Mildura, Sunraysia and north west
Murray 'water theft' pumping angers SA Oppn
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SA Opposition says huge volumes of Murray water are being taken by unmetered pumps.
Wild weather rips off hotel roof
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A section of roof was blown off a hotel during wet and windy weather in north-west Victoria last night.
Union urges halt to DPI restructure
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Union officials are calling on the Premier to intervene in plans to restructure Victoria's Department of Primary Industries (DPI).
CBD surveillance cameras help police
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Surveillance cameras will be operating in central Mildura from today.
Govt defends DPI jobs shake-up
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The Victorian Government says cuts to the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are a response to wider changes in agriculture.
More funding needed to keep Merbein CSIRO lab
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The CSIRO says it is now considering if its laboratory at Merbein, near Mildura, can be kept open.
Mildura airport security boost looms
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A long-awaited security upgrade at Mildura airport could finally arrive after yesterday's announcement by Virgin Blue that it will begin passenger jet services to the city.
Mildura airport to get passenger jet services
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Passenger jet services will be introduced to the Mildura airport later this year.
Developer fears for racecourse revamp
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A developer is warning the planned $6 million revamp of the Swan Hill racecourse will probably be lost.
Council monitors racecourse redevelopment plans
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The Mayor of Swan Hill says the council is not looking to become embroiled in the dispute over the future of a $6 million redevelopment at the city's racecourse.
Drought policy review panel visits western Vic
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A Federal Government drought policy review panel is sitting in western Victoria today.
Farmers warned of spring locust threat
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The Department of Primary Industries is warning Victoria is on high alert for a locust plague in spring.
Siblings plead guilty to trying to murder father
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A 45-year-old man from Irymple, near Mildura, and his sister from Melbourne, have pleaded guilty to planning to kill their elderly father over a property dispute.
VFF warns on rail freight revamp
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The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says $47 million is needed to ensure the state's rail freight network can cope with the expected grain harvest this summer.
Hamilton racing rethink a 'one-off'
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Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) says it is not considering reinstating meetings at five north-west Victorian tracks.
Teen sexually assaulted in Kerang
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Detectives are appealing for public help, after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in Kerang on Friday.
Water authority backs pipeline cultural heritage plan
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Water officials say a new plan will help them to better deal with any Aboriginal heritage problems during work on the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline.
Swan Hill golf course stays open
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Swan Hill's city golf course will remain open, despite being due to close a month ago.
Cultural plan allows pipeline work to continue
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Indigenous and Victorian Government officials have given their approval for work on two sections of the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline to resume.
July delivers 'catch up' rain
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The weather bureau is describing last month's rainfall across Victoria as a "catch up".
Group up-beat about retaining CSIRO lab
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A group fighting the closure of the CSIRO horticulture laboratory at Merbein says it is confident the facility can be kept open.
More Mallee farmers switch to no-till farming
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Farmers in the Mallee have made a dramatic shift towards no-till farming.
Irrigators gets season's first water allocation
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New South Wales irrigators on the Murray system have received their first water allocation for the season.
Survey reveals lower agribusiness confidence
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A survey of agribusinesses in the Mallee has found that just a third of the population are feeling confident about their prospects for the coming year.
Swan Hill hosts Koori Court
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The Koori Court will hold its first sittings today at Swan Hill in north-west Victoria.
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