Analysis & Comment Maximising the potential of all Victorian children WE urge the Victorian Government to take immediate action in adopting the critical recommendations outlined in the Let us learn report. Despite the clear and compelling case presented through... 11 Jan 2025
Analysis & Comment Leadership, youth and diversity Cr Helen HealyMayorMildura Rural City CouncilAS we embark on our new term as councillors, I want to talk about leadership, what it means in the Local Government setting, and what you, the community we serve, can expect from us in the coming four... 07 Dec 2024
Analysis & Comment Ridley: It’s not easy being green DURING the past few weeks I have been speaking with a work colleague about his teenage son and how he had been enjoying his first season with the umpiring fraternity. His son is currently playing with the juniors at the Mildura Football... 01 Jul 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
Analysis & Comment Round of chances missed JUST past the halfway mark of the season a few opportunities to separate from the pack were missed over the weekend, in particular by Mildura and Merbein. Coming into this time of the year, few would have been brave enough to have Imperials... 18 Jun 2024
News ‘Ignorant’ vandalism quickly erased GRAFFITI sprayed on the Mildura War Memorial at Henderson Park has been described as “ignorant” and will be removed as soon as possible. Red spray-paint was discovered early yesterday, and included statements of violence as well as... 28 Jan 2025
Police & Courts Woman avoids jail over $36,000 tax scam A MILDURA woman who fleeced more than $35,000 from the Australian Taxation Office by making false GST claims has narrowly avoided being sent to jail. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 24-year-old Lara Scarrott was awarded $36,155 in GST refunds by... 24 Jan 2025
News Two vehicles involved in Sturt Highway crash PART of the Sturt Highway near Trentham Cliffs was blocked off late on Tuesday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash. New South Wales Police responded to reports of the accident where a female driver had to be freed from one of the vehicles by... 24 Jan 2025
Community A lifetime helping others A “LARRIKIN” who ran an outback hotel, learnt to fly, became a self-taught artist, and had a passion for helping those less fortunate, has been acknowledged in this year’s Australia Day Honours. The late Peter Edward Greed was awarded... 27 Jan 2025
Analysis & Comment Two sides to breach story VOLUNTEERS are the lifeblood of local football and netball clubs all across the country. This is why I completely understand the sentiment of Irymple’s disappointment last week with the ruling handed down by AFL Victoria from the audit of the... 20 May 2024
Analysis & Comment Australia can make use of its strengths in solar and wind resources, as well as critical minerals, to create new industries RIGHT now, there’s a global race underway. The goal: bring back manufacturing and energy jobs as the energy transition speeds up. In 2022, America launched its mammoth Inflation Reduction Act... 22 Apr 2024
Analysis & Comment MP’s comments crossed the line ANALYSIS: Pressuring election officials isn’t the kind of thing you’d expect from an Australian politician. 04 Nov 2023
Analysis & Comment Alan Joyce, this is your Mildura legacy ANALYSIS; More expensive flights, less reliable service and substantially more cancellations. These were Alan Joyce’s gifts to Mildura 09 Sep 2023
Analysis & Comment Benham’s cheap flights claim is hot air ANALYSIS: An election commitment for capped-price flights between Mildura and Melbourne has been delivered “in a round-about way”, according to the Member for Mildura. 01 Mar 2023
Football AFL legends line up for Dreamtime debut OPINION: BEN RIDLEY - It has been a massive couple of weeks behind the scenes for the upcoming Dreamtime at the P. 10 Feb 2023
Opinion Prevent violence with us Opinion: The Walk Against Family Violence should be an opportunity to recognise the impact on all victims and survivors of domestic and family violence – especially children and young people. 19 Nov 2022
Analysis & Comment Everyone wins - now eyes back on the finals THE last two weeks have been huge with regards to the decisions the SFNL board have had to make. Thankfully, common sense has prevailed. 22 Aug 2022
News Grass is literally greener at the MSP COMMENT: Jason Shields - Let me get this right: The Sunraysia Football Netball League board has chosen the dilapidated City Oval precinct over Mildura’s new sporting precinct to host this year’s Grand Final? 17 Jun 2022
News Lib leader sees Mildura as a key hub city THE man who wants to be the next premier of Victoria says he wants it to be “a state of cities, not a city state”, and that the city of Mildura should be an important part of that. 15 Apr 2022
Analysis & Comment NSW must enforce water meter rule The NSW Select Committee on Floodplain Harvesting released its findings this week, and the realities are hard to ignore. Floodplain harvesting causes significant economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts on downstream communities, like... 17 Dec 2021