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The Labor candidate for Indi, Robyn Walsh, has defended the Federal Government making a funding commitment to the Wodonga CBD revitalisation project, when it was not in a position to do so.
Topics: federal-elections, regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, wodonga-3690, chiltern-3683, rutherglen-3685, shepparton-3630
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A pre-election poll has found the sitting Labor Member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell, could be in trouble on Saturday, with as much as an 8 per cent swing to his Liberal opponent, Donna Petrovich.
Topics: federal-elections, kilmore-3764, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690, romsey-3434
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An independent candidate running in the federal seat of Indi, Cathy McGowan, says vandals have attacked her campaign signs across the north-east Victorian electorate.
Topics: federal-elections, crime, vandalism, chiltern-3683, rutherglen-3685, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690
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The small community of Kyabram is dealing with the news that the SPC Ardmona factory in the town could soon close.
Topics: agribusiness, food-processing, food-and-beverage, fruit, fruits, kyabram-3620, shepparton-3630
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Two factories in the Goulburn Valley are earmarked for closure according to SPC Ardmona managing director Peter Kelly.
Topics: agribusiness, food-processing, food-and-beverage, fruits, fruit, federal-elections, shepparton-3630, kyabram-3620, mooroopna-3629
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In the safe Liberal seat of Murray, Labor candidate Rod Higgins has announced a support plan for SPC Ardmona.
Topics: agribusiness, food-processing, federal-elections, fruit, fruits, shepparton-3630, mooroopna-3629, kyabram-3620
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SPC Ardmona says it will close two of its three Goulburn Valley factories, even if it receives money from the Federal Government.
Topics: food-processing, food-and-beverage, federal-election, federal-elections, agribusiness, fruit, fruits, agricultural-crops, shepparton-3630, kyabram-3620, mooroopna-3629
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Police have doorknocked dozens of homes in Cobram as they step up the search for a man responsible for a violent home invasion.
Topics: crime, assault, burglary, cobram-3644, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690
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Global buyers are hitting the market in search of food and fibre.
Topics: agricultural-crops, wool, grain, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-prices, wheat, rice, shepparton-3630
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Wool prices are up strongly this week as Warwick Long looks at rural markets.
Topics: agricultural-crops, wool, rice, grain, wheat, shepparton-3630
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Sick of battling with milk processors for better pay, some dairy farmers from across Australia are preparing to go it alone.
Topics: dairy-production, livestock, agricultural-prices, shepparton-3630, wyuna-3620
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Nigel Hicks talks about the efforts to form a new cooperative to allow farmers to collectively bargain their milk.
Topics: dairy-production, livestock, shepparton-3630, wyuna-3620
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Small business owners are gathering in central Albury this morning to speak to candidates standing in the seats of Farrer and Indi about their economic policies.
Topics: federal-elections, small-business, wodonga-3690, shepparton-3630
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Trains between Albury and Melbourne will resume running this morning after a week of disruptions.
Topics: rail-transport, wodonga-3690, shepparton-3630
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Five senior members of Wangaratta council's management team have agreed to leave the embattled council.
Topics: local-government, wangaratta-3677, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690
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The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is pleased with a Federal Coalition election commitment to tighten scrutiny on foreign investments.
Topics: federal-elections, programs-and-initiatives, vic, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, bendigo-3550, mildura-3500, sale-3850, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690
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Students at St Josephs Primary School in Numurkah get out and about to learn more about the environment.
Topics: rural-youth, numurkah-3636, shepparton-3630
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Students from St Josephs Primary School in Numurkah have been getting their hands dirty to learn more about the environment.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-policy, environment-education, numurkah-3636, shepparton-3630
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Topics: agricultural-policy, agribusiness, secondary, shepparton-3630, rutherglen-3685
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Warwick Long visits Rutherglen High as they prepare steers to send to Melbourne show.
Topics: agricultural-shows, agribusiness, shepparton-3630, rutherglen-3685
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From handling cattle to crutching sheep and learning about the environment, students from all ages are taking notice of where their food and fibre comes from in classrooms and paddocks across the Riverina and North-East Victoria
Topics: continuing-education, rural-youth, wagga-wagga-2650, shepparton-3630
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Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-policy, secondary-schools, secondary, shepparton-3630, rutherglen-3685
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Topics: agricultural-policy, agribusiness, secondary, rutherglen-3685, shepparton-3630
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Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-policy, secondary, rutherglen-3685, shepparton-3630
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Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-policy, university-and-further-education, dookie-3646, shepparton-3630