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$3 million study to examine Barmah Choke options

THE National Irrigators’ Council (NIC) has welcomed a new study to review options to manage flows through, in and around the Barmah Choke.

31 Aug 2021

News

MDAS course helps parents tap into children’s emotions

PARENTING can be overwhelming, but one local program is teaching parents the skills they need to process difficult emotions and better meet their kids’ needs.

30 Aug 2021

Farming and Environment

Hard push on floodplain rules

KEY farming groups and lower Murray River councils have made submissions to NSW’s floodplain harvesting inquiry ahead of its first hearing dates next month, with one group calling for the NSW Water Minister to resign.

28 Aug 2021

News

Worker housing ‘safe and equitable’, says SMECC

A NEW 56-bed accommodation centre for seasonal workers will offer “safe and equitable” accommodation for seasonal workers in Mildura.

28 Aug 2021

Farming and Environment

Let’s get Mildura quarantine going, say table-grape growers

HORTICULTURE groups are calling for the Victorian and Federal governments to stop the game of political football and work together to build a quarantine hub in Mildura to resolve a continuing agricultural worker shortage.

27 Aug 2021

Education

Boost on way for Mallee school kids

THE Mallee has become the only Victorian trial site for a Federal Government program aiming to improve children’s readiness for school.

26 Aug 2021

Education

Childcare reprieve for some parents

CHILDCARE at some providers in regional Victoria and NSW will be free for the duration of lockdown, after a Federal Government announcement on Monday.

25 Aug 2021

News

Vaccine journey starts with information

A TEAM of workers at Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC) has been hard at work translating information on the coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines for Sunraysia’s seasonal worker community.

22 Aug 2021

News

Permit system aims to keep regional movement restricted

FOR the first time, Sunraysia residents will need a permit to leave the house for work under Victoria’s latest lockdown restrictions.

22 Aug 2021

Business

Desperate call for long-term lockdown support

A MILDURA business has called for longer term government support to help it stay afloat as rolling lockdowns sap visitor numbers to the region.

22 Aug 2021

News

Vaccine traffic busy in Wentworth and Robinvale

PHARMACIES in south-west NSW have been experiencing high demand for COVID-19 vaccines as case numbers increase across the state.

21 Aug 2021

News

Chemist Warehouse open for jab business

MILDURA’s Langtree Avenue Chemist Warehouse store will be the first pharmacy in the town to offer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after it begins offering the jab this Friday.

21 Aug 2021