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council's legal and other costs in opposing the LTCF. "The general rule is that people bear their own costs, that is most likely to apply in this case ... but I've indicated and I am prepared to talk to the council and mayor about the whole issue of how
Mildura moves forward and I'll do that," John
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517:Corack East
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345:Communities
236:25 November
232:. Melbourne
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172:Murraylands
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1097:Wycheproof
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952:Teddywaddy
907:Red Cliffs
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692:Litchfield
632:Kooloonong
612:Kalpienung
492:Chinkapook
372:Bannerton
266:10 January
187:References
152:malleefowl
64:Crown land
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1067:Werrimull
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1017:Underbool
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507:Cope Cope
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115:Melbourne
106:into the
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452:Cabarita
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577:Gol Gol
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467:Carwarp
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387:Berrook
362:Bambill
329:Mildura
230:The Age
50:History
42:of the
36:Mildura
28:Nowingi
18:Nowingi
1107:Wymlet
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