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Living life to its fullest

Having the talent, the fortitude, a desire to succeed, along with the will, strength and commitment to work toward your goals, are the ingredients for success.

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Community

What’s on this weekend?

Find out what’s on in and around Sunraysia this weekend.

20 Feb 2025

News

Livestock producers not sold on eID technology, costs

PRIMARY producers throughout the Far West region say decisions made regarding the implementation of Electronic Identification Tagging (eID) for livestock have been made without adequate consultation over concerns about cost to producers and dated...

12 hours ago

Letters

Power of water

SOME politicians propose replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear reactors. Even pro-nuclear group Nuclear for Australia concedes nuclear reactors use at least 1.2 times more water than comparable coal fired power, and the proposed reactors...

12 hours ago

Peeps in the Past

Peeps into the Past - February 16 to 22: Revved up and ready to roll

100 years ago TRAIN - Passengers on the early afternoon train from Mildura to Red Cliﬀs on Saturday state that a motorist had...

12 hours ago

Community

Era ends with huge donations

THE Greek Community of Mildura and District has proudly revealed it has been able to support a collection of local community charities from the sale of its community hall in Elizabeth Avenue. Donations from the sale have been announced for Sunassist...

20 hours ago

Video

Videos

Video footage shows run away truck at Buronga service station

Video footage from closed circuit television cameras shows the runaway B triple truck at a Buronga service station on the morning of Thursday, 20 February

21 Feb 2025

Videos

Unit fire on Walnut Ave

Firefighter put out a unit fire on Walnut Avenue on the evening of Tuesday, January 14

15 Jan 2025

News

Fire guts 11th Street house

AUTHORITIES have responded to a building fire on Eleventh Street in Mildura just before 9am this morning. At least seven Fire Rescue Victoria units, supported by CFA members tacked the blaze that’s believed to have started in a shed at the rear of...

01 Oct 2024

Suspicious fire shuts church

A FIRE was lit inside the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mildura on Tuesday, in what police have deemed suspicious circumstances. A parishioner was walking through the yard of the Eleventh Street property at about 12.40pm when he noticed smoke...

20 hours ago

Health

Rehab centre views aired

A VOCAL crowd aired their objections and support of a $36 million alcohol and other drugs treatment facility in Merbein during a community information drop-in session on Thursday. Representatives from the Health Department, Victorian Health Building...

20 hours ago

Education

Chaffey scheduled for maintenance

FOUR schools in the Mallee region will receive a share in more than $47.9 million of funding statewide for maintenance projects from the Victorian Government. Money allocated to Chaffey Secondary College, Kerang and Koondrook primaries, and Cohun...

20 hours ago

Police & Courts

Jail for assault of good Samaritan

A MILDURA man who assaulted a good Samaritan after he came to the aid of a woman suffering a mental health episode has been jailed on a raft of offences. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 31-year-old Jade Fell had a “terrible”...

20 hours ago

Sport

Golf

Red Cliffs go top of junior pennant

RED Cliffs have moved to the top of the Murray Darling Golf Association Junior Pennant ladder after the second round on their home course on Sunday. In perfect conditions, the home side navigated Red Cliffs Golf Club superbly to win 5-0 against...

10 hours ago

Cricket

Heat rule brought into play

THE newly cemented Sunraysia Cricket Association heat rule is set to come into effect for the first time with senior matches being cancelled this weekend. Updated by laws now see Sunraysia Cricket Association senior matches cancelled if the predicted...

17 hours ago

Sport

Baker our sports star

EMERGING golf star Steph Baker is the latest name to be added to the illustrious list of winners of the Northern Mallee Sports Star of the Year Awards. The 17-year-old claimed the Peter Manolas Trophy at Friday night’s awards ceremony, marking...

20 hours ago

Sport

All the Sports Star award winners

2024 Community Bank Merbein & District 97.9 Triple M Northern Mallee Sports Star of the Year Award WinnersNorthern Mallee Sports Hall of Fame inductee: Debbie Allen (Softball)PFD Mildura – Master Athlete of the Year Award: Kris Tonner...

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Opinion

Letters

Call for brain health

IN 2025 there are an estimated 110,600 people living with dementia in Victoria and without a significant intervention, this is expected to increase to an estimated 216,400 by 2054. That’s why Dementia Australia is leading a call for a national...

16 Feb 2025

Letters

Graffiti condemned

THE recent anti-Semitic graffiti attack in Barclay Square, Red Cliffs is a vile act of hatred and is deserving of condemnation. Such disgusting behaviour is not only offensive but entirely un-Australian. Our nation prides itself on values of fairness...

15 Feb 2025

Letters

Really an issue?

JADE Benham forgot to mention the huge volume of rail traffic through Mildura, one train a week, generally after 11pm?She would gain more credibility if she pushed for a passenger rail service between Melbourne and Mildura. Richard HoggMildur

15 Feb 2025