Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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Reduce fuel loads in the cooler months

IN reply to Lindsay Leake (November 15): Dr Finkel is our chief scientist and he is correct because the entire southern hemisphere is a NET co2 Sink. Ditto for Australia, but the entire northern Hemisphere is a NET co2 source. See CSIRO data and...

8 hours ago
News

Taking pride in offering LGBTIQ+ support

SUNRAYSIA’S LGBTIQ+ community support group Mallee Pride celebrated its official launch on Monday, hoping to make change in the Mallee.

8 hours ago
Sport

Doubles marathon thriller in Sunraysia Table Tennis

ROUND 8 of the Sunraysia Table Tennis Summer Pennant featured the longest doubles contest of the season while Wayne Carmichael took his singles winning streak to 15 matches when he defeated niece Kate Carmichael in a tense three-setter.

8 hours ago
letters

Talk to teens ahead of schoolies celebrations

PARENTS should arm their teenagers with the facts about alcohol and other drugs ahead of schoolies celebrations. With tens of thousands of school leavers set to take part in graduation festivities next month, equipping young people with accurate...

8 hours ago
Sport

Hamish McCarten cleans up at motorcycle cup

NORTH West Victorian Motorcycle Club’s Hamish McCarten scooped the pool with three senior wins at the club’s annual Mallee Meats Cup on Saturday.

8 hours ago
News

Burglar jailed over Mildura resort break-ins

A MAN tried to break into multiple rooms at a Mildura resort and was confronted by a victim during an aggravated home break in, a court has heard.

8 hours ago
letters

Problems with VLine network worsening

The Labor Government’s failed management of regional Victoria’s VLine network has sunk to a new low. Opposition analysis of the new VLine timetable shows 271 services will be slower from December 1. Asked about the delays in Parliament last...

8 hours ago
Cartoons

Broelman’s cartoon: November 19

Today’s cartoon from Broelman.

8 hours ago
News

Mildura raids find foreign nationals working illegally

NINETEEN foreign nationals have been found working illegally following raids in Mildura in the early hours of last Friday.

8 hours ago
News

MASP hub to service wider community

MALLEE Accommodation and Support Program (MASP) launched its new service and community hub on Monday, hoping to serve the wider Sunraysia community.

8 hours ago
News

Planned burns reduce fire risk in Mallee

ABOUT 2700 hectares of land across the Mallee has undergone planned burns to reduce the risk of bushfires as the weather heats up.

8 hours ago
Farming

Dalton slams Federal Government on foreign ownership

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says current Federal Government policy is benefiting foreign multi-national companies over mum and dad farmers and has called for more transparency over approvals for foreign purchases.

18 hours ago
Football

Wade Hancock steps up to joint senior coach at Wentworth

WENTWORTH have appointed Wade Hancock as joint senior coach for 2020. Hancock will share duties with Sam Curran, who led the Roos into the finals last season

18 hours ago
News

Plans afoot for Mildura’s next suburb

HECTARES of vacant land in Mildura South could become the city’s most desirable suburb, after the release of an exciting new master plan.

18 hours ago
News

Merbein students take to the stage

MERBEIN P-10 College students will get a taste of live theatre when they take to the stage on Tuesday night.

18 hours ago
News

Sunraysia sends off charity riders

ENHANCING research and awareness for ovarian cancer is the driving force behind a 10-day mission for the Silver Lining riders.

18 hours ago
Bill Sauer

Mildura Settlers among fast starters in SCA round 9

Mildura Settlers have taken a commanding position after day one of their match against Coomealla Wentworth in round nine of Sunraysia cricket.

20 hours ago
Sport

PHOTOS: Vics eat crow again at Wakeboard State of Origin

SOUTH Australia extended their head-to-head lead over Victoria in the Wakeboard State of Origin to 4-2 after retaining the title on Saturday.

18 Nov 2019
Opinion

Scientists need to dig a lot deeper

EARTH is 4543 billion years old. Yet, a group of 11,000 international “scientists” have seen it fit to declare a “climate emergency” on the basis of their examination of statistics based on the past 40 years! About half the age of an average...

18 Nov 2019
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