Horsham and western Victoria
Drought not only farm debt cause: Rabobank
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A rural lender says the drought is not solely to blame for rising farm debt.
SA steps towards federal control of Murray
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A bill to refer the SA Govt's powers over the River Murray to the Commonwealth has passed Parliament's Lower House.
Mother shocked by kayaker's disappearance
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The mother of a kayaker missing along Victoria's south-west coast says she is shocked by her son's disappearance.
Govts urged to fund Mallee road improvements
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The Federal and Victorian Governments are being urged to fund improvements to a southern Mallee road in the state's north.
Police search for 5 over Shepparton assaults
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Police are looking for five people involved in two unrelated assaults in Shepparton in northern Victoria at the weekend.
Govt funding 'will boost real estate market'
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A Shepparton real estate agent says the local housing market will be boosted in the next six months by an increase in the first home owners grant.
Woman rescued after trapped in car wreckage
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A woman in her 30s has been flown to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital after being trapped for an hour in the wreckage of a car crash in Victoria's west.
New grain brokerage for farmers
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The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has announced a new grain brokerage service for Victorian grain growers.
Dry times for western Victoria
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The figures show western and central Victoria are now going through a 12th year of below average rainfall.
VFF backs Govt's drought funding
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The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is describing the State Government's $115 million drought support package as money well spent.
Commonwealth urged to control Murray
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A law professor urges that the Commonwealth act firmly to take control of the Murray.
Family flees burning house
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A Hamilton family has been left homeless, after fire destroyed their home this morning.
SA man accused of police kill threat
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A South Australian man is accused of threatening to kill a Wimmera police officer.
Water ban exemptions not a certainty
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Officials say summer water restriction exemptions for Wimmera and southern Mallee sporting clubs will be revoked if the supply cannot be spared.
Grampians bushfire repairs nearly finished
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Parks Victoria says it is nearing the end of the major bushfire repairs in the Grampians region.
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.
Grain farmers feel global financial meltdown: analyst
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A grain market analyst says Victorian farmers are now in a volatile market due to the global financial crisis.
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.
Banks says business as usual for lending
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Banks are reassuring drought-stricken farmers needing to increase their debt that global finance problems have not changed lending policies.
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.
Vic Govt pressured to continue drought aid
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Horsham council and the Wimmera Development Association have joined those calling for the Victorian Government to continue drought support measures.
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