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Wade Stephens

Rowan in re-run for Mallee

GREENS candidate for Mallee Nicole Rowan wants voters to consider education, health, childcare and climate change when they head to the polls in May. The Macedon Ranges-based tax lawyer has thrown their hat in the ring for the Federal election...

01 Apr 2025

politics

Gray enters the Mallee fray

A MILDURA-based case worker in out-of-home care has put his hand up for the federal seat of Mallee. Father-of-six Ashleigh Gray had been considering a run at federal politics for two years. After a recent meeting with Family First...

01 Apr 2025

politics

Labor endorses Olsen for Mallee

DISABILITY support worker Greg Olsen has been endorsed as Labor’s candidate for Mallee. He was made a life member of the Labor Party last year, after he was inspired to first join as a teenager when the Hawke Government was elected in 1983. Having...

24 Mar 2025

Farming and Environment

Legality of habitat destruction questioned

A LEADING environmental group has challenged the Federal Government over the legality of six large-scale land clearing events in south-west New South Wales. The Australian Conservation Foundation used satellite data to examine changes at three...

19 Mar 2025

Community

Major reform sought for regional family programs

MALLEE Family Care has called for the Federal Government to reform family and children’s programs, to better serve regional communities. In its submission to the Department of Social Services’ review of Family and Children (FaC) programs, MFC called...

16 Feb 2025

Police and Courts

Robinvale accused praised for turnaround

A ROBINVALE man accused of family violence, aggravated burglary, assault, and breaking into the Robinvale Pound has been praised for his interactions with court services. The 39-year-old appeared before Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Thursday during...

24 Dec 2024

News

Fee-free TAFE claim ‘flawed’

INDEPENDENT candidate for Farrer Michelle Milthorpe has come to the defence of the Federal Government’s fee-free TAFE program. The program has been the source of political debate over the past fortnight, as the Coalition opposed Government attempts...

04 Dec 2024

News

Water report tells deeper story

A REPORT prepared with the aim of better understanding climate-related risks at Margooya Lagoon in the Robinvale Plains bioregion has combined First Nations knowledge and hydrological analysis. The Tati Tati Purinya Kaiejin Marnmarnepu Report (Tati...

24 Nov 2024

News

Mallee Regional Partnership welcomes new members

TWO new members have been inducted into the Mallee Regional Partnership to help advocate on behalf of the region. Water industry representative Paul Northey and mining industry representative Bernie Hyde are the new appointees to the six member...

20 Nov 2024

News

Buybacks ‘a failure’

INDEPENDENT candidate for Farrer, Michelle Milthorpe has called for smarter and more sustainable solutions in pursuit of the targets of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Emphasising her desire for reforms to water management, Ms Milthorpe...

29 Oct 2024

News

Road repair blitz

REPAIRS to the Mallee Highway in two locations will take place as part of the Victorian Government’s newly announced $964 million road maintenance program. The Mallee Highway is among a list of 54 roads to be included in the program at its launch...

16 Oct 2024

News

Roving eye on roads

By Wade StephensSWAN Hill Council has engaged engineering firm Shepherd to capture an accurate digital picture of the state of its municipal road network. An electronic survey is being undertaken to provide the council with up-to-date visuals of all...

23 Aug 2024