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Small businesses in the Mildura area will be able to access relevant, reliable and affordable information on growing their business at two upcoming workshops to be held in October.

Former local Albany Asher set out on an adventure to kayak the entire length of the Murray River.  The journey with a partner and two adventurous cattle dogs was recorded and made into a documentary- A Journey Along the Murray.

The Victorian Government is offering incentives to irrigators in Northern Victoria to look at more efficient on-farm methods for irrigation that save water.

The Nationals Member Peter Crisp along with Shadow Minister for Country Health Emma Kealy and the Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Luke O’Sullivan announced a 32 bed expansion to the Mildura Base Hospital if a Liberal Nationals Government is elected this November.

The Victorian Government have announced a 12-month extension to the rebate scheme to fit rollover protection on quad bikes, or substitute bike for a safer alternative and are Victorian farmers to take advantage of the extension.

Australians are avid pet lovers with 62 percent of households owning a pet.  For the second year running Petbarn are holding a competition to find the country’s most adorable four-legged friends and Petbarn Mildura is calling for local pet owners to enter their fur babies in the search for Australia’s cutest pets. 

A $10,000 start up grant from Creativity Australia has the With One Voice Mildura Choir steering committee working furiously to bring this exciting new community arts and health initiative to fruition. Conductor Catherine Threlfall and an energetic team of local people committed to social inclusion and the arts are determined to share this unique opportunity with as many people as possible from our diverse community.