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NSW splashes cash on kids’ sport
SCHOOL children across the region can cash in on a new $100 rebate for sporting and fitness-related costs announced as part of the NSW state…
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Mall prepares for chill thrill
PREPARATIONS are under way to transform a section of the Langtree Mall into a winter wonderland.Crews began the week-long process of establishing an ice skating…
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Track works get rolling: Murray Basin rail project tenderer named
WORKS on the $440 million Murray Basin Rail Project are to begin within weeks after a successful tenderer was named yesterday.McConnell Dowell Martinus Rail will…
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Quad bike safety to the fore
A ROUNDTABLE disucssion organised by the NSW Labor Opposition on quad bike safety has attracted representatives from the medical, agricultural and automotive industries.Since 2011, there…
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Funds flow to wine industry
VICTORIAN businesses or organisations directly involved in the wine industry are encouraged to apply for a grant through the Wine Growth Fund.Victorian Wine Ministerial advisory…
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White leaf spot a growing worry
WHITE leaf spot is causing some concern to canola growers in the southern cropping region.The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) said the lack of…
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City reaches out to rail expert
A CALL has been put out to bring public transport expert Professor Bill Russell to Mildura to shed light on the realistic cost of returning…
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Farmers remain optimistic
THE Victorian Farmers Federation says it’s too early to predict the yields and prices broadacre farmers will receive this year.The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and…
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New job for top Aussie scientist
A RENOWNED Australian scientist has been appointed director of a national plant biosecurity research initiative.Horticulture Innovation Australia said Jo Luck would head the development of…
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Alleged trafficker has work to do
AN alleged drug trafficker has been told there’s no option but prison unless he “does the work” to rehabilitate.Domenic Natale, 28, appeared before Mildura Magistrates’…
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All aboard for historic voyage
THE historic paddlesteamer Melbourne will depart Mildura for Wentworth on an extended tour next month for the first time since 1965.The vintage steamer will undertake…
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‘The day can stay’: Mildura backs January 26 in vote
MILDURA Rural City Council has rejected a push to lobby the commonwealth to switch Australia Day from January 26.The date marks the arrival of the…