Mildura, Sunraysia and north west
Inquiry has given up on the Coorong, Greens say
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The Greens have accused members of a Senate inquiry into the Coorong and lower lakes of giving up.
Coorong inquiry impresses irrigators
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Irrigators are happy a Senate report into the Coorong and lower lakes recommends lifting barriers to trading water.
Coorong inquiry backs Government buyback line
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Senate inquiry into saving SA's Coorong region has backed the Federal Govt's stance.
Transport hub flagged for Mildura
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A one-stop-shop for long-distance travellers and commuters has been proposed in Mildura in western Victoria.
Report pushes for highway upgrade funds
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A draft report has urged governments to fund upgrades to a major western Victorian highway.
Indigenous school to fight closure
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A school for Indigenous students in north-west Victoria is campaigning to fight its closure.
Farmers push for continued credit amidst market woes
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Farmers' representatives are working to ensure credit continues for producers, despite the trouble on global share markets.
Farmers losing hope on crops: counsellors
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Rural counsellors say increasing numbers of dryland farmers are giving up hope of a crop this year.
DPI sites petition taken to Parliament
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A petition arguing for Department of Primary Industries (DPI) sites in the Wimmera-Mallee to be kept open was presented to the Victorian Parliament yesterday.
Housefire damage bill near $200k
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Investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a house at Cardross, near Mildura.
Farm group urges banks to pass on full rate cut
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Victoria's peak farmers' body is urging banks to pass on a big cut to official interest rates.
Demand grows for Mallee Family Care service
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A counselling service helping people in financial trouble says it is struggling to keep up with demand.
G-G begins Sunraysia visit
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Governor-General Quentin Bryce begins a two-day visit to Sunraysia today.
Experts predict lower bushfire risk
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Weather experts say there is a lower risk of big bushfires in Victoria this summer, compared with recent years.
Irrigation water price down 20pc
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The price of irrigation water has plunged 20 per cent in the past week.
Union fights weather station job cuts
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A union is fighting plans to cut staff at the Mildura weather station in north-west Victoria.
Police air farm theft worries
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Victorian police are concerned about a continuing high rate of farm equipment thefts.
Mildura country music festival ends
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Thousands of country music fans are putting away their hats and boots after Mildura's 22nd annual festival finished last night in Victoria.
Pallas defends rail line revamp policy
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The Victorian Government is defending its policy for maintaining and upgrading the Mildura rail line.
Weekend rain no relief for crops
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Rain across the Mallee and Wimmera at the weekend is not expected to impact on crop yields in the north-west Victorian region.
Report pushes for standardised Mildura rail line
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A new report seeks to renew pressure on the Victorian Government to standardise the Mildura railway line.
Thieves target farm fertiliser
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Police are investigating the theft of fertiliser from a north-west Victorian almond farm.
600kg of fruit seized in Sunraysia fruit fly prevention
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Authorities say they have seized more than 600 kilograms of fruit and vegetables from cars in the Sunraysia region this year.
Court jails woman over misappropriated funds
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A woman who misappropriated almost $100,000 from a north-west Victorian Aboriginal organisation will spend at least four months in jail.
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