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Swan Hill informs Victoria’s pathway to a treaty

MILDURA and Swan Hill are set to inform Victoria’s pathway to a treaty with Aboriginal people this month, when an assembly of Aboriginal elders visits the region on August 17 and 18. The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria this year established its...

07 Aug 2021

News

Pooncarie to Menindee road budget could blow by $3 million

SEALING the Pooncarie to Menindee road is expected to run about $3 million over budget after contractors illegally destroyed Aboriginal heritage sites during project construction in March. In a business paper tabled before a Central...

02 Aug 2021

Farming and Environment

Full lakes fill bees’ needs

BEEKEEPERS were overjoyed to see Hattah Lakes filling with water this year and wintering sites for their hives returning to health. In the years since the lakes received a vital environmental flow in 2017, apiarist Ron Robinson has seen flowering...

22 Jul 2021

Farming and Environment

Mallee field days cancelled for second year in a row

IN a blow to farmers and community groups, Mallee Machinery Field Days have been cancelled for the second year in a row. The Speed field days, which were scheduled for...

21 Jul 2021

Health

MDAS opens doors to all for Pfizer jabs

MALLEE District Aboriginal Services in Swan Hill is providing Pfizer vaccinations to non-Aboriginal people. MDAS chief executive Jacki Turfrey said in a statement the organisation expected to retain secure supplies of the vaccine...

18 Jul 2021

Community

Strong women inspired Professor Eleanor Bourke to groundbreaking role with the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission

A WOMAN who grew up near Swan Hill is to chair Victoria’s Australia-first inquiry into injustices committed against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Professor Eleanor Bourke, a Wergaia and Wamba Wamba elder, will this week be...

13 Jul 2021

News

Mallee farmers petition Anne Webster to back climate zero

MALLEE farmers delivered a petition to Member for Mallee Anne Webster on Friday (July 2), calling for stronger action on climate after the MP labelled net zero emissions targets a “platitude”.Birchip mixed broadacre farmer and member of...

08 Jul 2021

News

Activists reveal footage of “prolonged cruelty” to wounded ducks during Victoria’s duck season

DISTURBING footage has emerged of what activists have described as “prolonged cruelty” to wounded ducks during Victoria’s duck season. The videos, which have been published online, came as the Game Management Authority (GMA) revealed...

27 Jun 2021

News

Worker program extensions ‘positive’, say farmers

FARMERS say the Victorian Government’s decision to extend the Seasonal Harvest Sign-On Bonus and quarantine pathway for Pacific workers is “positive”.“Having those two programs continuing is a good thing,“ Victorian Farmers Federation...

21 Jun 2021

Education

SuniTAFE keeps up funds push

MILDURA’s SuniTAFE was unsuccessful in its bid to upgrade its SMARTfarm facilities in the state budget, but have said they will continue to advocate for funding. The TAFE campus at Cardross had hoped to secure $10 million in state...

21 Jun 2021

politics

Pavey does not disclose legal advice over floodplain harvesting

NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey failed to mention an important detail when she put forward regulations to license floodplain harvesting earlier this month. She neglected to reveal she had received internal legal advice showing the...

20 Jun 2021

News

Victoria’s TAFE agriculture training gets review

THE Victorian Government has announced a review to improve agriculture training provided by TAFE colleges across the state. The review, titled The Future of Agriculture Training in Victoria, was launched this week and aims to tailor TAFE training to...

19 Jun 2021