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Cash incentive for cops
POLICE moving to work in Balranald will be backed with cash payments of up to $36,000. On Friday, the NSW Government announced it would offer…
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Heavier trucks hit our roads harder, says Benham
MEMBER for Mildura Jade Benham used a member’s statement in parliament this week to discuss the state of roads in north-west Victoria, saying trucks are…
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Buybacks move prompts irrigator rage
THE Federal Government’s announcement of a new round of water buybacks to help achieve key environmental targets in the controversial Murray-Darling Basin Plan has left…
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Shots fired: shorter duck season pleases no one
DUCK hunters and anti-hunting activists have fired shots after the Victorian Government announced a shortened hunting season would go ahead, despite growing pressure to outlaw…
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Bill aims at culturally safe care for Aboriginal children
PUTTING Aboriginal self-determination at the forefront of child and family services and keeping families together is the aim of legislation introduced in Victorian Parliament last…
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Swan Hill death in Mallee workplace toll
SIX people died in the Mallee last year as a result of work-related incidents. WorkSafe Victoria has released its annual data, which highlights the number…
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Murray still leads for drownings
THE Murray River remains the leading river in Australia for drownings, according to Royal Life Saving’s latest report. The report revealed 924 people drowned in…
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Robinvale mourns Villers-Bretonneux mayor
A FORMER mayor of Villers-Bretonneux, and one of the architects of the 38-year twin-town relationship with Robinvale, has died. Dr Hubert Lelieur, who was mayor…
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Grants for women’s wellbeing
A LEADING health promotion agency in the region will provide $100,000 in grants for projects, events and activities supporting women’s health and wellbeing in flood-affected…
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Councils warn of buybacks ‘divide and hurt’
A LOCAL government advocacy group is urging state and federal water ministers to consider the “further divide and hurt” that water buybacks would cause. Federal…
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