MP enjoys good news visit
GIFTS GALORE: Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp made a number of funding announcements this week while visiting Mildura. He is pictured with Chaffey Secondary College student, Jmara Clarke, 14, following a $310,000 funding boost for the region’s Koorie students....
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State Opposition makes $10m MSRSP pledge
IT’S A PROMISE: Mildura Mayor Mark Eckel and Member for Mildura Peter Crisp following the State Coalition’s election commitment of $10million for the Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct. By VINNIE RODI THE pressure is mounting on the Andrews Labor Government to...
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$1.35m pledge to combat Mallee seeps
NEED TO FIND A FIX: Member for Mallee Andrew Broad, MSF chairman, Daniel Linklater, and MSF program manager, Tanja Morgan, are pictured at this week’s announcement. Photo: PAUL MENSCH By JOHN DOOLEY The issue of Mallee seeps has been under the microscope in recent...
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POWER PLAY – Lower energy prices may be on the way, says ACCC
By JOHN DOOLEY WHETHER politically motivated or not, the Turnbull Government is pledging to bring power prices down under its National Energy Guarantee (NEG) policy, which the Minister for Energy intends to implement in the near future. The promise follows the recent...
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OPINION – Forget the loans… where’s some real funding Daniel?
By VINNIE RODI ON paper the Victorian Government’s recently announced Community Sports Infrastructure Loans Scheme seems like a good idea, but in reality it’s a slap in the face to grassroots communities like Mildura. Let me explain. Under the State’s new program,...
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FIRST STEP – Feds commit $10m to Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct Stage One
WINDFALL: Federal Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government, Dr John McVeigh, and Mildura Mayor Mark Eckel discuss plans for Stage One of the Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct following the Commonwealth’s $10million commitment to the...
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Dareton collection site confirmed for NSW CDS
By VINNIE RODI WENTWORTH Shire residents have been assured that they can take full advantage of the New South Wales’ new ‘Return and Earn’, 10-cent refund container deposit scheme. Officially launched on December 1, Shire residents were left scratching their heads...
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