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Matt Taylor

Truck to drive up cancer checks

AUSTRALIA’S first mobile skin-cancer screening vehicle is set to be operational in Sunraysia next year thanks to a community-driven effort. The $2.5 million rolling health-care facility will be fitted with a WB360 Vectra scanner, one of the most...

27 Jun 2024

Football

Imps fuelled by belief

BELIEF and confidence. These are two priceless commodities in sport. Last season, Imperials couldn’t buy either as they finished winless in securing the dreaded wooden spoon. But, fast forward a year, they have both in spades as they sit...

24 Jun 2024

News

Winter hits a new low

THERMALS and beanies were the order of the day when Mildura residents shivered through the coldest morning of the year so far on Sunday. The temperature plummeted to -1.1 degrees at 7.03am at Mildura Airport, where the “feels like” temperature...

24 Jun 2024

Education

Students ‘over the moon’ about NASA trip

ST Joseph’s College science students are over the moon about two planned trips to visit the NASA space agency in the US next year. There will be 25 students, from Years 9 to 11, on each study-based tour, with plans for both Mildur...

24 Jun 2024

Analysis & Comment

Wenty must be GOAT

WHERE do the current Wentworth A Graders rank among the best ever Sunraysia netball teams?It’s the great debate that was sparked by Australian men’s netball squad member Jake Hederics in last Saturday’s Sunraysia Daily, where he said: “There...

22 Jun 2024

Sport

Interleague revival possible

THE head of AFL Victoria has revealed the senior country championships could be rebooted in the near future, but in a different format to when it was last played in 2019. Greg Madigan, who attended the official Stage 2 opening at...

21 Jun 2024

Football

Falvo’s fast and furious focus

SUNRAYSIA coach Don Falvo has said he feels speed will be needed to blow Central Rivers off the park in their interleague football clash at Mildura Sporting Precinct on Saturday, July 6. Falvo said he would settle on his final 22 after next week’s...

21 Jun 2024

Farming and Environment

Rate increase could add pressure to farmers

SOME farmers have warned more operators could leave the sector amid increasing business costs. Millewa mixed-grain farmers Ian Arney and Ron Hards have said a proposal in the next Mildura Rural City Council budget to increase rates by 16.3 per cent...

21 Jun 2024

Football

Sam’s twin peaks

SAM Kerridge has said he’s loving life back in Mildura. In his second year back at Brian Weightman Oval, the former Carlton and Adelaide Crows midfielder couldn’t be busier, or happier. He’s a new dad of twins, Charlie and Willow, to go with his...

19 Jun 2024

Football

Roo forwards flourish

WENTWORTH repelled a second-half fightback by Red Cliffs on Saturday to get their SFNL campaign back on track after two consecutive losses. The Roos had won their opening six games, before stumbling against last year’s grand finalists Irymple and...

17 Jun 2024

Netball

Wentworth continue the great debate

A RIVAL coach has labelled two-time defending A Grade champions Wentworth as the “best side” she has ever seen in Sunraysia netball. Red Cliffs mentor Romany Bowen, who has long been involved in Sunraysia sport, backed up comments by Australian...

17 Jun 2024

News

Golf clubs ace their game of recovery

THE devastating scenes of floodwater crashing through levees that were protecting Riverside, Coomealla and Wentworth golf courses in late 2022 are unforgettable. Hole after hole at each course was soon under water, which stayed for about four...

16 Jun 2024