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Geothermal company plans exploration
A geothermal exploration company with exploration plans in Victoria says the renewable energy source is gaining more notoriety in Australia.[MORE]
Hogan takes election victory in Mt Jeffcott
A new Mallee councillor says her victory in a remarkably close council election was a nerve-racking experience.[MORE]
Police search for stolen water trailer
Police are trying to find a water trailer that has been stolen from a Mallee town.[MORE]
Madden backs Donald mineral sands project
Victoria's Planning Minister has confirmed he has endorsed an environmental assessment of a proposed Wimmera sand mine.[MORE]
Woman rescued after trapped in car wreckage
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.[MORE]
Report pushes for highway upgrade funds
A draft report has urged governments to fund upgrades to a major western Victorian highway.[MORE]
Farmers losing hope on crops: counsellors
Rural counsellors say increasing numbers of dryland farmers are giving up hope of a crop this year.[MORE]
Rural towns embrace suicide prevention program
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A northern Tasmanian town is becoming known for an innovative and effective suicide prevention program.[MORE]
Warracknabeal track showing signs of salinity recovery
Warracknabeal's last scheduled horse racing meeting for the year is being transferred as the local track continues to battle salinity problems.[MORE]
Oilseed plant nearly ready for production
Building crews are close to completing a new oilseed crushing plant in western Victoria.[MORE]
Wimmera-Mallee group returns from Sth American trade mission
A group of Wimmera-Mallee farm machinery businesses have returned to Australia from a trade mission to South America.[MORE]
Water authority backs pipeline cultural heritage plan
Water officials say a new plan will help them to better deal with any Aboriginal heritage problems during work on the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline.[MORE]
Cultural plan allows pipeline work to continue
Indigenous and Victorian Government officials have given their approval for work on two sections of the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline to resume.[MORE]
Fashion label has Donald flavour
A western Victorian town is playing a big part in the launch of a fledgling fashion label.[MORE]
Bulldozer driven through heritage site
Aboriginal Affairs Victoria says it appears a bulldozer was driven through an Aboriginal heritage site during works on the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline.[MORE]
Donald biodiesel plant construction starts
Work has started on the construction of a biodiesel plant at Donald in the Wimmera-Mallee.[MORE]
Ag businesses hope to strike Argentina trade deal
A group of western Victorian agriculture businesses are hoping a trip to South America next month will open up some new opportunities.[MORE]
Report reveals Buloke Shire low incomes
Buloke Shire residents are ranked among the lowest earning in Australia in a new Federal Government publication.[MORE]
Dust storms add to weather problems
High winds are whipping up dust storms across western and northern Victoria.[MORE]
Vic police search for missing man
Victorian Police are searching for a 65-year-old man believed to be missing in the state's Mallee district.[MORE]
Donald minerals sands environmental report released
A report outlining how a proposed mining development in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, will affect the environment, is now available to the public.[MORE]
Warracknabeal Cup moving to Donald
Horse racing authorities say this month's Warracknabeal Cup, in western Victoria, is being transferred to Donald because of an unsafe track.[MORE]
Donald mineral sands green report finished
A report on the environmental effect of a proposed major Wimmera mining development, in western Victoria, is complete.[MORE]
Police investigate hay bale theft
Police are investigating the theft of 38 large hay bales from a farm in north-west Victoria.[MORE]
Hay shed blaze cause remains a mystery
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) says it is unlikely to be able to declare definitely what caused a big hay shed fire at Donald.[MORE]
