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2021-22 Draft Budget prioritises service delivery for community
Mildura Rural City Council’s 2021-22 Draft Budget has been released with a sharp focus on uninterrupted delivery of the more than 100 crucial services Council provides the community, despite the financial pressures of the global pandemic and other emergencies including drought and climate change.
Mildura Mayor Jason Modica said like many businesses and organisations around Australia, Council’s operations had been impacted by the pandemic, resulting in a need to prioritise spending.
“Council has adapted services and continued to deliver a capital works program to ensure our community is supported during these challenging 12 months,” Cr Modica said.
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Work starts on Stage 2 of Deakin Avenue centre median redevelopment
Work started this week on the second stage of the Deakin Avenue centre median redevelopment between Eighth and Ninth Streets.
The $1 million suite of works will transform the centre median, continuing the successful design of the first stage of the redevelopment between Ninth and Tenth Streets, which was completed in 2018.
As part of the works a wide pathway will run down the centre median, surrounded by new garden beds and landscaping.
Mildura Mayor Jason Modica said this section of Deakin Avenue’s centre median is home to several important pieces of Mildura’s history, which will be retained and protected.
Despite some residents’ concerns about water supply, traffic and growth, the Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended approving a planned unit development and preliminary plat of a
Grain being loaded for export at Mildura.
Peeps in the Past. Presented by Mildura and District Historical Society. Compiled by Judi Hyde and Sue Kelly for Mildura Rural City Council Library Service.
100 years ago
WHEAT: Farmers are invited to compete man against man, district against district in a display of wheat as
Sunraysia Daily offers a first prize of three pounds and Mr A.E. Lloyd, of De Garis and Co., offers second prize of one pound for the best sheaf of wheat produced this season in Sunraysia fields. Sheaves may be of any variety of wheat and need not to be of greater size than can be nicely spanned by the two hands. They must be neatly and firmly tied and labelled, the label stating: 1. The variety of wheat; 2. When sown; 3. The amount of seed sown per acre; 3a. On what class of soil produced; 4. Whether on fallow, ordinary stubble or entirely new land; 5. The district where grown and number of the block; 6. Full name, address and postal address of the sender. For