Community
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Get out and clean up
MILDURA Rural City Council has put the call out to residents to help clean up the Etiwanda Wetlands as part of Clean Up Australia Day…
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The joy in revival of toys
RETIRED farmer Barry Cock has taken his doctor’s advice and chosen to restore vintage toys and sentimental items as a means of muscular therapy. The…
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Works begin on Trail of Lights
INTERNATIONALLY-acclaimed artist Bruce Munro admits the nerves are building ahead of the launch of his latest large-scale light installation in Mildura. The Trail of Lights…
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Cash splash to help Men’s Shed
THE full cost of a fire service for the Dareton Men in a Shed Group will be paid by Wentworth Shire despite a recommendation ratepayers…
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Fossickers find friendship in search of gold
MARK Albion’s passion for prospecting began when he uncovered a few bits of gold and two silver coins made in 1807 while holidaying with a…
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Mountainless bike club shifts into high gear
A SOCIAL come and ride day will be held by the Coomealla-Mildura Mountainless Bike Club on Sunday. The new season will be starting off the…
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Community effort is all about the heart
There wouldn’t be many of us that don’t know someone that hasn’t had heart issues or sadly may have had reasons to seek assistance with…
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Disability housing ‘cluster’ faces objections
WENTWORTH Shire councillors have postponed a vote on a proposed ‘group home’ for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants at Buronga after hearing from residents opposed…
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Week seeks to protect family and culture
THE impact of family violence in Indigenous communities was highlighted at an Ochre Ribbon Week event in Mildura on Friday. The event kicked off with…
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On the look out for new Lions
THE Mildura Lions Club has served the community for almost six decades but has struggled to attract new members in recent years. Club president Geoff…
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What’s on this weekend?
FRIDAY William Blamire Young: An insatiable appetite for pictorial adventure Mildura Arts Centre KNOWN as the master of Australian watercolour, Blamire Young’s works will be…
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Caring for all creatures, great and small
TAKING a pet to the vet, can sometimes be harder for the human, than it is for the animal. For many pet owners, their pets…