Colin Sylvia funeral next Friday

THE funeral for Sunraysia football star Colin Sylvia will be held next Friday at the chapel of North West Funerals, Deakin Avenue, at 11am. A private cremation will follow the service. The 32-year-old former Merbein premiership player and AFL footballer died in a car crash at Irymple on Sunday afternoon. This week, Mildura police Inspector Kevin Coughlan said […]

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