Tag: Ouyen 3490
Iluka up-beat about Kulwin mine future
The mining company behind a proposed mineral sands mine in the Mallee says the project has taken a significant step forward.[MORE]
Proposed mine gets Vic Govt green-light
The Victorian Government has approved the environmental plan for a proposed mineral sands mine in the state's north-west.[MORE]
Vic grain harvest slashed despite rain
The Victorian DPI says the forecast grain harvest has been cut by two-thirds, despite good rain on Friday.[MORE]
Track plans boost miner's mineral sands hopes
A mining company says its hopes of using rail to transport mineral sands from the Mallee to south-west Victoria will be boosted by a planned track upgrade.[MORE]
Grain receival sites up and running
Victoria's major grain handler expects all its Mallee receival sites to be fully operational by the end of the week.[MORE]
Residents return home as bushfire threat eases
Residents of the town of Hattah are being allowed to return home after the bushfire threat receded.[MORE]
Firefighters gain upper hand in Mallee bushfire
Firefighters have contained the western edge of a fire burning in Mallee scrub and hope to have the whole blaze contained later today.[MORE]
Low spring rainfall dashes harvest hopes
Victoria's peak farming body says it is expecting the Mallee's grain harvest to begin in earnest next week.[MORE]
Murrayville freight line to reopen
Graingrowers and the Mildura Rural City Council have won their campaign for the reopening of the Ouyen to Murrayville freight line.[MORE]
Ouyen schools to draft plans for combined campus
Schools at Ouyen have been given the go-ahead to get draft plans drawn up for a new combined campus.[MORE]
Planned mine promises jobs boost
As many as 250 people are expected to be employed at a planned mineral sands mine near Ouyen.[MORE]
Report pushes for highway upgrade funds
A draft report has urged governments to fund upgrades to a major western Victorian highway.[MORE]
Weekend rain no relief for crops
Rain across the Mallee and Wimmera at the weekend is not expected to impact on crop yields in the north-west Victorian region.[MORE]
Study reveals Mallee over-represented in road trauma
A study has found residents in remote Mallee communities are among the most likely in Victoria to be victims of road trauma.[MORE]
Ouyen plaque honours Vietnam War soldiers
The Ouyen community has given formal recognition to the region's soldiers who served in the Vietnam War.[MORE]
Hamilton racing rethink a 'one-off'
Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) says it is not considering reinstating meetings at five north-west Victorian tracks.[MORE]
Court jails man over Ouyen kidnap
A man has been sent to jail for the kidnap of a man at Ouyen, in north-west Victoria, earlier this year.[MORE]
Mallee oil drilling temporarily stopped
Plans are being made to do more drilling in the Mallee at deeper levels as the search for oil continues.[MORE]
Fertiliser shortage hitting farmers
A shortage of a fertiliser used by grain growers is causing headaches for farmers as they try to sow the last of the season's crops.[MORE]
Mallee, Wimmera grain growers welcome rain
Widespread rainfall throughout the Northern Mallee and Wimmera is being welcomed by grain growers who say it is the autumn break they have been waiting for in some areas.[MORE]
Court finds man guilty of house arson
A jury has found a man guilty of burning down his house at Ouyen in the Mallee.[MORE]
IIuka Resources to continue using truck transport
The mineral sand mining company, Iluka Resources, says it will continue to use truck transport because it is too expensive to use rail.[MORE]
Parliamentary bushfire inquiry finishes
The Victorian Parliament's inquiry into bushfires in Victoria will end today.[MORE]
Man found unconscious on railway track
Police say a man found lying unconscious next to a railway track in north-west Victoria this morning has life-threatening injuries.[MORE]
Hot weather breaking records in Northern Victoria
A heatwave in north west Victoria continues to break records.[MORE]
