Friday, September 20, 2019

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Climate rally a learning experience for children

MILDURA mum Kim Chalmers brought her daughter, five-year-old Ida Van Olphen, to the climate rally in the hope it is an event she will “look back on and be proud to have taken part in.“

3 hours ago
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Hundreds in Sunraysia join climate strike

SUNRAYSIA residents on Friday joined hundreds of thousands of people across Australia -- and millions across the world -- protesting to demand action on climate change.

3 hours ago
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Upgrades for high-risk Mildura intersections

THREE of Mildura’s “highest-risk” intersections will be upgraded with new warning signs, rumble strips, guide posts, updated line marking, safety barriers and hazard markers.

19 Sep 2019
News

Transport strategy could improve Mildura bus services

PUSHING for more bus services in Mildura could be one of the first outcomes from a new regional transport strategy launched on Wednesday.

19 Sep 2019
News

Creating jobs in Sunraysia with solar

AN initiative to create more jobs in Sunraysia was celebrated at the Yatpool Solar Farm on Wednesday.

19 Sep 2019
Politics

Minister to push for Mildura South Sporting Precinct funding

SPORT Minister Martin Pakula confirmed he would be a “passionate advocate” for Mildura South Sporting Precinct (MSSP) funding.

19 Sep 2019
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Barilaro calls for dams to be fast-tracked in NSW

THE NSW government should fast-track the planning process for dam construction after fears parts of regional NSW could run out of water as early as November due to the drought.

17 Sep 2019
Politics

Ag labour crisis talks: Mildura meeting ‘first step’

A HIGH-level meeting featuring four federal departments and industry stakeholders in Mildura on Monday is a “significant first step” in finding a solution to an impending labour-hire shortage for Sunraysia, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says.

16 Sep 2019
Politics

Mildura Labor calls for fast aid for Millewa farmers

THE Labor Party Mildura branch has turned up the heat on the Victorian Government to fast-track financial help for drought-stricken Millewa farmers.

15 Sep 2019
Politics

MDBA starts job search

THE location of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Mildura office remains unknown as the first job positions have been advertised.

15 Sep 2019
Politics

Nats slam Andrews on ‘languishing’ Murray Basin Rail Project

THE Victorian Government has left the Murray Basin Rail Project “languishing” with no indication how the project will be completed in full, according to The Nationals’ leader Peter Walsh.

14 Sep 2019
Politics

Anne Webster brings Millewa plight to Federal Parliament

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has highlighted the “worst drought ever” affecting farmers in the Millewa in Federal Parliament this week.

13 Sep 2019
Farming

Push Hattah almond plant through, say Nationals

THE Victorian Government has been called on to intervene in a stalled planning application that is hampering the development of a $63 million almond processing plant at Hattah.

13 Sep 2019
Politics

Murray Basin rail fail brings truck dangers, says Milne

THE Victorian Government has been accused of hypocrisy over its Towards Zero road toll strategy while forcing more heavy vehicles on state roads because of inadequate rail transport infrastructure.

06 Sep 2019
News

Two houses on the way for Mildura homeless

MILDURA’S homeless crisis will ease just a little with the construction of two three-bedroom houses, but for those who need help most the move will be life-changing. Both properties are expected to be ready for tenants early next year as part of the...

06 Sep 2019
News

Solar farm guidelines could come ‘too late’

NEW solar farm guidelines may be implemented “too late” for a VCAT decision expected to be made on proposed Sunraysia developments this month.

06 Sep 2019
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PM ‘really supportive’ of Anne Webster’s labour hire push

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster is confident Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other Federal Government ministers have “come to the table” on Sunraysia’s impending labour-hire shortage.

06 Sep 2019