Public Hospital will be merged with Bendigo Health before next year’s…
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Anne Webster positive on agricultural visa timetable
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has allayed fears the long-awaited agricultural work visa may not be up and running by the end of this year,…
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Border experiences ‘traumatic and tragic’, says senator
STATE lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in avoidable “traumatic and tragic” state border experiences that had yet to be resolved, according to The Nationals…
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Indigenous party ready to battle for river
A NEW political party is preparing to contest the next federal election on a policy platform of saving the Darling-Barka river. Uncle Owen Whyman, a…