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Wine exports slump Photo

Posted August 8, 2008 17:13:00 | Updated August 8, 2008 17:24:00

Australian wine exports have slumped by 13 per cent in the past financial year.

Tags: food-and-beverage, canberra-2600, newcastle-2300, orange-2800, wagga-wagga-2650, wollongong-2500, bundaberg-4670, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350, sa, mount-gambier-5290, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, launceston-7250, mildura-3500, sale-3850, wodonga-3690, albany-6330, bunbury-6230

Goulburn Murray athletes go for gold

Posted August 8, 2008 09:45:00

Several Goulburn Murray athletes are getting ready to bring home gold from the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Tags: community-and-society, mansfield-3722, wodonga-3690

Petition fights to keep DPI centre open

Posted August 8, 2008 09:40:00

A petition has been launched to reverse the decision to close the Department of Primary Industries' (DPI) Kyabram research centre.

Tags: states-and-territories, rural, activism-and-lobbying, kyabram-3620, wodonga-3690

Wangaratta textile firm slashes jobs

Posted August 8, 2008 09:37:00

There has been further job losses in north-east Victoria's Goulburn Murray.

Tags: manufacturing, textiles, unemployment, work, wangaratta-3677, wodonga-3690

Murray storage report reaffirms drought impact

Posted August 8, 2008 07:33:00

The Murray-Darling Basin Commission says a new report on the system's storage levels reconfirms that the region is still facing severe drought.

Tags: drought, rivers, water, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, wodonga-3690

Resident airs pipeline anger

Posted August 7, 2008 12:22:00

A land-holder who has property in the path of the planned north-south pipeline says she is angry the Victorian Government is pushing ahead with the project.

Tags: pipelines, states-and-territories, water, melbourne-3000, wodonga-3690, yea-3717

Stock agents question housing estate near saleyards

Posted August 7, 2008 12:17:00

Stock agents are baffled as to why the Wodonga council is considering a housing estate near the saleyards.

Tags: urban-development-and-planning, local-government, livestock, bandiana-milpo-3694, barnawartha-3688, wodonga-3690

Man pulled from fiery car crash

Posted August 7, 2008 11:01:00 | Updated August 7, 2008 11:00:00

Police say a 60-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he was dragged out of his car before it burst into flames.

Tags: road-accidents, police, albury-2640, wodonga-3690

Air traffic controller expresses regret over plane crash Photo

Posted August 6, 2008 17:10:00

An air traffic controller has expressed regret over a plane crash near Benalla in 2004.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, air-and-space-accidents, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, vic, benalla-3672, melbourne-3000

Controversial pipeline route given go-ahead Photo

Posted August 6, 2008 14:30:00 | Updated August 6, 2008 14:37:00

The route of the controversial north-south water pipeline has been approved by the Victorian Planning Minister, Justin Madden.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, pipelines, environment, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, water, australia, melbourne-3000, shepparton-3630

State funds boost for Seymour racecourse

Posted August 6, 2008 12:23:00

The Victorian Government has announced more than $100,000 to improve the Seymour racecourse.

Tags: community-and-society, states-and-territories, seymour-3660, wodonga-3690

Council refuse brothel permit extension

Posted August 6, 2008 12:22:00

The Greater Shepparton Council has refused an application to extend a permit for a brothel in the city.

Tags: prostitution, local-government, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

SPC cuts won't 'affect growers'

Posted August 6, 2008 12:18:00

The Canning Fruit Growers Association says Goulburn Valley orchardists will not be affected by SPC Ardmona's job cuts.

Tags: company-news, fruits, work, albury-2640, mooroopna-3629, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

Historic brothel to get structural fix

Posted August 6, 2008 12:13:00

Emergency structural work will begin at an historic brothel in Echuca.

Tags: history, local-government, bendigo-3550, echuca-3564, wodonga-3690

Man arrested over dance student attack

Posted August 6, 2008 11:39:00

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man over an alleged assault on a dance student in Albury.

Tags: sexual-offences, albury-2640, wagga-wagga-2650, wodonga-3690

Vic Govt announces major changes to DPI

Posted August 5, 2008 19:10:00

The Victorian Government has announced major changes to the state's Department of Primary Industries.

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, rural, work, vic, eildon-3713, queenscliff-3225

Mum accuses footy players of hotel attack

Posted August 5, 2008 12:34:00

A woman from Nathalia says a group of local football players attacked her sons and a friend on the weekend.

Tags: clubs-and-associations, assault, nathalia-3638, wodonga-3690

Opposition attacks water buyback scheme

Posted August 5, 2008 11:24:00 | Updated August 5, 2008 11:58:00

The Federal Opposition has criticised the Government's $50 million water buyback scheme, saying only a trickle will make it into the Murray River this year.

Tags: federal-government, rivers, water, wagga-wagga-2650, renmark-5341, wodonga-3690

Company restructure leads to job cuts Photo

Posted August 5, 2008 08:27:00 | Updated August 5, 2008 08:55:00

A restructure at SPC Ardmona will lead to the loss of 60 jobs in Shepparton and Mooroopna.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industrial-relations, agricultural-crops, fruit, vegetables, australia, vic, shepparton-3630

Drought, cheap imports lead to job cuts at Ardmona

Posted August 4, 2008 16:22:00

Up to 60 workers will lose their jobs at SPC Ardmona in the Goulburn Valley.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industrial-relations, agricultural-crops, fruit, vegetables, australia, vic, shepparton-3630

Pilot off course because of wrong GPS data Video

Posted August 4, 2008 14:35:00

A coronial inquest has begun into the deaths of six people in a plane crash near Benalla four years ago.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, air-and-space-accidents, air-transport, australia, vic, benalla-3672, melbourne-3000

Bail for woman accused of murdering stepdad

Posted August 4, 2008 13:00:00

A woman from northern Victoria accused of killing and dismembering her stepfather has been released on bail.

Tags: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, mooroopna-3629, wodonga-3690

More regulation sought for private run nursing homes

Posted August 4, 2008 13:00:00

The Australian Nursing Federation is calling for greater regulation of the privately run nursing home sector.

Tags: aged-care, healthcare-facilities, health-administration, albury-2640, wodonga-3690

Ex-Albury mayor to quit council

Posted August 4, 2008 12:35:00

A former mayor and Albury councillor has announced he will not be contesting next month's local government election.

Tags: elections, local-government, albury-2640, wodonga-3690